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A  COMPILATION 


OF  THE 


MESSAGES  ^  SPEECHES 


OF 


THEODORE  ROOSEVELT 


1 901- 190J 


EDITED 

BY 

ALFRED  HENRY  LEWIS 

Author  of  "The  President,"  "The  Boss,"  Etc. 


PUBLISHED  BY 
BUREAU  OF  NATIONAL  LITERATURE  AND  ART 

1906 

GgT    1906 


There  is  no  copyright  on  this  wortc,  as 
President  Roosevelt  considers  that  his  Mes- 
sages and  Speeches  delivered  while  Presi- 
dent have  been  dedicated  to  and  are  the 
property  of  the  public. 


From  Stereograph,  copyright  1904,  by  Underwood  &  Underwood,  New  York. 

CHARACTERISTIC  ATTITUDE  OF  THE  PRESIDENT. 


From  Stereogijph,  cupyiiglu  ib'jh.  by  L'ndL-isvuod  &  Underwood,  New  York. 


MAJOR-GENERAL  WHEELER,   COL.  WOOD,   LIEUT.-COL.   ROOSEVELT,   MA- 
JORS BRODIE  AND  DUNN,   AND    CHAPLAIN  BROWN. 


From  Stereograph,  copyright  1902,  by  Underwood  &  Underwood,  New  York. 


PRESIDENT    THEODORE    ROOSEVELT    IN    HIS    OFFICE  — THE    CABINET 
ROOM,   WHITE    HOUSE,  WASHINGTON. 


d.  New  York. 


PRESIDENT    ROOSEVELT,     SENATOR    PROCTOR    (TO    LEFT),    SENATOR 
CHANDLER  (TO  RIGHT)  AND  PARTY,   CORBIN  PARK,   N.   H. 


From  Stereograph,  copyright  icx)2,  by  Underwood  &  Underwood.  New  York. 


PRESIDENT    ROOSEVELT    AND    PARTY    AT    THE    OLD    MISSION    OF    THE 
FRANCISCAN  FATHERS,  SANTA  BARBARA,   CAL. 

^See  Vol.   I,  pag-e  549.) 


From  Stereograph,  copyright  icp^,  by  Underwood  &  L'ndcruuud.  .Ww  "l'. 


PRHSIDENT  ROOSEVELT    CORDIALLY    GREETING    A    ROUGH    RIDER    COM- 
RADE    (THIS  IS  CONSIDERED  A  VERY  CHARACTERISTIC  PICTURE 
OF  THE  PRESIDENT'S  HANDSHAKING).     SAN  ANTONIO,  TEX. 

(  See  Vol.   I,  page  383.) 


From  Stereograph,  copyright  190s.  by  Underwood  &  Underwood.  New  York. 

THE  PRESIDENT  LEAVING  GENERAL  LEE'S  HOUSE,  SAN  ANTONIO,  TEXAS. 

(  See  Vol.   1.   page  675.) 


I  Tom  Stereograph,  copyright  1905,  by  Underwood  &  Underwood,  New  ^ 

PRESIDENT    ROOSEVELT    PLANTING    A    TREE    AT    FORT   WORTH,    TEXAS. 

(See  Vol.   1,   page  608.) 


From  Stereograph,  copyright  190s,  by  Underwood  tSi  I'nderwood,  New  V'mk. 

PRESIDENT  ROOSEVELT'S  MISSION  OF  FRIENDSHII'  AND  PEACE  — BOARD- 
ING THE  MAYFLOWER,   AUGUST  5,    1905. 

(  See  Vol.   I.  page  655.) 


SUPPLEMENTARY 

MESSAGES  AND   PAPERS. 

/S0  8S 

SUPPLEMENTARY  MESSAGES,   1902. 

White  House,  June  ij,  1902. 
To  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives: 

I  transmit  herewith  a  report  from  the  Secretary  of  State  covering  a 
statement  showing  the  receipts  and  disbursements  of  the  Louisiana 
Purchase  Exposition  Company  for  the  month  of  April,  1902,  fur- 
nished by  the  Louisiana  Purchase  Exposition  Commission,  in  pursu- 
ance of  section  11  of  the  act  to  provide  for  celebrating  the  one  hun- 
dredth anniversary  of  the  purchase  of  the  Louisiana  Territory,"  etc., 
approved  March  3,  1901. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 

White;  House;,  June  ip,  1902. 

To  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives: 

I  transmit  herewith  a  report  from  the  Secretary  of  State  covering  a 
statement  showing  the  receipts  and  disbursements  of  the  Louisiana 
Purchase  Exposition  Company  for  the  month  of  December,  1901,  fur- 
nished by  the  Louisiana  Purchase  Exposition  Commission,  in  pursu- 
ance of  section  11  of  the  "act  to  provide  for  celebrating  the  one  hun- 
dredth anniversary  of  the  purchase  of  the  Louisiana  Territory,"  etc., 
approved  March  3,  1901. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 

White;  House,  June  2^,  1902. 
To  the  House  of  Representatives: 

I  transmit  herewith  a  report  from  the  Secretary  of  State  in  response 
to  the  resolution  of  the  House  of  Representatives  of  June  9,  1902, 
requesting  him,  if  not  incompatible  with  the  public  interests,  to  furnish 
the  House  of  Representatives  with  a  complete  list  showing  the  names 
of  all  American  citizens  (and  their  residence)  who  are  now  detained 


Theodore  Roosevelt  741 

by  the  British  authorities  as  prisoners  of  war,  together  with  informa- 
tion as  to  what  investigation,  if  any,  has  been  made  by  the  State  De- 
partment concerning  the  cause  of  their  detention  and  what  action  has 
been  taken  to  secure  their  release. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 

White  House,  June  23,  1^02. 

To  the  House  of  Representatives: 

I  transmit  herewith  a  report  from  the  Secretary  of  State,  with  accom- 
panying papers,  in  further  response  to  the  Senate's  resolution  of  May 
15,  1900,  requesting  copies  of  all  correspondence  and  papers  in  regard 
to  claims  of  citizens  of  the  United  States  against  the  Government  of 
Colombia  growing  out  of  the  withdrawal  of  the  military  forces  and 
police  from  Colon  by  that  Government  and  the  firing  of  the  city  by 
insurgents  in  1885. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 

VETO  MESSAGE. 

White  House,  June  2^,  ipo2. 
To  the  Senate: 

I  return  herewith,  without  approval,  House  bill  No.  3309,  entitled 
"An  act  to  remove  charge  of  desertion  against  Ephraim  H.  Gallion." 

The  bill  authorizes  and  directs  the  Secretary  of  War  to  remove  the 
charge  of  desertion  standing  against  Ephraim  H.  Gallion,  late  of  Com- 
pany B,  Eleventh  Regiment  of  Tennessee  Cavalry,  as  he  was  never 
mustered  into  the  United  States  Service,  which  was  not  his  fault  or 
neglect,  and  was  refused  any  pay  for  his  service  period. 

The  records  of  the  War  Department  show  that  he  was  enrolled 
April  21,  1862,  as  a  private  of  Company  B,  Sixth  Tennessee  Infantry 
Volunteers;  that  he  was  a  prisoner  of  war  from  September  18  to 
October  11,  1862;  that  he  was  discharged  from  service  on  surgeon's 
certificate  of  disability  February  13,  1863  ;  that  he  again  enlisted  August 
27,  1863,  as  a  private  in  Company  B,  Eleventh  Tennessee  Cavalry,  to 
serve  three  years ;  that  he  was  again  captured  by  the  enemy  and  held 
as  a  prisoner  of  war  from  March  9  to  March  21,  1864,  when  he  was 
paroled.  He  subsequently  rejoined  his  company  and  served  with  it 
until  September  4,  1864,  when  he  deserted.  No  later  record  of  him 
has  been  found. 

While  the  records  of  the  Eleventh  Tennessee  Cavalry  are  incom- 
plete, and  it  is  impossible  to  ascertain  from  them  whether  Gallion  was 
formally  mustered  into  service  as  a  member  of  it  or  not,  they  show 
conclusively  that  he  was  actually  made  a  soldier  in  this  regiment  by 


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being  placed  on  duty  in  it,  and  by  being  clothed  and  paid  by  the  United 
States  as  a  soldier. 

In  an  affidavit  submitted  by  Gallion,  it  is  declared  that  he  never 
received  any  moneys  during  his  service  as  a  member  of  the  Eleventh 
Tennessee  Cavalry.  A  pay  roll  on  file  in  the  office  of  the  Auditor  for 
the  War  Department  shows  that  on  May  13,  1864,  at  Camp  Chase, 
Ohio,  Gallion  received  from  a  United  States  paymaster  $105.73,  being 
his  pay,  at  the  rate  of  $13  per  month,  for  eight  months  and  four  days 
from  the  date  of  his  enlistment. 

In  view  of  the  facts  above  set  forth  I  am  constrained  to  withhold 
my  approval. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 


SUPPLEMENTARY  PROCLAMATIONS,  1902. 

By  the  President  of  the  United  States  of  America. 
A   PROCLAMATION. 

Whereas,  it  is  provided  by  section  twenty-four  of  the  Act  of  Con- 
gress, approved  March  third,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-one,  en- 
titled, "An  act  to  repeal  timber-culture  laws,  and  for  other  purposes," 
"That  the  President  of  the  United  States  may,  from  time  to  time,  set 
apart  and  reserve,  in  any  State  or  Territory  having  public  land  bear- 
ing forests,  in  any  part  of  the  public  lands  wholly  or  in  part  covered 
with  timber  or  undergrowth,  whether  of  commercial  value  or  not,  as 
public  reservations,  and  the  President  shall,  by  public  proclamation, 
declare  the  establishment  of  such  reservations  and  the  limits  thereof" ; 

And  whereas,  the  public  lands  in  the  Territory  of  New  Mexico, 
within  the  limits  hereinafter  described,  are  in  part  covered  with  timber, 
and  it  appears  that  the  public  good  would  be  promoted  by  setting 
apart  and  reserving  said  lands  as  a  public  reservation ; 

Now,  Therefore,  I,  Theodore  Roosevelt,  President  of  the  United 
States,  by  virtue  of  the  power  in  me  vested  by  section  twenty-four  of 
the  aforesaid  Act  of  Congress,  do  hereby  make  known  and  proclaim 
that  there  is  hereby  reserved  from  entry  or  settlement  and  set  apart 
as  a  Public  Reservation  all  those  certain  tracts,  pieces  or  parcels  of 
land  lying  and  being  situate  in  the  Territory  of  New  Mexico  and  par- 
ticularly described  as  follows,  to  wit : 

Township  seven  (7)  South,  Ranges  eleven  (11)  and  twelve  (12) 
East,  New  Mexico  Principal  Meridian,  New  Mexico;  sections  thirteen 
(13)  to  thirty-six  (36),  both  inclusive.  Township  seven  (7)  South, 
Range  thirteen  (13)  East;  Township  seven  (7)  South,  Ranges  four- 
teen (14)  and  fifteen  (15)  East;  Sections  thirteen  (13)  to  thirty-six 
(36),  both  inclusive,  Township  seven  (7)  South,  Ranges  sixteen  (16) 


Theodore  Rooscz'clt  ja-x 

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and  seventeen  (17)  East;  Township  eight  (8)  South,  Ranges  eleven 
(11)  and  twelve  (12)  East;  Sections  one  (i)  to  ten  (10),  both  in- 
clusive, and  fifteen  (15)  to  eighteen  (18),  both  inclusive,  Township 
eight  (8)  South,  Range  thirteen  (13)  East;  Sections  one  (i)  to 
twenty  (20),  both  inclusive,  and  the  North  half  of  Sections  twenty- 
nine  (29)  and  thirty  (30),  Township  eight  (8)  South,  Range  fourteen 
(14)  East;  Township  eight  (8)  South,  Ranges  fifteen  (15),  six- 
teen (16)  and  seventeen  (17)  East;  Township  nine  (9)  South,  Ranges 
ten  (10),  eleven  (11)  and  twelve  (12)  East;  Township  nine  (9) 
South,  Range  seventeen  (17)  East;  Township  ten  (10)  South,  Ranges 
nine  (9),  ten  (10),  eleven  (11)  and  twelve  (12)  East;  Sections 
seventeen  (17)  to  twenty  (20),  both  inclusive,  and  twenty-nine  (29) 
to  thirty-two  (32),  both  inclusive,  Township  ten  (10)  South,  Range 
thirteen  (13)  East;  Township  eleven  (11)  South,  Range  nine  and 
one-half  (93^)  East;  all  of  Township  eleven  (11)  South,  Range  ten 
(10)  East,  which  is  not  included  in  the  Mescalero  Apache  Indian 
Reservation;  Sections  five  (5)  to  eight  (8),  both  inclusive,  Sections 
seventeen  (17)  to  twenty  (20),  both  inclusive,  and  Sections  twenty- 
nine  (29)  to  thirty-two  (32),  both  inclusive.  Township  eleven  (11) 
South,  Range  thirteen  (13)  East;  Township  twelve  (12)  South, 
Range  ten  (10)  East;  Township  thirteen  (13)  South,  Ranges  ten 
(10)  and  eleven  (11)  East. 

Excepting  from  the  force  and  effect  of  this  proclamation  all  lands 
which  may  have  been,  prior  to  the  date  hereof,  embraced  in  any  legal 
entry  or  covered  by  any  lawful  filing  duly  of  record  in  the  proper  United 
States  Land  Office,  or  upon  which  any  valid  settlement  has  been  made 
pursuant  to  law,  and  the  statutory  period  within  which  to  make  entry 
or  filing  of  record  has  not  expired :  Provided,  that  this  exception  shall 
not  continue  to  apply  to  any  particular  tract  of  land  unless  the  entry- 
man,  settler  or  claimant  continues  to  comply  with  the  law  under  which 
the  entry,  filing  or  settlement  was  made. 

Warning  is  hereby  expressly  given  to  all  persons  not  to  make  settle- 
ment upon  the  lands  reserved  by  this  proclamation. 

The  reservation  hereby  established  shall  be  known  as  The  Lincoln 
Forest  Reserve. 

In  witness  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the 
seal  of  the  United  States  to  be  affixed. 

Done  at  the  City  of  Washington  this  26th  day  of  July, 
[seal.]     in  the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  nine  hundred  and  two, 
and  of  the  Independence  of  the  United  States  the  one  hundred 
and  twenty-seventh. 

By  the  President :  THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 

David  J.  Hill, 

Acting  Secretary  of  State. 


744  '       Messages  and  Speeches 

By  the  President  of  the  United  States  oe  America. 
A   PROCLAMATION. 

Whereas,  it  is  provided  by  section  twenty-four  of  the  Act  of  Con- 
gress, approved  March  third,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-one,  en- 
titled, "An  act  to  repeal  timber-culture  laws,  and  for  other  purposes," 
"That  the  President  of  the  United  States  may,  from  time  to  time,  set 
apart  and  reserve,  in  any  State  or  Territory  having  public  land  bear- 
ing forests,  in  any  part  of  the  public  lands  wholly  or  in  part  covered 
with  timber  or  undergrowth,  whether  of  commercial  value  or  not,  as 
public  reservations,  and  the  President  shall,  by  public  proclamation, 
declare  the  establishment  of  such  reservations  and  the  limits  thereof" ; 

And  whereas,  the  public  lands  in  the  Territory  of  Arizona,  within 
the  limits  hereinafter  described  are  in  part  covered  with  timber,  and 
it  appears  that  the  public  good  would  be  promoted  by  setting  apart 
and  reserving  said  lands  as  a  public  reservation ; 

Now,  therefore,  I,  Theodore  Roosevelt,  President  of  the  United 
States,  by  virtue  of  the  power  in  me  vested  by  section  twenty-four  of 
the  aforesaid  Act  of  Congress,  do  hereby  make  known  and  proclaim 
that  there  is  hereby  reserved  from  entry  or  settlement  and  set  apart 
as  a  Public  Reservation  all  those  certain  tracts,  pieces  or  parcels  of 
land  lying  and  being  situate  in  the  Territory  of  Arizona,  and  within 
the  boundaries  particularly  described  as  follows,  to  wit: 

Beginning  at  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  three  (3),  Township 
sixteen  (16)  South,  Range  twenty-nine  (29)  East,  Gila  and  Salt  River 
Meridian,  Arizona;  thence  easterly  along  the  TViird  (3rd)  Standard 
Parallel  South  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Township  sixteen  (16) 
South,  Range  thirty-one  (31)  East;  thence  southerly  along  the  range 
line  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  thirty  (30),  Township  seven- 
teen (17)  South,  Range  thirty-one  (31)  East;  thence  easterly  along 
the  section  lines  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-nine  (29), 
said  township;  thence  southerly  along  the  section  lines  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  Section  thirty-two  (32),  said  township;  thence  easterly 
along  the  township  line  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-three 
(33),  said  township;  thence  southerly  along  the  unsurveyed  section 
lines  to  the  point  for  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  nine  (9),  Town- 
ship nineteen  (19)  South,  Range  thirty-one  (31)  East;  thence  westerly 
along  the  unsurveyed  section  lines  to  the  point  for  the  south-west 
corner  of  Section  eight  (8),  said  township;  thence  southerly  along  the 
unsurveyed  section  lines  to  the  point  for  the  south-east  corner  of  Sec- 
tion nineteen  (19),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  point  for  the 
south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  along  the  range  line 
to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twelve  (12),  Township  twenty  (20) 
South,  Range  thirty  (30)  East;  thence  westerly  along  the  section  lines 


Theodore  Roosevelt  745 

to  the  uorth-east  corner  of  Section  fifteen  (15),  said  township;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly 
along  the  section  lines  to  the  south-west  corner  Section  eighteen  (18), 
said  township;  thence  northerly  along  the  range  line  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  Section  twenty-four  (24),  Town- 
ship nineteen  (19)  South,  Range  twenty-nine  (29)  East;  thence  west- 
erly along  the  surveyed  and  unsurveyed  quarter-section  lines  to  the 
point  for  the  south-west  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  Section 
twenty  (20),  said  township;  thence  northerly  along  the  unsurveyed 
quarter-section  lines  to  the  point  for  the  south-east  corner  of  the  south- 
west quarter  of  Section  eight  (8),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to 
the  south-west  comer  of  said  section;  thence  northerly  along  the  sur- 
veyed and  unsurveyed  section  lines  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section 
thirty-two  (32),  Township  eighteen  (18)  South,  Range  twenty-nine 
(29)  East;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-eight  (28), 
said  township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ; 
thence  northerly  to  the  northeast  corner  of  Section  twenty-one  (21), 
said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  point  for  the  south-west  corner 
of  Section  fourteen  (14),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  point 
for  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  Section  nine  (9),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence 
westerly  along  the  quarter-section  lines  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
the  north-west  quarter  of  Section  seven  (7),  said  township;  thence 
northerly  along  the  range  line  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  south- 
west quarter  of  Section  eighteen  (18),  Township  seventeen  (17) 
South,  Range  twenty-nine  (29)  East;  thence  easterly  along  the  quar- 
ter-section lines  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of 
Section  fifteen  (15),  said  township;  thence  northerly  along  the  section 
lines  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  Section  ten 
(10),  said  township;  thence  easterly  along  the  quarter-section  lines 
to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Section  eleven 
(11),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the 
south-west  quarter  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  Section  twelve  (12), 
said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  south- 
east quarter  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly 
along  the  range  line  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  township ;  thence 
westerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  Section 
thirty-six  (36),  Township  sixteen  (16)  South,  Range  twenty-nine 
(29)  East;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  south-west 
quarter  of  said  section;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of 
the  south-west  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  along  the  sec- 
tion lines  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Section 


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twenty-six  (26),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  cor- 
ner of  the  south-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the 
northeast  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  west- 
erly to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section;  thence  northerly  along 
the  section  lines  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  three  (3),  said 
township,  the  place  of  beginning. 

Excepting  from  the  force  and  effect  of  this  proclamation  all  lands 
which  may  have  been,  prior  to  the  date  hereof,  embraced  in  any  legal 
entry  or  covered  by  any  lawful  filing  duly  of  record  in  the  proper 
United  States  Land  Office,  or  upon  which  any  valid  settlement  has 
been  made  pursuant  to  law,  and  the  statutory  period  within  which  to 
make  entry  or  filing  of  record  has  not  expired:  Provided,  that  this 
exception  shall  not  continue  to  apply  to  any  particular  tract  of  land 
unless  the  entryman,  settler  or  claimant  continues  to  comply  with  the 
law  under  which  the  entry,  filing  or  settlement  was  made. 

Warning  is  hereby  expressly  given  to  all  persons  not  to  make  settle- 
ment upon  the  lands  reserved  by  this  proclamation. 

The  reservation  hereby  established  shall  be  known  as  The  Chiricahua 
Forest  Reserve. 

In  witness  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the 
seal  of  the  United  States  to  be  affixed. 

DoNK  at  the  City  of  Washington  this  30th  day  of  July, 
[seal.]     in  the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  nine  hundred  and  two, 
and  of  the  Independence  of  the  United  States  the  one  hun- 
dred and  twenty-seventh. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 
By  the  President : 

David  J.  Hill, 

Acting  Secretary  of  State. 

SUPPLEMENTARY     EXECUTIVE     ORDERS, 

1901   and   1902. 

White  House,  November  14,  ipoi. 

It  is  hereby  ordered  that  the  following  described  tracts  of  country  in 
Arizona,  viz.,  commencing  at  a  point  where  the  south  line  of  the 
Navaho  Indian  Reservation  (addition  of  January  8,  1890)  intersects 
the  Little  Colorado  River ;  thence  due  south  to  the'fifth  standard  parallel 
north ;  thence  east  on  said  standard  to  the.  middle  of  the  south  line  of 
township  21  north,  range  15  east;  thence  north  on  the  line  bisecting 
townships  21,  22,  23,  24,  said  range  15  east,  to  the  south  line  of  the 
Moqui  Reservation ;  thence  due  west  to  the  place  of  beginning,  be,  and 
the  same  is  hereby,  withdrawn  from  sale  and  settlement  until  such 


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time  as  the  Indians  residing  thereon  shall  have  been  settled  permanently 
under  the  provisions  of  the  homestead  laws  or  the  general  allotment 
act  approved  February  8,  1887  (24  Stats.,  388),  and  the  act  amendatory 
thereof,  approved  February  28,  1891  (26  Stats.,  794). 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 


White  House,  June  13,  1902. 
In  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  section  2253  Revised  Statutes 
of  the  United  States,  and  by  virtue  of  the  authority  thereby  given,  it  is 
hereby  ordered  that  the  existing  boundaries  of  the  Wakeeney  land  dis- 
trict and  of  the  Colby  land  district,  in  the  State  of  Kansas,  be,  and 
they  are  hereby,  changed  and  re-established  by  the  transfer  from  the 
Wakeeney  land  district  to  the  Colby  land  district  of  that  portion  of 
the  State  of  Kansas  included  in  township  10,  ranges  26  to  42  inclusive. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 


White  House,  July  3,  1902. 
In  the  exercise  of  power  vested  in  the  President  by  the  Constitution 
and  of  the  authority  to  him  by  the  seventeen  hundred  and  fifty- 
third  section  of  the  Revised  Statutes,  it  is  hereby  ordered  that  appoint- 
ments of  all  unclassified  laborers  in  and  under  the  several  Executive 
Departments  and  independent  offices  shall  be  made  in  accordance  with 
regulations  to  be  approved  and  promulgated  by  the  heads  of  the  several 
Departments  and  offices  and  the  Civil  Service  Commission ;  such  regu- 
lations to  be  in  full  force  and  effect  on  and  after  the  date  of  their  pro- 
mulgation. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 


SUPPLEMENTARY   MESSAGES,    1903. 

White  House,  February  p,  1903. 

To  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives: 

I  transmit  herewith  a  report  from  the  Secretary  of  State,  covering 
a  statement  showing  the  receipts  and  disbursements  of  the  Louisiana 
Purchase  Exposition  Company  for  the  month  of  December,  1902, 
furnished  by  the  Louisiana  Purchase  Exposition  Commission,  in  pur- 
suance of  section  11  of  the  "Act  to  provide  for  celebrating  the  one 
hundredth  anniversary  of  the  purchase  of  the  Louisiana  Territory," 
etc.,  approved  March  3,  1901. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 


748  Messages  and  Speeches 

White  House,  March  5,  ipoj. 
To  the  Senate: 

I  have  called  the  Senate  in  extraordinary  session  to  consider  the 
treaties  concerning  which  it  proved  impossible  to  take  action  during 
the  session  of  Congress  just  ended.  I  ask  your  special  attention  to  the 
treaty  with  the  Republic  of  Colombia,  securing  to  the  United  States 
the  right  to  build  an  isthmian  canal,  and  to  the  treaty  with  the  Re- 
public of  Cuba,  for  securing  a  measure  of  commercial  reciprocity  be- 
tween the  two  countries. 

The  great  and  far-reaching  importance  of  these  two  treaties  to  the 
welfare  of  the  United  States  and  the  urgent  need  for  their  adoption 
require  me  to  impose  upon  you  the  inconvenience  of  meeting  at  this 
time. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT 

White  House,  March  ip,  ipo^- 
To  the  Senate: 

In  compliance  with  the  resolution  of  the  Senate  of  February  13, 
1903,  requesting  the  President,  "if  not  incompatible  with  the  public 
interests,  to  send  to  the  Senate  copies  of  all  reports  and  of  all  cor- 
respondence in  the  Navy  Department  with  naval  or  other  officers  of 
the  United  States  on  duty  in  the  bays  of  Panama  and  Colon  since 
April,  1902,  which  relate  to  the  military  occupation  of  said  bays  and  the 
regions  between  them  and  the  cities  of  Colon  and  Panama  by  the  forces 
of  the  United  States;  or  that  relate  to  the  operation  of  military  or 
police  forces  of  Colombia  or  of  any  insurgents  that  were  in  arms 
against  the  Government  of  Colombia  in  that  region  of  country  since 
April,  1902;  or  that  relate  to  any  measures  of  any  officers  of  the 
United  States  to  bring  about  the  pacification  of  that  region  or  any 
intervention  by  such  officers  to  that  end;  or  that  relate  to  the  terms 
and  conditions  of  the  surrender  of  insurgent  forces  in  that  quarter  to 
the  forces  or  authorities  of  the  Republic  of  Colombia,"  I  transmit 
herewith  a  report  by  the  Secretary  of  the  Navy,  with  accompanying 
papers. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 


SPECIAL  SESSION  MESSAGE. 

White  House,  November  10,  igoj. 

To  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives: 

I  have  convened  the  Congress  that  it  may  consider  the  legislation 
necessary  to  put  into  operation  the  commercial  treaty  with  Cuba,  which 


Theodore  Roosevelt  749 

was  ratified  by  the  Senate  at  its  last  session,  and  subsequently  by  the 
Cuban  Government.  I  deem  such  legislation  demanded  not  only  by 
our  interest,  but  by  our  honor.  We  can  not  with  propriety  abandon 
the  course  upon  which  we  have  so  wisely  embarked.  When  the  ac- 
ceptance of  the  Piatt  amendment  was  required  from  Cuba  by  the 
action  of  the  Congress  of  the  United  States,  this  Government  thereby 
definitely  committed  itself  to  the  policy  of  treating  Cuba  as  occupying 
a  unique  position  as  regards  this  country.  It  was  provided  that  when 
the  island  became  a  free  and  independent  republic  she  should  stand 
in  such  close  relations  with  us  as  in  certain  respects  to  come  within  our 
system  of  international  policy;  and  it  necessarily  followed  that  she 
must  also  to  a  certain  degree  become  included  within  the  lines  of  our 
economic  policy.  Situated  as  Cuba  is,  it  would  not  be  possible  for 
this  country  to  permit  the  strategic  abuse  of  the  island  by  any  foreign 
military  power.  It  is  for  this  reason  that  certain  limitations  have 
been  imposed  upon  her  financial  policy,  and  that  naval  stations  have 
been  conceded  by  her  to  the  United  States.  The  negotiations  as  to  the 
details  of  these  naval  stations  are  on  the  eve  of  completion.  They 
are  so  situated  as  to  prevent  any  idea  that  there  is  the  intention  ever 
to  use  them  against  Cuba,  or  otherwise  than  for  the  protection  of 
Cuba  from  the  assaults  of  foreign  foes,  and  for  the  better  safeguarding 
of  American  interests  in  the  waters  south  of  us. 

These  interests  have  been  largely  increased  by  the  consequences  of 
the  war  with  Spain,  and  will  be  still  further  increased  by  the  building 
of  the  isthmian  canal.  They  are  both  military  and  economic.  The 
granting  to  us  by  Cuba  of  the  naval  stations  above  alluded  to  is  of 
the  utmost  importance  from  a  military  standpoint,  and  is  proof  of  the 
good  faith  with  which  Cuba  is  treating  us,  Cuba  has  made  great 
progress  since  her  independence  was  established.  She  has  advanced 
steadily  in  every  way.  She  already  stands  high  among  her  sister  re- 
publics of  the  New  World.  She  is  loyally  observing  her  obligations  to 
us;  and  she  is  entitled  to  like  treatment  by  us. 

The  treaty  submitted  to  you  for  approval  secures  to  the  United 
States  economic  advantages  as  great  as  those  given  to  Cuba.  Not 
an  American  interest  is  sacrificed.  By  the  treaty  a  large  Cuban  market 
is  secured  to  our  producers.  It  is  a  market  which  lies  at  our  doors, 
which  is  already  large,  which  is  capable  of  great  expansion,  and  which 
is  especially  important  to  the  development  of  our  export  trade.  It 
would  be  indeed  shortsighted  for  us  to  refuse  to  take  advantage  of 
such  an  opportunity,  and  to  force  Cuba  into  making  arrangements 
with  other  countries  to  our  disadvantage. 

This  reciprocity  treaty  stands  by  itself.  It  is  demanded  on  con- 
siderations of  broad  national  policy  as  well  as  by  our  economic  in- 
terest.   It  will  do  harm  to  no  industry.    It  will  benefit  many  industries. 


75^  Messages  and  Speeches 

It  is  in  the  interest  of  our  people  as  a  whole,  both  because  of  its  im- 
portance from  the  broad  standpoint  of  international  policy,  and  be- 
cause economically  it  intimately  concerns  us  to  develop  and  secure 
the  rich  Cuban  market  for  our  farmers,  artisans,  merchants,  and  manu- 
facturers. Finally,  it  is  desirable  as  a  guaranty  of  the  good  faith 
of  our  Nation  towards  her  young  sister  Republic  to  the  south,  whose 
welfare  must  ever  be  closely  bound  with  ours.  We  gave  her  liberty. 
We  are  knit  to  her  by  the  memories  of  the  blood  and  the  courage  of 
our  soldiers  who  fought  for  her  in  war ;  by  the  memories  of  the  wisdom 
and  integrity  of  our  administrators  who  served  her  in  peace  and 
who  started  her  so  well  on  the  difficult  path  of  self-government.  We 
must  help  her  onward  and  upward ;  and  in  helping  her  we  shall  help 
ourselves. 

The  foregoing  considerations  caused  the  negotiation  of  the  treaty 
with  Cuba  and  its  ratification  by  the  Senate.  They  now  with  equal 
force  support  the  legislation  by  the  Congress  which  by  the  terms  of 
the  treaty  is  necessary  to  render  it  operative.  A  failure  to  enact  such 
legislation  would  come  perilously  near  a  repudiation  of  the  pledged 
faith  of  the  Nation. 

I  transmit  herewith  the  treaty,  as  amended  by  the  Senate  and  ratified 
by  the  Cuban  Government. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 

White  House,  Washington,  November  20,  1903. 
To  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives: 

I  transmit  herewith  a  statement  showing  the  receipts  and  disburse- 
ments of  the  Louisiana  Purchase  Exposition  Company  from  date  of 
incorporation  to  September  30,  1903,  furnished  by  the  Louisiana  Pur- 
chase Exposition  Commission  in  pursuance  of  section  11  of  the  "Act 
to  provide  for  celebrating  the  one  hundredth  anniversary  of  the  pur- 
chase of  the  Louisiana  Territory,"  etc.,  approved  March  3,  1901,  to- 
gether with  a  report  submitted  by  the  Exposition  Company,  showing 
progress  made  by  the  various  departments  of  the  exposition. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 

White  House,  Washington,  November  27,  1903. 
To  the  House  of  Representatives: 

In  response  to  a  resolution  of  the  House  of  Representatives  of  No- 
vember 9,  1903,  requesting  the  President  "to  communicate  to  the  House, 
if  not,  in  his  judgment,  incompatible  with  the  interests  of  the  public 
service,  all  correspondence  and  other  official  documents  relating  to  the 
revolution  on  the  Isthmus  of  Panama,"  I  transmit  herewith  copies  of 


Theodore  Roosevelt  751 

additional  papers  on  the  subject,  which  have  been  received  subsequent 
to  the  resolution  referred  to. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 


White  House,  December  4,  igo^. 
To  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives: 

I  transmit  herewith  for  the  information  of  the  Congress  the  third 
annual  report  of  the  governor  of  Porto  Rico,  covering  the  period  from 
July  I,  1902,  to  June  30,  1903,  with  appendices. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 


EXECUTIVE  ORDERS,  1903. 

White  House,  March  26,  190^. 

It  is  deemed  desirable  that  the  regulations  governing  appointments 
and  employments  of  mere  laborers  and  workmen  in  the  Departmenta 
at  Washington  shall  be  extended,  as  rapidly  as  may  be  found  prac- 
ticable, to  offices  in  the  executive  civil  service  outside  of  Washington. 

The  United  States  Civil  Service  Commission  is  therefore  directed 
to  render  such  assistance  as  may  be  practicable  to  the  heads  of  the 
Executive  Departments  for  the  establishment  and  maintenance  of  a 
system  of  registration  to  test  the  relative  fitness  of  applicants  for  ap- 
pointment or  employment  as  mere  laborers  and  workmen,  to  precede 
such  appointments  or  employments,  which  test  shall  be  competitive  and 
open  to  all  citizens  of  the  United  States  qualified  in  respect  to  age, 
physical  ability,  character,  and  experience  as  workmen,  and  for  that 
purpose  to  conduct  inquiries  upon  the  request  of  the  respective  heads 
of  Departments,  under  such  regulations  as  may  be  agreed  upon  by 
them  and  the  Commission.  These  regulations  shall  be  forthwith  pre- 
pared and  applied  in  such  large  cities  as  may  be  agreed  upon. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 


White  House,  March  zy,  1903. 
In  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  Sections  two  thousand  two  hun- 
dred and  fifty-one  and  two  thousand  two  hundred  and  fifty-three  of 
the  Revised  Statutes  of  the  United  States,  and  by  virtue  of  the  authority 
thereby  given,  it  is  hereby  ordered  that  the  land  office  now  situated 
at  St.  Cloud,  Minnesota,  be  removed  to  Cass  Lake,  in  said  State,  and 
that  the  following  changes  be  made  in  the  boundaries  of  the  land  dis- 
tricts : 


752  Messages  and  Speeches 

First.  To  be  attached  to  and  made  a  part  of  the  Marshall  land  dis- 
trict all  that  part  of  the  St.  Cloud  land  district  lying  south  of  the  fol- 
lowing line : 

Beginning  at  a  point  where  the  line  between  townships  136  and  137 
north,  range  48  west  of  the  5th  principal  meridian  intersects  the 
western  boundary  of  the  State ;  thence  east  on  said  line  to  the  southeast 
corner  of  township  137  north,  range  36  west;  thence  north  on  the 
line  between  ranges  35  and  36  to  the  northwest  corner  of  township 

140  north,  range  35  west;  thence  east  between  townships   140  and 

141  to  the  northeast  corner  of  township  140  north,  range  25  west  of 
the  5th  principal  meridian;  thence  north  to  the  southwest  corner  of 
township  53  north,  range  27  west  of  the  4th  principal  meridian ;  thence 
east  on  the  line  between  townships  52  and  53  to  the  northwest  corner 
of  township  52  north,  range  23  west;  thence  south  on  the  line  be- 
tween ranges  23  and  24  to  the  southwest  corner  of  township  46  north, 
range  23  west;  thence  east  on  the  line  between  townships  45  and  46 
to  the  eastern  boundary  of  the  State. 

Second.  To  be  detached  from  the  Crookston  district  and  made  a 
part  of  the  St.  Cloud  land  district : 

Beginning  at  the  northwest  corner  of  township  145  north,  range  35 
west;  thence  east  along  the  line  between  townships  145  and  146,  to  its 
intersection  with  the  Mississippi  River;  thence  westerly  following  the 
course  of  said  river  to  a  point  where  it  crosses  the  line  between  ranges 
29  and  30  west  of  the  5th  principal  meridian;  thence  north  along 
the  line  between  the  counties  of  Beltrami  and  Itasca  to  the  northeast 
corner  of  township  156  north,  range  30  west;  thence  west  along  the 
line  between  townships  156  and  157  to  the  northwest  corner  of  town- 
ship 156  north,  range  35  west;  thence  south  along  the  line  between 
ranges  35  and  36  to  the  place  of  beginning. 

Third.  To  be  detached  from  the  Duluth  district  and  made  a  part 
of  the  St.  Cloud  land  district: 

Beginning  at  a  point  where  the  line  between  ranges  23  and  24  west 
of  the  4th  principal  meridian,  intersects  the  northern  boundary  of 
the  State ;  thence  south  along  said  range  line  to  the  southeast  corner 
of  township  53  north,  range  24  west;  thence  westerly  following  the 
course  of  the  Mississippi  River  to  a  point  where  it  intersects  the  line 
between  ranges  29  and  30  west  of  the  5tR  principal  meridian ;  thence 
north  along  the  line  between  the  counties  of  Itasca  and  Beltrami  to 
the  northern  boundary  of  the  State;  thence  east  along  said  northern 
boundary  to  the  place  of  beginning. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 


Theodore  Roosevelt  753 

White  House,  March  28,  ipoj. 
Under  authority  contained  in  section  twenty-two  hundred  and  fifty- 
one  of  the  Revised  Statutes  of  the  United  States,  it  is  hereby  ordered 
that  the  office  now  located  at  Marshall,  Minnesota,  be  removed  to  St. 
Cloud,  in  said  State. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 

White  House,  May  2p,  ipo^. 

In  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  section  2253  of  the  Revised 
Statutes  of  the  United  States,  and  by  the  authority  therein  given,  it  is 
hereby  ordered  that  the  land  included  within  the  following  boundaries 
and  being  a  portion  of  the  district  established  by  Executive  Order  of 
March  27,  1903,  with  the  office  at  Cass  Lake,  in  the  State  of  Minnesota, 
be  transferred  to  and  made  a  part  of  the  Duluth  land  district  in  said 
State : 

Beginning  at  a  point  where  the  line  between  ranges  23  and  24  west 
of  the  4th  principal  meridian,  intersects  the  northern  boundary  of  the 
State ;  thence  south  along  said  line  to  the  southeast  corner  of  township 
65  north,  range  24  west ;  thence  west  on  the  line  between  townships  64 
and  65,  to  a  point  where  the  same  intersects  the  east  line  of  town- 
ship 153  north,  range  25  west  of  the  5th  principal  meridian;  thence 
south  to  the  southeast  corner  of  said  township  153;  thence  west  be- 
tween townships  152  and  153  to  the  southeast  corner  of  township  153 
north,  range  30  west;  thence  north  on  the  range  line  between  ranges 
29  and  30  (being  the  boundary  between  the  counties  of  Itasca  and 
Beltrami),  to  the  northern  boundary  of  the  State;  thence  easterly 
along  said  northern  boundary  to  the  place  of  beginning. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 

■  White  House,  July  3,  1903. 
On  September  25,  1901,  Charles  B.  Terry,  a  clerk  on  the  temporary 
roll  of  the  Post-Office  Department,  was  transferred  to  the  position  of 
laborer  in  the  Washington  city  post-office,  apparently  in  order  to  pro- 
vide a  place  on  the  temporary  roll  for  a  favorite  of  one  of  his  superior 
officers.  His  name  was,  therefore,  not  included  in  the  list  of  employees 
on  the  temporary  roll  which  were  classified  by  the  act  of  April  28, 
1902.  When  the  facts  were  brought  to  the  attention  of  the  Postmaster- 
General  lie  sought,  on  July  i,  1902,  to  reinstate  Terry  to  the  position 
he  had  formerly  occupied.  Such  action,  however,  required  a  special 
exception  to  the  rules.  The  Commission  made  an  investigation  of  the 
circumstances  attending  his  transfer  from  the  temporary  roll  and  be- 
came convinced  that  an  injustice  had  been  done  him.  The  investiga- 
tion, however,  disclosed  the  fact  that  he  had  been  convicted  of  a  crime 


754  Messages  and  Speeches 

in  1894,  but  had  been  pardoned  and  restored  to  his  civil  rights  by  the 
President.  The  Commission  therefore  refused  to  recommend  a  special 
exception  to  the  rules  unless  he  would  prove  that  he  was  eligible 
under  the  rules  to  take  an  examination  for  the  same  position.  Upon 
his  filing  an  application  with  satisfactory  vouchers  in  regard  to  his 
efficiency  and  integrity,  together  with  an  explanation  of  his  case  by 
the  United  States  attorney  stating  that  Mr.  Terry's  conviction  did 
not  in  any  way  reflect  on  his  honesty  or  integrity,  the  Commission 
submitted  a  form  of  Executive  order  to  the  President,  which  received 
his  approval  on  July  3,  1903. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 


White  House,  July  8,  1903. 

In  the  tests  prescribed  under  regulations  governing  the  employment 
of  unskilled  labor  the  element  of  age  shall  be  omitted  in  the  case  of 
soldiers  and  sailors  of  the  Civil  War,  and  their  relative  fitness  decided 
by  their  physical  qualifications,  moral  character,  industry,  and  adapt- 
ability for  manual  labor. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 


White  House,  July  13,  1903. 

The  Secretary  of  the  Department  of  Commerce  and  Labor  forwarded 
to  the  Commission  under  date  of  June  30,  1904,  the  names  of  10 
men  whom  it  was  desired  to  appoint  to  various  positions  within  the 
Department  without  examination  under  the  civil-service  rules.  The 
reasons  for  which  it  was  desired  to  waive  the  rules  in  each  case  were 
set  forth  by  the  Secretary  as  follows : 

E.  Dana  Durand,  appointed  special  examiner,  at  $2,500,  May  I, 
1903.  Mr.  Durand's  special  qualifications  for  service  in  the  Bureau 
of  Corporations  are  by  reason  of  having  been  secretary  to  the  Indus- 
trial Commission,  the  Commissioners  testifying  to  his  general  worth, 
and  are  of  the  opinion  that  much  of  the  success  of  the  work  of  the 
Commission  is  due  to  his  expert  knowledge  of  the  questions  handled. 

James  C.  Monaghan,  appointed  clerk,  at  $1,800,  June  10,  1903.  For 
special  qualifications,  see  reasons  for  requesting  appointment  as  chief 
of  division  of  consular  reports,  Bureau  of  Statistics. 

James  C.  Monaghan,  appointed  chief  of  division,  consular  reports, 
Bureau  of  Statistics,  at  $2,100,  July  i,  1903.  It  is  stated  that  Mr. 
Monaghan  is  especially  qualified  for  the  position  by  reason  of  long 
service  as  U.  S.  Consul  at  Mannheim  and  Chemnitz,  and  special  knowl- 
edge acquired  as  editor  of  The  Manufacturer,  the  organ  of  the  Manu- 


Theodore  Roosevelt  755 

facturers'  Club  of  Philadelphia,  and  as  Professor  of  Commerce  in  the 
Uni^'ersity  of  Wisconsin.  He  is  said  to  be  an  authority  on  the  history 
of  commerce,  manufacture,  and  labor. 

John  H.  Anderson  and  Charles  D.  Evans,  appointed  assistant  teleg- 
raphers, at  $1,000,  April  29,  1903.  The  appointments  of  Messrs. 
Anderson  and  Evans  were  made  for  the  reason  that  at  the  time  of  their 
appointments  there  was  not  a  register  of  eligibles  in  the  Civil  Service 
Commission  from  which  telegraphers  of  sufficient  experience  could  be 
selected.  The  appointees  are  both  men  of  known  experience  in  every 
line  of  their  profession. 

Alfred  C.  Chatfield,  appointed  lieutenant  of  the  watch,  at  $720,  June 
16,  1903.  Mr.  Chatfield  has  special  qualifications  for  the  position  of 
lieutenant  of  watch,  by  reason  of  fourteen  years'  service  in  the  United 
States  Army  and  experience  as  sergeant  of  police  in  the  Philippine 
Service  and  as  inspector  in  the  Philippine  constabulary. 

The  initial  steps  in  the  organization  of  the  Department  of  Commerce 
and  Labor  required  the  services  of  several  messengers,  whose  char- 
acters, integrity,  and  ability  to  do  the  work  required,  were  personally 
known  to  the  Secretary,  or  the  executive  officers  assisting  in  the  work 
of  organization.  For  this  reason  the  following-named  persons 
were  appointed :  Robert  F,  Richardson,  Buchannan  W.  Faire,  De 
Forest  Gray,  Newport  F.  Henry,  messengers,  and  Walter  Barnum, 
assistant  messenger. 

For  the  reasons  set  forth  by  the  Secretary  of  Commerce  and  Labor 
in  his  memorandum  the  Commission  recommended  to  the  President 
that  the  appointment  of  these  men,  without  examination,  under  the 
rules  be  approved  and  the  order  was  issued  on  July  13,  1903. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 


White  House,  July  29,  ipos. 

Mrs.  Annie  M.  West  and  Mrs.  Sadie  B.  Yates  may  be  reinstated  to 
the  positions  of  sewer  and  telephone  operator,  respectively,  in  the 
Government  Printing  Office,  without  regard  to  the  provisions  of  Rule 
IX  limiting  the  period  of  eligibility  for  reinstatement  to  one  year  from 
the  date  of  separation. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 

White  House,  July  30,   IQ03. 
Luther  M.  Walter  may  be  appointed  to  the  position  of  law  clerk 
in  the  Interstate  Commerce  Commission  upon  appropriate  noncompeti- 
tive examination. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 


756  Messages  and  Speeches 

White  House,  JiUy  51,  1903. 

It  is  hereby  ordered  that  the  following-described  tracts  of  land  be, 
and  the  same  are  hereby,  withdrawn  from  sale  and  settlement  and  set 
apart  as  an  addition  to  the  Moapa  River  or  Paiute  Indian  Reservation 
in  southeastern  Nevada,  for  the  use  of  the  Paiute  Indians : 

Lot  4,  containing  38.75  acres,  and  lot  5,  containing  ii.62  acres,  in 
section  36,  township  14  south,  range  65  east. 

Lot  3,  containing  39.20  acres,  and  lot  4,  containing  13.71  acres,  in 
section  31,  township  14  south,  range  66  east. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 

White  House,  August  9,  1903. 
Mrs.  Julia  W.  Wellborn  may  be  permanently  appointed  Clerk  in 
the   Geological   Survey   without  examination   under   the  civil   service 
rules. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 

White  House,  Atigust  ij,  190^. 
Allen  Hazen,  who  has  been  employed  temporarily  as  expert  and 
consulting  engineer  in  connection  with  the  preparation  of  plans,  esti- 
mates, and  specifications  for  the  Washington  filtration  plant,  may  be 
continued  during  the  construction  and  initial  operation  of  the  plant,  not 
to  exceed  twenty-four  months. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 

White  House,  August  20,  190s . 
Dr.  William  A.  White  may  be  appointed  to  the  vacancy  now  exist- 
ing in  the  position  of  superintendent  of  the  Government  Hospital  for 
the  Insane  without  examination  under  the  civil-service  rules. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 


White  House,  September  75,  190^. 
It  is  hereby  ordered  that  so  much  of  the  land  of  the  Camp  Mc- 
Dowell abandoned  military  reservation  as  may  not  have  been  legally 
settled  upon  nor  have  valid  claims  attaching  thereto  under  the  pro- 
visions of  the  act  of  Congress  approved  August  23,  1894  (28  Stat. 
L.,  491).  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby,  set  aside  and  reserved  for  the 
use  and  occupancy  of  such  Mohave-Apache  Indians  as  are  now  living 
thereon  or  in  the  vicinity,  and  such  other  Indians  as  the  Secretary  of 
the  Interior  may  hereafter  deem  necessary  to  place  thereon. 


Theodore  Roosevelt  757 

The  lands  so  withdrawn  and  reserved  will  include  all  tracts  to  which 
valid  rights  have  not  attached  under  the  provisions  of  the  said  act 
of  Congress,  and  in  addition  thereto  all  those  tracts  upon  the  reserva- 
tion containing  Government  improvements  which  were  reserved  from 
settlement  by  the  said  act  of  Congress,  and  which  consist  of  (i)  the 
immediate  site  of  the  old  camp,  containing  buildings  and  a  good 
artesian  well;  (2)  the  post  garden;  (3)  the  United  States  Government 
farm  ;  (4)  the  lands  lying  north  of  the  old  camp,  and  embracing  or  con- 
taining the  old  Government  irrigation  ditch;  and  (5)  the  target  prac- 
tice grounds.  ' 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 


White  House,  October  9,  /poj. 

Clarence  A.  Cook  may  be  appointed  special  agent  of  the  Bureau  of 
Corporations,  Department  of  Commerce  and  Labor,  at  a  salary  of 
$2,000  per  annum,  without  examination  under  the  civil-service  rules. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 


White  House,  October  2^,  ipos- 

Mrs.  Lillian  B.  Kellogg  may  be  reinstated  to  the  position  of  piece 
sewer  in  the  Government  Printing  Office  without  regard  to  the  pro- 
visions of  Rule  IX  limiting  the  period  of  eligibility  for  reinstatement  to 
one  year  from  the  date  of  separation. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 


White  House,  Novetnber  2,  igo^. 

Mrs.  Roy  L.  Quackenbush,  who  has  been  employed  temporarily  as  a 
clerk  in  the  Post-Office  Department,  may  be  given  permanent  appoint- 
ment without  examination. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 


White  House,  December  4,  ipoj. 

Mr.  Francis  L.  Hawes,  of  New  York,  may  be  appointed  a  special 
agent  in  the  Bureau  of  Corporations  at  $1,600  per  annum,  without 
examination  under  the  civil-service  rules. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 


758  Messages  and  Speeches 

SUPPLEMENTARY  MESSAGES,   1903-04. 

White  House,  December  15,  1^03. 
To  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives: 

I  transmit  herewith  a  supplemental  report  by  the  Secretary  of  War, 
submitting  additional  data  regarding  land  owned  by  the  United  States 
and  under  control  of  the  War  Department,  in  further  compliance  with 
an  item  contained  in  the  sundry  civil  appropriation  act  approved  June 
28,  1902. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 

White  House,  December  75,  ipoj. 
To  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives: 

Referring  to  section  32  of  the  act  approved  April  12,  1900,  entitled 
"An  act  temporarily  to  provide  revenues  and  a  civil  government  for 
Porto  Rico,  and  for  other  purposes,"  I  transmit  herewith  an  ordinance 
enacted  by  the  executive  council  of  Porto  Rico  on  March  2,  1903, 
granting  to  the  Vandegrift  Construction  Company  the  right  to  build 
and  operate  a  line  of  railway  between  the  municipality  of  Ponce  and 
the  playa  of  Ponce  in  the  island  of  Porto  Rico,  and  to  develop  energy 
by  water  or  other  power  for  distribution  and  sale  for  railway,  lighting, 
and  industrial  purposes. 

This  ordinance  was  approved  by  the  President  of  the  United  States 
on  March  21,  1903. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 


White  House,  December  15,  1^03. 
To  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives: 

I  transmit  herewith  a  report  from  the  Secretary  of  State,  covering 
a  statement  showing  the  receipts  and  disbursements  of  the  Louisiana 
Purchase  Exposition  Company  for  the  month  of  October,  1903,  fur- 
nished by  the  Louisiana  Purchase  Exposition  Commission  in  pursu- 
ance of  section  2  of  the  "Act  to  provide  for  celebrating  the  one  hun- 
dredth anniversary  of  the  purchase  of  the  Louisiana  Territory,"  etc., 
approved  March  3,  1901. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 

White  House,  December  15,  ipos. 
To  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives: 

I  transmit  herewith  a  report  from  the  Secretary  of  State,  with  ac- 
companying papers,  concerning  the  claim  of  Lieut.  Col.  L.  K.  Scott, 
a  British  subject,  on  account  of  the  adoption  by  the  Ordnance  Depart- 


Theodore  Roosevelt  759 

ment  of  the  United  States  Army  of  a  system  of  sighting  of  which 
he  is  the  inventor. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 


White  House,  December  15,  ipoj. 
To  the  Congress  of  the  United  States: 

I  transmit  herewith,  as  a  case  not  acted  upon  by  the  Fifty-seventh 
Congress,  a  report  from  the  Secretary  of  State,  and  accompanying 
papers,  relating  to  the  appeal  for  indemnity  addressed  to  the  equitable 
consideration  of  the  Government  of  the  United  States  by  the  owners 
of  the  Norwegian  steamer  Nicaragua. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 


White  House,  January  2/,  1^04. 
To  the  Senate: 

In  response  to  the  resolution  of  the  Senate  of  January  18,  1904, 
requesting  the  President,  "if  not  in  his  opinion  incompatible  with  the 
public  interest,  to  inform  the  Senate  whether  any  report  has  been  made 
to  the  Treasury  Department  by  L.  Cullom,  special  agent  of  the  Treas- 
ury, with  respect  to  the  conduct  of  A.  R.  Cruzen,  collector  of  customs 
in  Porto  Rico,  and  if  so,  to  transmit  the  same  to  the  Senate  with  a 
statement  of  what  action,  if  any,  has  been  taken  thereon,"  I  send  here- 
with the  accompanying  letter  from  the  Secretary  of  the  Treasury. 
For  the  reasons  therein  given  I  deem  it  incompatible  with  the  public 
interest  to  forward  the  report  by  the  special  agent  of  the  Treasury  in 
question. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 


White  House,  February  j,  1904. 
To  the  Senate: 

In  response  to  the  resolution  of  the  Senate  of  January  22,  1904,  I 
transmit  herewith  reports  from  the  Acting  Secretary  of  State  and  the 
Secretary  of  the  Navy,  with  accompanying  papers. 

The  correspondence  since  November  16,  1902,  referred  to  in  the 
letter  of  the  Secretary  of  the  Navy,  which  has  not  already  been  trans- 
mitted to  the  Senate,  has  no  reference  to  the  matters  covered  by  the 
resolution  and  deals  with  military  movements,  and  it  is  for  that  reason 
deemed  incompatible  with  the  public  interest  to  make  it  public  at  this 
time. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 


760  Messages  and  Speeches 

White  House,  February  p,  IQ04. 
To  the  House  of  Representatives: 

I  transmit  herewith  the  response  of  the  Secretary  of  State  to  the 
resolution  adopted  by  the  House  of  Representatives  on  January  25, 
1904,  caUing  for  information  in  regard  to  carriages,  horses,  etc.,  main- 
tained at  Government  expense  by  the  Department  of  State. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 

White  House,  February  24,  1^04. 
To  the  Senate: 

In  response  to  the  resolution  of  the  Senate  of  February  18,  1904,  as 
follows : 

"Resolved,  That  the  President  is  requested,  if  not  incompatible  with 
the  public  interests,  to  send  to  the  Senate  such  information  as  is  in 
possession  of  the  Government  of  the  United  States  as  to  the  present 
state  of  organization  of  the  Government  of  the  Republic  of  Panama. 

"And  a  copy  of  the  constitution  of  said  Republic,  or  such  information 
as  to  the  provisions  thereof  as  may  have  been  received  by  him, 

"And  that  he  will  inform  the  Senate  as  to  any  ordinance,  or  other 
proceeding  of  the  constitutional  convention  recently  in  session  at  Pan- 
ama, relating  to  the  Hay-Varilla  treaty  now  pending  in  the  Senate." 

I  transmit  herewith  a  report  from  the  Secretary  of  State  on  the  sub- 
ject. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 


White  House,  February  2Q,  1^04. 
To  the  Senate: 

In  compliance  with  the  resolution  of  the  Senate  of  the  26th  instant 
(the  House  of  Representatives  concurring),  I  return  herewith  Senate 
bill  No.  167,  entitled  "An  act  granting  an  increase  of  pension  to  J.  Hud- 
son Kibbe." 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 


White  House,  March  2,  IQ04. 
To  the  Senate: 

I  transmit  herewith  a  report  by  the  Secretary  of  State  furnishing 
the  information  concerning  the  Red  Cross  Society  in  foreign  countries 
requested  by  the  Senate  resolution  of  January  19,  1904. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 


Theodore  Roosevelt  761 

White  House,  March  2,  1^04. 
To  the  Senate: 

In  compliance  with  the  resolution  of  the  Senate  of  the  1st  instant 
(the  House  of  Representatives  concurring),  I  return  herewith  Senate 
bill  No.  2323,  entitled  "An  act  relating  to  ceded  lands  on  the  Fort 
Hall  Indian  Reservation." 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 

White  House,  March  y,  1904. 
To  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives: 

I  submit  herewith  the  preliminary  report  of  the  Public  Lands  Com- 
mission appointed  by  me  October  22,  1903,  to  report  upon  the  con- 
dition, operation,  and  effect  of  the  present  land  laws,  and  to  recom- 
mend such  changes  as  are  needed  to  effect  the  largest  practicable  dis- 
position of  the  public  lands  to  actual  settlers  who  will  build  permanent 
homes  upon  them,  and  to  secure  in  permanence  the  fullest  and  most 
effective  use  of  the  resources  of  the  public  lands.  The  subject  is  one 
of  such  great  importance  and  great  intricacy  that  it  is  impossible  for 
the  Commission  to  report  in  full  thereon  at  this  time.  It  is  now  ready, 
however,  to  suggest  certain  changes  in  the  law  as  set  forth  in  the 
accompanying  report.  I  commend  these  suggestions  to  the  favorable 
consideration  of  the  Congress. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 


White  House,  March  7,  1904. 
To  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives: 

I  transmit  herewith  a  letter  from  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior,  with 
accompanying  report  of  Charles  J.  Bonaparte  and  Clinton  Rogers 
Woodruff,  special  inspectors,  in  the  matter  of  alleged  abuses  and  ir- 
regularities in  the  public  service  of  the  Indian  Territory,  and  I  call 
special  attention  to  the  condition  of  affairs  in  the  Indian  Territory  as 
there  set  forth.  In  accordance  with  the  recommendation  of  Messrs. 
Bonaparte  and  Woodruff,  the  members  of  the  Commission  to  the  Five 
Civilized  Tribes  have  been  informed  that  if  they  are  to  continue  in 
the  service  they  must  at  once  cease  all  connection  with  business  opera- 
tions of  any  kind  in  the  Territory  where  it  is  possible  that  their  official 
positions  could  be  of  any  effect  upon  their  private  business,  even  though 
no  such  effect  be  in  fact  shown. 

What  further  action,  if  any,  is  to  be  taken  in  regard  to  the  Com- 
mission or  any  of  its  members  by  the  Executive  will  be  determined 
upon  after  full  consultation  with  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior  and 
careful  consideration  of  all  the  facts  in  the  case.     It  will  be  noticed 


762  Messages  and  Speeches 

that  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior  does  not  believe  that  it  would  be 
possible,  in  accordance  with  the  suggestions  of  Messrs.  Bonaparte 
and  Woodruff,  to  close  up  the  work  of  the  Commission  this  year  and 
discontinue  it  accordingly.  If  it  should  be  found  to  be  possible,  I 
would  regard  this  as  desirable,  and  invite  the  attention  of  the  Congress 
to  the  matter. 

I  also  inclose  a  memorandum  of  work  of  the  Commission  to  the 
Five  Civilized  Tribes. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 


White  HousEj  Washington,  March  12,  1^04. 
To  the  Senate: 

I  inclose  herewith  a  report  by  the  Secretary  of  State  forwarding  the 
correspondence  and  papers  called  for  by  the  Senate  resolution  of  De- 
cember 8,  1903,  in  regard  to  the  claims  against  Colombia  known  as  the 
Colon  "fire  claims." 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 

White  House,  March  15,  1904. 
To  the  House  of  Representatives: 

In  compliance  with  the  resolution  of  the  House  of  Representatives  of 
the  I2th  instant  (the  Senate  concurring),  I  return  herewith  House  bill 
No.  9791,  entitled  "An  act  granting  a  pension  to  Abram  Claypool." 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 

'\ 

White  House,  Washington,  March  15,  1904. 
To  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives: 

I  transmit  herewith,  for  the  information  of  Congress,  a  letter  from 
the  Secretary  of  State  submitting  a  copy  of  the  report  of  the  com- 
missioner appointed  to  carry  out  the  resolution  with  respect  to  the  Pan- 
American  Railway,  adopted  by  the  second  international  conference  of 
American  States,  held  in  the  City  of  Mexico  during  the  winter  of 
1 901 -2. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 

White  House,  March  15,  1904. 
To  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives: 

I  transmit  herewith  a  report  from  the  Secretary  of  State  covering 
a  statement  showing  the  receipts  and  disbursements  of  the  Louisiana 
Purchase  Exposition  Company  for  the  month  of  January,  1904.  fur- 
nished by  the  Louisiana  Purchase  Exposition  Commission  in  pursuance 


Theodore  Roosevelt  763 

of  section  11  of  the  "act  to  provide  for  celebrating  the  one  hundredth 
anniversary  of  the  purchase  of  the  Louisiana  territory,"  etc.,  approved 
March  3,  1901.  ' 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 


White  House,  March  16,  1^04. 
To  the  Senate: 

I  transmit  herewith  a  report  from  the  Secretary  of  State,  with  ac- 
companying papers,  in  further  response  to  the  Senate  resolution  of 
February  18,  1904,  requesting  information  concerning  the  organiza- 
tion of  the  Government  of  the  Republic  of  Panama. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 

White  House,  March  //,  ipo4. 
To  the  Senate: 

In  compliance  with  a  resolution  of  the  Senate  of  the  15th  instant 
(the  House  of  Representatives  concurring),  I  return  herewith  Senate 
bill  No.  2323,  entitled  "An  act  relating  to  ceded  lands  on  the  Fort 
Hall  Indian  Reservation." 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 

White  House,  April  i,  1Q04. 
To  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives: 

I  transmit  herewith  for  the  information  of  the  Congress  a  report 
on  the  progress  of  the  beet-sugar  industry  in  the  United  States  during 
the  year  1903,  together  with  a  letter  from  the  Secretary  of  Agriculture 
relating  to  the  same. 

Your  attention  is  invited  to  the  recommendation  of  the  Secretary 
that  10,000  copies  of  the  report  be  printed  for  the  use  of  the  Depart- 
ment of  Agriculture  in  addition  to  such  number  as  may  be  desired  for 
the  use  of  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 

White  House,  April  5,  1^04. 
To  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives: 

In  further  compliance  with  a  provision  of  the  act  of  Congress  ap- 
proved June  30,  1902,  entitled  "An  act  making  appropriation  for  the 
support  of  the  Army,"  I  transmit  herewith  a  supplementary  statement 
showing  additional  expenditures  for  buildings  materials  in  the  United 


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States  to  March  15,  1904,  and  for  rents,  repairs,  and  construction  in 
the  PhiUppine  Islands  to  February  29,  1904. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 


White  House,  April  7,  1^04. 
To  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives: 

I  transmit  herewith  a  report  from  the  Secretary  of  State  covering 
a  statement  showing  the  receipts  and  disbursements  of  the  Louisiana 
Purchase  Exposition  Company  for  the  month  of  February,  1904,  fur- 
nished by  the  Louisiana  Purchase  Exposition  Commission  in  pur- 
suance of  section  11  of  the  act  to  provide  for  celebrating  the  one  hun- 
dredth anniversary  of  the  purchase  of  the  Louisiana  territory,  etc., 
approved  March  3,  1901. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 

White  House,  April  14,  1904. 
To  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatikjes: 

I  transmit  herewith  a  report  from  the  Secretary  of  State,  with  ac- 
companying papers,  relating  to  the  claim  of  William  Radcliffe,  a 
British  subject,  for  compensation  for  the  destruction  of  his  fish  hatchery 
and  other  property  at  the  hands  of  a  mob  in  Delta  County,  Colo.,  in 
the  summer  of  1901. 

I  recommend  that,  as  an  act  of  equity  and  comity,  provision  be 
made  by  the  Congress  for  the  payment  of  the  sum  of  $25,000  to  Mr. 
Radcliffe  in  full  settlement  of  this  claim. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 

White  House,  April  22,  1P04. 
To  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives: 

I  transmit  herewith  a  communication  from  the  Secretary  of  Com- 
merce and  Labor,  accompanying  the  Commercial  Relations  of  the 
United  States  for  the  year  1903,  being  the  annual  and  other  reports 
of  consular  and  diplomatic  officers  upon  the  industries  and  commerce 
of  foreign  countries. 

In  view  of  the  importance  of  these  reports  to  our  business  interests, 
I  approve  the  recommendation  of  the  Secretary  of  Commerce  and 
Labor  that  Congress  authorize  the  printing  of  an  edition  of  10,000 
copies  of  the  summary  entitled  "Review  of  the  World's  Commerce," 
and  of  5,000  copies  of  Commercial  Relations,  including  the  summary, 
to  be  distributed  by  the  Department  of  Commerce  and  Labor. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 


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White  House,  April  28,  1^04. 
To  the  Semite: 

In  compliance  with  the  resolution  of  the  Senate  of  April  2j,  1904 
(the  House  of  Representatives  concurring),  I  return  herewith  Senate 
bill  No.  5205,  entitled  "an  act  granting  an  increase  of  pension  to 
Joseph  Dickinson." 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 


SUPPLEMENTARY   PROCLAMATIONS,    1904. 

By  the  President  of  the  United  States  of  America. 
A   PROCLAMATION. 

Whereas,  a  proclamation  was  issued  February  10,  1890,  by  the 
President,  making  known  and  proclaiming  the  acceptance  of  the  Sioux 
Act  approved  March  2,  1889  (25  Stats.,  888)  by  the  different  bands 
of  the  Sioux  Nation  of  Indians,  and  the  consent  thereto  by  them  as 
required  by  the  said  Act : 

And  Whereas,  the  proclamation  contains  the  following  clause : 

That  there  is  also  reserved  as  aforesaid  the  following  tract  within  which  the 
Cheyenne  River  Agency,  school  and  certain  other  buildings  are  located,  to  wit : 
Commencing  at  a  point  in  the  center  of  the  main  channel  in  the  Missouri  River 
opposite  Deep  Creek,  about  three  miles  south  of  the  Cheyenne  River ;  thence  due 
west  five  and  one  half  miles;  thence  due  north  to  the  Cheyenne  River;  thence 
down  said  river  to  the  center  of  the  main  channel  thereof  to  a  point  in  the  center 
of  the  Missouri  River  due  east  or  opposite  the  mouth  of  said  Cheyenne  River; 
thence  down  the  center  of  the  main  channel  of  the  Missouri  River  to  the  place  of 
beginning : 

And  Whereas,  a  proclamation  was  issued  February  7,  1903,  by  the 
President,  declaring  said  lands  subject  to  disposal  under  the  provisions 
of  the  said  Act,  except  160  acres  of  land  reserved  and  set  apart  for  the 
use  of  St.  John's  Mission  School ; 

And  Whereas,  due  notice  has  been  received  that  the  Domestic  and 
Foreign  Missionary  Society  no  longer  desires  the  use  of  the  lands  set 
apart  for  the  St.  John's  Mission  School  by  fhe  Secretary  of  the  In- 
terior, and  excepted  from  disposal  in  the  proclamation  of  February  7, 
1903.  as  aforesaid,  said  lands  being  described  as  follows : 

Beginning  at  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  29,  Township  9  N., 
Range  29  E.,  at  a  stake  and  four  witness  holes,  and  running  east  40 
chains  to  a  stake  and  stones,  near  the  west  bank  of  the  Missouri  River ; 
thence  south  along  said  river  to  the  center  of  said  section.  40  chains; 
thence  west  40  chains  to  a  stake  and  two  witness  holes ;  thence  north 


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40  chains  to  the  place  of  beginning,  and  containing  160  acres,  more 
or  less ; 

Now,  Therefore,  I,  Theodore  Roosevelt,  President  of  the  United 
States,  by  virtue  of  the  power  in  me  vested,  do  declare  the  said  tract  of 
land  subject  to  disposal  under  the  provisions  of  said  Act. 

In  witness  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the 

seal  of  the  United  States  to  be  affixed. 

Done  at  the  City  of  Washington,  this  30th  day  of  March, 

[seal.]     in  the  year  of  our  Lord,  one  thousand  nine  hundred  and 

four,   and  of   the   Independence   of   the   United    States   the 

one  hundred  and  twenty-eighth 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 
By  the  President : 

John  Hay, 

Secretary  of  State. 

By  the  President  of  the  United  States  of  America. 

A   PROCLAMATION. 

Whereas,  un-der  the  provisions  of  the  Reclamation  Act  approved 
June  17,  1902 — 31  Stat.,  388 — the  Secretary  of  the  Interior,  by  De- 
partmental order  dated  November  17,  1902,  withdrew  from  entry,  ex- 
cept under  the  homestead  law,  the  following  described  tracts  of  land, 
among  others,  in  the  Hailey  land  district,  Idaho : 

In  township  nine  south,  range  tzventy-four  cast,  Boise  Meridian. 

The  south-east  quarter,  the  south  half  of  north-east  quarter,  the  east 
half  of  south-west  quarter,  and  the  south-east  quarter  of  northjwest 
quarter,  all  in  section  one ; 

The  south  half  of  south-east  quarter,  of  section  twenty ;  and 

The  north-east  quarter,  the  east  half  of  north-west  quarter,  of  sec- 
tion twenty-nine. 

In  township  ten  south,  range  tiventy-three  east,  B,  M. 

The  north-east  quarter,  the  north-west  quarter,  the  south-west  quar- 
ter, and  the  west  half  of  south-east  quarter,  of  section  fifteen ; 

The  south-east  quarter  of  north-east  quarter,  and  lots  six  and  seven, 
of  section  sixteen,  and 

Lots  three  and  four,  of  section  twenty-two ; 

And  whereas,  by  Departmental  order  dated  April  26,  1904,  the  said 
order  of  withdrawal  of  said  lands  was  vacated,  and  they  were  at  once 
temporarily  withdrawn  from  all  entry  whatever  for  the  purpose  of  se- 
curing their  subsequent  reservation  for  townsite  purposes  under  sec- 
tions 2380  and  2381  of  the  Revised  Statutes  of  the  United  States ; 

And  whereas,  the  Director  of  the  United  States  Geological  Survey,  by 


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letter  dated  April  15,  1904,  has  represented  that  said  lands  have  been 
found  suitable  for  townsite  purposes  along  the  line  of  a  proposed 
railroad  which  may  be  extended  through  large  tracts  of  land  to  be 
irrigated  under  the  operation  of  said  Reclamation  Act,  and  will  thereby 
become  centers  of  population  and  necessary  to  the  proper  development 
of  the  project ; 

And  whereas,  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior,  under  date  of  April  30, 
1904,  has  requested  that  said  lands  be  reserved  for  townsites  to  be 
created  under  existing  statute ; 

Now,  therefore,  I,  Theodore;  Roosevelt,  President  of  the  United 
States,  by  virtue  of  the  power  in  me  vested  by  sections  2380  and  2381 
of  the  Revised  Statutes  of  the  United  States,  do  hereby  declare  and 
make  known  that  said  lands  are  hereby  reserved  for  occupation  as  town- 
sites,  to  be  disposed  of  by  the  United  States  under  the  terms  of  the 
statutes  applicable  thereto. 

In  witness  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the 
seal  of  the  United  States  to  be  affixed. 

Done  at  the  City  of  Washington  this  2nd  day  of  May  in 
[seal.]     the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  nine  hundred  and  four, 
and  of  the  Independence  of  the  United  States  the  one  hun- 
dred and  twenty-eighth. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 
By  the  President : 

Francis  B.  Loomis, 

Acting  Secretary  of  State. 

By  the  President  of  the  United  States  of  America. 
A   PROCLAMATION. 

Whereas,  it  is  provided  by  section  twenty-four  of  the  Act  of  Con- 
gress, approved  March  third,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-one.  en- 
titled, "An  act  to  repeal  timber-culture  laws,  and  for  other  purposes", 
"That  the  President  of  the  United  States  may,  from  time  to  time,  set 
apart  and  reserve,  in  any  State  or  Territory  having  public  land  bear- 
ing forests,  in  any  part  of  the  public  lands  wholly  or  in  part  covered 
with  timber  or  undergrowth,  whether  of  commercial  value  or  not,  as 
public  reservations,  and  the  President  shall,  by  public  proclamation, 
declare  the  establishment  of  such  reservations  and  the  limits  thereof" ; 

And  whereas,  it  is  further  provided  by  the  Act  of  Congress,  ap- 
proved June  fourth,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-seven,  entitled,  "An 
act  making  appropriations  for  sundry  civil  expenses  of  the  Govern- 
ment for  the  fiscal  year  ending  June  thirtieth,  eighteen  hundred  and 
ninety-eight,  and  for  other  purposes",  that  "The  President  is  hereby 
authorized  at  any  time  to  modify  any  Executive  order  that  has  been 


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or  may  hereafter  be  made  establishing  any  forest  reserve,  and  by  such 
modification  may  reduce  the  area  or  change  the  boundary  hues  of  such 
reserve,  or  may  vacate  altogether  any  order  creating  such  reserve"  ; 

And  whereas,  the  public  lands  in  the  State  of  Utah,  within  the  limits 
hereinafter  described,  are  in  part  covered  with  timber,  and  it  appears 
that  the  public  good  would  be  promoted  by  setting  apart  and  reserving 
said  lands  as  a  public  reservation ; 

Now,  therefore,  I,  Theodore  Roosevelt,  President  of  the  United 
States,  by  virtue  of  the  power  in  me  vested  by  the  aforesaid  acts  of  Con- 
gress, do  hereby  make  known  and  proclaim  that  The  Fish  Lake  Forest 
Reserve,  in  the  State  of  Utah,  established  by  proclamation  of  February 
tenth,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-nine,  is  hereby  so  changed  and  en- 
larged as  to  include  all  those  certain  tracts,  pieces  or  parcels  of  land 
lying  and  being  situate  in  the  State  of  Utah,  and  within  the  boundaries 
particularly  described  as  follows,  to  wit : 

Beginning  at  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  one  (i).  Township 
twenty-three  (23)  South,  Range  three  (3)  East,  Salt  Lake  Meridian, 
Utah ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-three 
(33),  Township  twenty-two  (22)  South,  Range  four  (4)  East;  thence 
southerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  three  (3),  Township 
twenty-four  (24)  South,  Range  four  (4)  East;  thence  easterly  to 
the  north-east  corner  of  said  section;  thence  southerly  along  the  sur- 
veyed and  unsurveyed  section  lines,  allowing  for  the  proper  offset  on 
the  township  line,  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  eleven  (11), 
Township  twenty-five  (25)  South,  Range  four  (4)  East;  thence 
westerly  to  the  point  for  the  north-east  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter 
of  Section  eight  (8),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Section  seventeen  (17),  said 
township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty- 
one  (21),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner 
of  Section  thirty-three  (33),  said  township;  thence  westerly  along  the 
Fifth  (5th)  Standard  Parallel  South  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Town- 
ship twenty-six  (26)  South,  Range  three  (3)  East;  thence  southerly 
to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  township ;  thence  westerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-five  (35),  Township  twenty-six 
(26)  South,  Range  one  (i)  East;  thence  northerly  to  the  point  for 
the  north-west  corner  of  Section  two  (2),  said  township;  thence 
easterly  along  the  Fifth  (5th)  Standard  Parallel  South  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  Township  twenty-five  (25)  South,  Range  two  (2) 
East ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  nineteen 
(19),  Township  twenty-four  (24)  South,  Range  two  (2)  East;  thence 
easterly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-one  (21),  said 
township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  point  for  the  north-west  corner  of 
Section  twenty-eight  (28),  Township  twenty-three  (2^)  South,  Range 


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two  (2)  East ;  thence  easterly  to  the  point  for  the  south-west  corner  of 
Section  twenty-four  (24),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the 
point  for  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  one  (i),  said  township; 
thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter 
of  Section  four  (4),  Township  twenty-three  (23)  South,  Range  three 
(3)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  south-west 
quarter  of  Section  nine  (9),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  Section  seventeen  (17),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to 
the  north-east  corner  of  Section  nineteen  (19),  said  township;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to 
the  south-east  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  said  section;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  Sec- 
tion thirty-one  (31),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  southwest 
corner  of  Section  thirty-five  (35),  said  township;  thence  northerly 
to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  fourteen  (14),  said  township; 
thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly 
to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  one  (i),  said  township,  the  place 
of  beginning. 

Excepting  from  the  force  and  efifect  of  this  proclamation  all  lands 
which  may  have  been,  prior  to  the  date  hereof,  embraced  in  any  legal 
entry  or  covered  by  any  lawful  filing  duly  of  record  in  the  proper 
United  States  Land  Ofifice,  or  upon  which  any  valid  settlement  has 
been  made  pursuant  to  law,  and  the  statutory  period  within  which  to 
make  entry  or  filing  of  record  has  not  expired:  Provided,  that  this 
exception  shall  not  continue  to  apply  to  any  particular  tract  of  land 
unless  the  entryman,  settler  or  claimant  continues  to  comply  with  the 
law  under  which  the  entry,  filing  or  settlement  was  made. 

Warning  is  hereby  expressly  given  to  all  persons  not  to  make  settle- 
ment upon  the  lands  reserved  by  this  proclamation. 

In  witness  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the 
seal  of  the  United  States  to  be  affixed. 

Done  at  the  City  of  Washington  this  2nd  day  of  May,  in 
[seal.]     the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  nine  hundred  and  four, 
and  of  the  Independence  of  the  United  States  the  one  hun- 
dred and  twenty-eighth. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 

By  the  President: 

Francis  B.  Loomis, 

Acting  Secretary  of  State. 


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By  tiik  President  of  the  United  States  of  America. 
A   PROCLAMATION. 

Whereas,  The  Yellowstone  Forest  Reserve,  in  the  States  of  Wyo- 
ming and  Montana,  was  established  by  proclamation,  dated  January 
twenty-ninth,  one  thousand  nine  hundred  and  three,  under  the  provi- 
sions of  the  act  of  Congress,  approved  March  third,  eighteen  hundred 
and  ninety-one,  entitled,  "An  act  to  repeal  timber-culture  laws  and 
for  other  purposes",  and  the  act  of  Congress,  approved  June  fourth, 
eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-seven,  entitled,  "An  act  making  appro- 
priations for  sundry  civil  expenses  of  the  Government  for  the  fiscal 
year  ending  June  thirtieth,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-eight,  and  for 
other  purposes" ; 

And  whereas,  it  is  provided  by  the  aforesaid  act  of  Congress,  ap- 
proved June  fourth,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-seven,  that  "The 
President  is  hereby  authorized  at  any  time  to  modify  any  Executive 
order  that  has  been  or  may  hereafter  be  made  establishing  any  forest 
reserve,  and  by  such  modification  may  reduce  the  area  or  change  the 
boundary  lines  of  such  reserve,  or  may  vacate  altogether  any  order 
creating  such  reserve" ; 

And  whereas,  the  public  lands  in  the  States  of  Wyoming  and  Mon- 
tana, within  the  limits  hereinafter  described,  are  in  part  covered  with 
timber,  and  it  appears  that  the  public  good  would  be  promoted  by 
setting  apart  and  reserving  said  lands  as  a  public  reservation ; 

Now,  therefore,  I,  Theodore  Roosevelt,  President  of  the  United 
States,  by  virtue  of  the  power  vested  in  me  by  the  aforesaid  act  of 
Congress,  approved  June  fourth,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-seven, 
do  hereby  make  known  and  proclaim  that  the  boundary  lines  of  the 
aforesaid  Yellowstone  Forest  Reserve  are  hereby  modified  so  as  to 
read  as  follows : 

Beginning  at  the  point  where  the  boundary  line  between  the  States 
of  Wyoming  and  Idaho  intersects  the  southern  boundary  of  the  Yel- 
lowstone National  Park ;  thence  easterly,  northerly  and  westerly  along 
the  boundary  of  said  park  to  the  point  for  the  intersection  of  said 
boundary  with  the  range  line  between  Ranges  nine  (9)  and  ten  (10) 
East,  Principal  Meridian,  Montana;  thence  northerly  along  said  sur- 
veyed and  unsurveyed  range  line,  allowing  for  the  proper  offset  on  the 
First  (ist)  Standard  Parallel  South,  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Sec- 
tion eighteen  (18),  Township  four  (4)  South,  Range  ten  (10)  East; 
thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  north- 
erly to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  six  (6),  said  township;  thence 
easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-two  (32),  Township 
three  (3)  South,  Range  ten  (10)  East;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  Section  five  (5),  said  township;  thence  easterly  along 
the  township  line  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Township  three    (3) 


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South,  Range  eleven  (11)  East ;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  Section  thirty  (30),  Township  three  (3)  South,  Range 
twelve  (12)  East;  thence  easterly  along  the  surveyed  and  unsurveyed 
section  lines  to  the  point  for  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty- 
five  (25),  Township  three  (3)  South,  Range  thirteen  (13)  East; 
thence  northerly  along  the  surveyed  and  unsurveyed  range  line  to  the 
point  for  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  eighteen  (18),  Township 
two  (2)  South,  Range  fourteen  (14)  East;  thence  easterly  to  the 
point  for  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  Section  five  (5),  said  township;  thence  easterly 
to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  four  (4),  said  township;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to 
the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  point  for 
the  north-west  corner  of  Section  fifteen  (15),  said  township;  thence 
easterly  to  the  point  for  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  thirteen  (13), 
said  township ;  thence  southerly  to  the  point  for  the  north-west  corner 
of  Section  thirty  (30),  Township  two  (2)  South,  Range  fifteen  (15) 
East ;  thence  easterly  to  the  point  for  the  north-east  corner  of  Section 
twenty-five  (25),  said  township;  thence  southerly  along  the  sur- 
veyed and  unsurveyed  range  line  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section 
seven  (7),  Township  five  (5)  South,  Range  sixteen  (16)  East;  thence 
easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  fifteen  (15),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-three 
(23),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said 
section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ; 
thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-five  (25), 
said  township ;  thence  southerly  to  the  point  for  the  south-east  corner 
of  said  township;  thence  easterly  along  the  First  (ist)  Standard 
Parallel  South  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  five  (5),  Township 
six  (6)  South,  Range  seventeen  (17)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the 
point  for  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty  (20),  said  township; 
thence  easterly  to  the  point  for  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ; 
thence  southerly  to  the  point  for  the  north-west  corner  of  Section 
twenty-eight  (28),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  Section  twenty-five  (25),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to 
the  point  for  the  north-west  corner  of  Township  seven  (7)  South, 
Range  eighteen  (18)  East;  thence  easterly  to  the  point  for  the  north- 
east corner  of  said  township ;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-west  corner 
of  Section  eighteen  (18),  Township  seven  (7)  South,  Range  nineteen 
( 19)  East ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  fifteen 
(15),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of 
Section  twenty-three  (23),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-west  corner 
of  Section  twenty-five  (25),  said  township;  thence  easterly  along  the 


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section  lines  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  thirty  (30),  Town- 
ship seven  (7)  South,  Range  twenty  (20)  East;  thence  southerly 
along  the  section  lines  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty- 
nine  (29),  Township  eight  (8)  South,  Range  twenty  (20)  East; 
thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-seven  (27), 
said  township;  thence  southerly  along  the  surveyed  and  unsurveyed 
section  lines  to  the  boundary  line  between  the  States  of  Montana  and 
Wvoming ;  thence  westerly  along  said  state  boundary  line  to  the  point 
for  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-four  (24),  Township 
fifty-eight  (58)  North,  Range  one  hundred  and  three  (103)  West, 
Sixth  (6th)  Principal  Meridian,  Wyoming;  thence  southerly  along 
the  surveyed  and  unsurveyed  section  lines  to  the  point  for  the  south- 
east corner  of  Section  thirty-five  (35),  Township  fifty-seven  (57) 
North,  Range  one  hundred  and  three  (103)  West;  thence  westerly 
along  the  Fourteenth  (14th)  Standard  Parallel  North  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  Township  fifty-six  (56)  North,  Range  one  hundred 
and  three  (103)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
Section  six  (6),  Township  fifty-four  (54)  North,  Range  one  hundred 
and  three  (103)  West;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-cast  corner  of 
the  south-west  quarter  of  Section  five  (5),  said  township ;  thence  south- 
erly to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  Section 
twenty-nine  (29),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  Section  thirty  (30),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  Township  fifty-three  (53)  North,  Range  one 
hundred  and  three  (103)  West;  thence  westerly  along  the  Thirteenth 
(13th)  Standard  Parallel  North  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Town- 
ship fifty-two  (52)  North,  Range  one  hundred  and  four  (104)  West; 
thence  southerly  to  the  point  for  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twelve 
(12),  Township  fifty-two  (52)  North,  Range  one  hundred  and  five 
(105)  West;  thence  westerly  to  the  point  for  the  south-west  corner 
of  Section  seven  (7),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  point  for 
the  north-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-one  (31),  said  township;  thence 
easterly  to  the  point  for  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-six 
(36),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
Township  fifty-one  (51)  North,  Range  one  hundred  and  four  (104) 
West ;  thence  westerly  to  the  point  for  the  north-east  corner  of  Sec- 
tion four  (4),  Township  fifty  (50)  North,  Range  one  hundred  and 
five  (105)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the  point  for  the  north-west 
corner  of  Section  thirty-four  (34),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to 
the  point  for  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-six  (36),  said 
township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  south-west 
quarter  of  Section  thirty  (30),  Township  fifty  (50)  North,  Range 
one  hundred  and  four  (104)  West;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of   the   south-east   quarter   of   Section   twenty-six    (26),   said 


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township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty- 
four  (24),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of 
said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section 
eighteen  (18),  Township  fifty  (50)  North,  Range  one  hundred  and 
three  (103)  West;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section 
twelve  (12),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner 
of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  township ;  thence 
westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  township ;  thence  southerly 
to  the  south-east  corner  of  Township  forty-nine  (49)  North,  Range 
one  hundred  and  four  (104)  West;  thence  easterly  along  the  Twelfth 
(i2th)  Standard  Parallel  North  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Township 
forty-eight  (48)  North,  Range  one  hundred  and  four  (104)  West; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  one  (i),  said 
township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  nine  (9), 
said  township ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section 
thirty-three  (33),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  Township  forty-eight  (48)  North,  Range  one  hundred  and 
three  (103)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the 
south-west  quarter  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  Section  thirty-one 
(31),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  northeast  corner  of  the 
south-west  quarter  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence 
southerly  to  the  southeast  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  the 
south-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  Section  six  (6),  Township  forty-seven  (47)  North,  Range 
one  hundred  and  three  (103)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  Section  seven  (7),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  Section  thirteen  (13),  said  township;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section;  thence  easterly  to 
the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-one  (21),  Township  forty- 
seven  (47)  North,  Range  one  hundred  and  two  (102)  West;  thence 
southerly  along  the  section  lines  to  the  southeast  corner  of  Section 
sixteen  (16),  Township  forty-six  (46)  North,  Range  one  hundred 
and  two  (102)  West;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said 
section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty- 
eight  (28),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of 
Section  twenty-five  (25),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  said  township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner 
of  Section  six  (6),  Township  forty-five  (45)  North,  Range  one  hun- 
dred and  one  (loi)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner 
of  Section  thirty-one  (31),  said  township;  thence  westerly  along  the 
Eleventh  (nth)  Standard  Parallel  North  to  the  north-east  corner  of 
Township  forty-four  (44)  North,  Range  one  hundred  and  two  (102) 
West;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirteen 


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(13),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Sec- 
tion eighteen  (18),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  Township  forty-four  (44)  North,  Range  one  hundred  and 
three  (103)  West;  thence  westerly  to  the  northern  boundary  of  the 
Wind  River  or  Shoshone  Indian  Reservation ;  thence  in  a  general 
north-westerly  and  south-westerly  direction  along  the  boundary  of 
said  reservation  to  the  intersection  of  said  boundary  with  the  south 
line  of  Section  twenty-nine  (29),  Township  forty-three  (43)  North, 
Range  one  hundred  and  four  (104)  West;  thence  westerly  along  the 
section  lines  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-six  (26), 
Township  forty-three  (43)  North,  Range  one  hundred  and  seven  (107) 
West ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-nine  (29),  said 
township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  point  for  the  south-east  corner  of 
Section  eighteen  (18),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  point  for 
the  south-west  corner  of  said  section;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Section  twelve  (12),  Town- 
ship forty-three  (43)  North,  Range  one  hundred  and  eight  (loS) 
West ;  thence  westerly  to  the  northwest  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter 
of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  south- 
east quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-east  corner 
of  the  south-west  quarter  of  Section  eleven  (11),  said  township;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  said 
section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  south-west 
quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of 
Section  two  (2),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  point  for  the 
north-west  corner  of  Section  five  (5),  said  township;  thence  south- 
erly to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty  (30),  said  township; 
thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  south- 
erly to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  thirty  (30),  Township  forty- 
two  (42)  North,  Range  one  hundred  and  eight  (108)  West;  thence 
easterly  to  the  northeast  corner  of  Section  twenty-nine  (29),  said 
township ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ; 
thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-six  (36), 
said  township ;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  township 
forty-one  (41)  North,  Range  one  hundred  and  seven  (107)  West; 
thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  five  (5),  said  town- 
ship; thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  eight  (8), 
said  township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  fif- 
teen (15),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-west  corner 
of  Section  twenty-six  (26),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-five  (25),  said  township;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  township;  thence  easterly 
along  the  Tenth    (loth)    Standard  Parallel  North  to  the  north-east 


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corner  of  Lot  two  (2),  Section  three  (3),  Township  forty  (40)  North, 
Range  one  hundred  and  six  ( 106)  West ;  thence  southerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Section  ten  (16),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter 
of  Section  twelve  (12),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  Section  nineteen  (19),  Township  forty  (40)  North, 
Range  one  hundred  and  five  (105)  West;  thence  easterly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner 
of  said  section;  thence  easterly  to  the  western  boundary  of  the  Wind 
River  or  Shoshone  Indian  Reservation ;  thence  southerly  and  easterly 
along  the  boundary  of  said  reservation  to  the  north-east  corner  of 
Township  thirty-three  (33)  North,  Range  one  hundred  and  two  (102) 
West ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  township ; 
thence  easterly  along  the  Eighth  (8th)  Standard  Parallel  North  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  Township  thirty-two  (32)  North,  Range  one 
hundred  (100)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of 
Section  nineteen  (19),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  Section  twenty  (20),  said  township;  thence  southerly 
to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  Section  thirty- 
three  (33),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of 
the  south-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of 
Section  three  (3),  Township  thirty-one  (31)  North,  Range  one  hun- 
dred (100)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section 
eleven  (11),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner 
of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  sec- 
tion;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  thirteen  (13), 
said  township ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  town- 
ship; thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  six  (6), 
Township  thirty  (30)  North,  Range  ninety-nine  (99)  West;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-one  (31),  said 
township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  four  (4), 
Township  twenty-nine  (29)  North,  Range  one  hundred  (100)  West; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  nine  (9),  said 
township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  ten 
(10),  Township  twenty-nine  (29)  North,  Range  one  hundred  and 
two  (102)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said 
section;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  four  (4), 
said  township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  north- 
east quarter  of  Section  thirty-two  (32),  Township  thirty  (30)  North, 
Range  one  hundred  and  two  (102)  West;  thence  westerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  said  section;  thence  north- 
erly to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty  (20),  said  township; 
thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  fourteen   (14), 


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Township  thirty    (30)    North,   Range  one  hundred   and   four    (104) 
West ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  ten  (10),  said  township; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  three   (3),  said 
township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty- 
four  (34),  Township  thirty-one  (31)  North,  Range  one  hundred  and 
five  (105)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section 
three  (3),  said  township;  tli^nce  westerly  to  the  point  for  the  south- 
east corner  of  Township  thirty-two  (32)   North,  Range  one  hundred 
and  six  (106)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the  point  for  the  south-east 
corner  of   Section  twenty-five    (25),   said  township;  thence  westerly 
to  the  point  for  the  south-west  corner  of   Section  twenty-six    (26), 
said  township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  point  for  the  north-west  corner 
pf  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  point  for  the  south-west  corner 
of  Section  twenty-two   (22),  said  township;  thence  northerly,  allow- 
ing for  the  proper  oflfset  on  the  Eighth  (8th)  Standard  Parallel  North, 
to  the  point  for  the  south-east  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  Sec- 
tion twenty-one  (21),  Township  thirty-three  (33)   North,  Range  one 
hundred  and  six   (106)   West;  thence  westerly  to  the  point  for  the 
south-west  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence 
northerly  to  the  point  for  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  eight   (8), 
said  township ;  thence  westerly  along  the  surveyed  and  unsurveyed 
section   lines   to   the   north-west   corner  of  the   north-east   quarter   of 
Section  eighteen  (18),  Township  thirty-three  (33)  North,  Range  one 
hundred  and  seven   (107)   West;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  along 
the  quarter-section  lines  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  north-west 
quarter  of  Section  fourteen  (14),  Township  thirty-three  (33)   North, 
Range  one  hundred  and  eight   (108)   West;  thence  northerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  Section  eleven   (11), 
said  township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  north- 
east quarter  of  Section  twelve  (12),  said  township;  thence  northerly 
to  the  point  for  the  south-east  corner  of   Section  twenty-five    (25), 
Township  thirty- four  (34)  North,  Range  one  hundred  and  eight  (108) 
West;  thence   westerly  along   the   surveyed   and   unsurveyed   section 
lines  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-six  (26),  Township 
thirty-four   (34)   North,  Range  one  hundred  and 'nine   (109)   West; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  two   (2),  said 
township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  south-east 
quarter  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  Section  thirty-five  (35),  Town- 
ship thirty-five  (35)  North,  Range  one  hundred  and  nine  (109)  West; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of 
the  north-west  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  said  section;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner 


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of  the  north-east  quarter  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Section  twenty- 
seven  (2y),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner 
of  the  north-east  quarter  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  said  section; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of 
the  south-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  Section  twenty-nine  (29),  said  township;  thence  north- 
erly to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Section  nine- 
teen (19),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of 
the  south-east  quarter  of  said  section;  thence  northerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  Section  eighteen  (18),  said 
township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  north-east 
quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of 
Section  thirty-two  (32),  Township  thirty-six  (36)  North,  Range  one 
hundred  and  nine  (109)  West;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  Section  twenty-seven  (2'/),  Township  thirty-six  (36)  North, 
Range  one  hundred  and  ten  (no)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  Section  three  (3),  said  township;  thence  westerly 
along  the  Ninth  (9th)  Standard  Parallel  North  to  the  south-east  cor- 
ner of  Township  thirty-seven  (37)  North,  Range  one  hundred  and 
ten  (no)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said 
township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  three 
(3),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said 
section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  nine  (9),  said 
township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twelve 
(12),  Township  thirty-seven  (t,-/)  North,  Range  one  hundred  and 
eleven  (m)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Sec- 
tion twenty-three  (2^),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  Section  twenty-eight  (28),  said  township;  thence  south- 
erly to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  Section  thirty-two  (32),  said  township;  thence  westerly  along 
the  Ninth  (9th)  Standard  Parallel  North  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
Section  thirty-six  (36),  Township  thirty-seven  (37)  North,  Range  one 
hundred  and  twelve  (112)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  Section  one  ( i ) ,  said  township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  Section  two  (2),  Township  thirty-seven  (37)  North, 
Range  one  hundred  and  thirteen  (113)  West;  thence  southerly  to 
the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-five  (35),  said  township;  thence 
westerly  along  the  Ninth  (9th)  Standard  Parallel  North  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  Township  thirty-six  (36)  North,  Range  one  hundred 
and  fourteen  (114)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the  point  for  the  south- 
east corner  of  Section  thirteen  (13),  Township  thirty-four  (34) 
North,  Range  one  hundred  and  fourteen  (114)  West;  thence  westerly 


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to  the  point  for  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-three  {2t,), 
said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  sec- 
tion; thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  three  (3),  Township 
thirty-three  (33)  North,  Range  one  hundred  and  fourteen  (114) 
West ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  sixteen  (16),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  north-west  quar- 
ter of  Section  twenty  (20),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  Section  thirty-two  (32), 
said  township;  thence  easterly  along  the  Eighth  (8th)  Standard  Paral- 
lel North  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Township  thirty-two  (32)  North, 
Range  one  hundred  and  fourteen  (114)  West;  thence  southerly  to 
the  south-east  corner  of  Township  twenty-nine  (29)  North,  Range 
one  hundred  and  fifteen  (115)  West;  thence  easterly  along  the  Seventh 
(7th)  Standard  Parallel  North  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Township 
twenty-eight  (28)  North,  Range  one  hundred  and  fifteen  (115)  West; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  township ;  thence 
westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  township ;  thence  southerly 
to  the  south-east  corner  of  Township  twenty-six  (26)  North,  Range 
one  hundred  and  sixteen  (116)  West;  thence  westerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  Township  twenty-six  (26)  North,  Range  one  hundred 
and  seventeen  (117)  West;  thence  northerly  along  the  surveyed  and 
unsurveyed  range  line  to  the  point  for  the  north-west  corner  of  Town- 
ship twenty-eight  (28)  North,  Range  one  hundred  and  seventeen 
(117)  West;  thence  westerly  along  the  Seventh  (7th)  Standard  Par- 
allel North  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Township  twenty-nine  (29) 
North,  Range  one  hundred  and  eighteen  (118)  West;  thence  northerly 
to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  point 
for  the  south-west  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Section  thirty- 
four  (34),  Township  thirty  (30)  North,  Range  one  hundred  and 
eighteen  (118)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the  point  for  the  north-west 
corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  Section  twenty-two  (22),  said 
township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  south-west 
quarter  of  Section  sixteen  (16),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to 
the  north-east  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence 
westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  said 
section;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  five  (5), 
said  township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of 
Section  thirty-one  (31),  Township  thirty-one  (31)  North,  Range  one 
hundred  and  eighteen  (118)  West;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  along 
the  quarter-section  lines  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  north-west 


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quarter  of  Section  six  (6),  Township  thirty-two  (32)  North,  Range 
one  hundred  and  eighteen  (118)  West;  thence  easterly  along  the 
Eighth  (8th)  Standard  Parallel  North  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
Section  thirty-four  (34),  Township  thirty-three  (33)  North, 
Range  one  hundred  and  eighteen  (118)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-seven  (2y),  said  township;  thence 
easterly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-four  (24),  said 
township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  thir- 
teen (13),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner 
of  Section  fifteen  (15),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  Section  twenty-seven  (27),  Township  thirty-four  (34) 
North,  Range  one  hundred  and  eighteen  (118)  West;  thence  westerly 
to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  Section  twenty- 
one  (21),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of 
the  south-west  quarter  of  Section  nine  (9),  said  township;  thence 
westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  said 
section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  eight 
(8),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the 
south-west  quarter  of  Section  five  (5),  said  township;  thence  northerly 
to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  said  section ; 
thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of 
said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  south- 
east quarter  of  Section  thirty-one  (31),  Township  thirty-five  (35) 
North,  Range  one  hundred  and  eighteen  (118)  West;  thence  westerly 
to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  said  section ; 
thence  northerly  along  the  range  line  to  the  point  for  the  north-east 
corner  of  Township  thirty-six  (36)  North,  Range  one  hundred  and 
nineteen  (119)  West;  thence  westerly  along  the  unsurveyed  Ninth 
(9th)  Standard  Parallel  North  to  the  point  for  the  south-east  corner 
of  Section  thirty-two  (32),  Township  thirty-seven  (37)  North,  Range 
one  hundred  and  eighteen  (118)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the  point 
for  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  eight  (8),  said  township;  thence 
westerly  to  the  boundary  line  between  the  States  of  Wyoming  and 
Idaho ;  thence  northerly  along  said  state  boundary  line  to  the  point 
for  the  intersection  with  the  north  line  of  Section  seven  (7),  Town- 
ship forty-three  (43)  North,  Range  one  hundred  and  eighteen  (118) 
West;  thence  easterly  to  the  point  for  the  south-west  corner  of  Sec- 
tion four  (4),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  point  for  the 
north-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-three  (33),  Township  forty-four 
(44)  North,  Range  one  hundred  and  eighteen  (118)  West;  thence 
easterly  to  the  point  for  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
northerly  to  the  point  for  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  nine  (9), 
said  township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  point  for  the  pouth-west  corner 
of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  point  for  the  north-west  corner 


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of  Section  four  (4),  said  township;  thence  westerly  along  the  unsur- 
veyed  Eleventh  (nth)  Standard  Parallel  North  to  the  boundary  line 
between  the  States  of  Wyoming  and  Idaho ;  thence  northerly  along 
said  state  boundary  line  to  the  point  of  intersection  with  the  southern 
boundary  of  t!  e  Yellowstone  National  Park,  the  place  of  beginning. 

Excepting  and  excluding  from  reservation  all  those  certain  tracts, 
pieces  or  parcels  of  land  lying  and  being  situate  in  the  State  of  Wyo- 
ming and  within  the  boundaries  particularly  described  as  follows,  to 
wit: 

Beginning  at  the  north-west  corner  of  Township  forty-two  (42) 
North,  Range  one  hundred  and  sixteen  (116)  West ;  thence  easterly 
to  the  north-east  corner  of  Township  forty-two  (42)  North,  Range 
one  hundred  and  fifteen  (115)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  said  township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner 
of  Section  three  (3),  Township  forty-one  (41)  North,  Range  one 
hundred  and  fifteen  (115)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  Section  fifteen  (15),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty  (20),  said  township;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to 
the  north-west  corner  of  Section  thirty  (30),  said  township;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  township ;  thence  westerly 
along  the  Tenth  (loth)  Standard  Parallel  North  to  the  point  for  the 
north-west  corner  of  Section  three  (3),  Township  forty  (40)  North, 
Range  one  hundred  and  sixteen  (116)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-seven  (2y),  said  township;  thence 
easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-six  (26),  said 
township ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ; 
thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-six  (36), 
said  township ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-four 
(34),  Township  forty  (40)  North,  Range  one  hundred  and  seventeen 
(117)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section; 
thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  north- 
erly to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  ten  (10),  said  township; 
thence  westerly  to  the  point  for  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  nine 
(9),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Sec- 
tion four  (4),  said  township  ;  thence  westerly  to  the  point  for  the  south- 
east corner  of  Section  six  (6),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the 
point  for  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  along 
the  Tenth  (loth)  Standard  Parallel  North  to  the  point  for  the  south- 
east corner  of  Section  thirty-one  (31),  Township  forty-one  (41) 
North,  Range  one  hundred  and  seventeen  (117)  West;  thence  north- 
erly to  the  point  for  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  seventeen  (17), 
said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  point  for  the  south-east  corner 


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of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  point  for  the  north-east  corner 
of  said  section ;  :therice  easterly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section 
eleven  ( 1 1 ) ,  said  township  ;  thence  northerly  to  the  point  for  the  south- 
west corner  of  Section  twenty-three  (23),  Township  forty-two  (42) 
North,  Range  one  hundred  and  seventeen  (117)  West;  thence  east- 
erly to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-four  (24),  said  town- 
ship; thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Township  forty- 
two  (42)  North,  Range  one  hundred  and  sixteen  (116)  West;  the 
place  of  beginning. 

Warning  is  hereby  expressly  given  to  all  persons  not  to  make  settle- 
ment upon  the  lands  reserved  by  this  proclamation. 

The  lands  hereby  excluded  from  the  reserve  and  restored  to  the 
public  domain  shall  be  open  to  settlement  from  the  date  hereof,  but 
shall  not  be  subject  to  entry,  filing  or  selection  until  after  ninety  days' 
notice  by  such  publication  as  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior  may  pre- 
scribe. 

In  witness  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the 
seal  of  the  United  States  to  be  affixed. 

Done  at  the  City  of  Washington  this  4th  day  of  May 
[seal.]     in  the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  nine  hundred  and  four, 
and  of  the  Independence  of  the  United  States  the  one  hun- 
dred and  twenty-eighth. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 
By  the  President : 

John  Hay, 

Secretary  of  State. 

By  the  President  oe  the  United  States  of  America. 
A  PROCLAMATION. 

Whereas,  it  is  provided  by  section  twenty-four  of  the  Act  of  Con- 
gress, approved  March  third,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-one,  en- 
titled, "An  act  to  repeal  timber-culture  laws,  and  for  other  purposes", 
"That  the  President  of  the  United  States  may,  from  time  to  time,  set 
apart  and  reserve,  in  any  State  or  Territory  having  public  land  bear- 
ing forests,  in  any  part  of  the  public  lands  wholly  or  in  part  covered 
with  timber  or  undergrowth,  whether  of  commercial  value  or  not,  as 
public  reservations,  and  the  President  shall,  by  public  proclamation, 
declare  the  establishment  of  such  reservations  and  the  limits  thereof" ; 

And  whereas,  the  public  lands  in  the  State  of  Utah,  within  the  limits 
hereinafter  described,  are  in  part  covered  with  timber,  and  it  appears 
that  the  public  good  would  be  promoted  by  setting  apart  and  reserving 
said  lands  as  a  public  reservation  ; 

Now,  therefore,  I,  Theodore  Roosevelt,  President  of  the  United 


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States,  by  virtue  of  the  power  in  me  vested  by  section  twenty-four  of 
the  aforesaid  Act  of  Congress,  do  hereby  make;  known  and  proclaim 
that  there  are  hereby  reserved  from  entry  or  settlement  and  set  apart 
as  a  Public  Reservation  all  those  certain  tracts,  pieces  or  parcels  of 
land  lying  and  being  situate  in  the  State  of  Utah,  and  within  the  boun- 
daries particularly  described  as  follows : 

Beginning  at  the  point  for  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  thirty- 
one  (31),  Township  two  (2)  South,  Range  six  (6)  West,  Salt  Lake 
Base  and  Meridian,  Utah ;  thence  southerly  to  the  point  for  the  south- 
east corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  Section  eighteen  (18),  Town- 
ship three  (3)    South,  Range  six   (6)   West;  thence  westerly  to  the 
point  for  the  south-east  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  said  sec- 
tion;  thence  southerly  to  the  point  for  the  south-east  corner  of  the 
south-west  quarter  of  Section  nineteen    (19),  said  township;  thence 
easterly  to  the  point  for  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  thirty  (30), 
said  township ;  thence  southerly  to  the  point  for  the  south-east  corner 
of  said  section;  thence  easterly  to  the  point  for  the  north-east  corner 
of  the  north-west  quarter  of  Section  thirty-two  {32),  said  township; 
thence  southerly  to  the  point  for  the  south-east  corner  of  the  south- 
west quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of 
Section  five   (5),  Township  four   (4)    South,  Range  six   (6)    West; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section;  thence  east- 
erly to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  Section  nine 
(9),  said  township;  thence  southerly  along  the  surveyed  and  unsur- 
veyed  quarter-section  lines  to  the  point  for  the  south-east  corner  of 
the  south-west  quarter  of  Section  twenty-one    (21),  said  township; 
thence  westerly  to  the  point  for  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ; 
thence  southerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-three  (33), 
said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  point  for  the  north-east  corner 
of   Section  thirty-one    (31),   said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  said  section;  thence  easterly  to  the  point  for  the 
north-east  corner  of  Section  four  (4),  Township  five  (5)  South,  Range 
six  (6)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the  point  for  the  south-east  corner 
of  Section  nine  (9),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  point  for 
the  north-east   corner   of   Section   thirteen    (13),   Township   five    (5) 
South,  Range  seven  (7)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the  point  for  the 
south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  Section  twenty  (20),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the 
point  for  the  south-east  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  Section 
five  (5),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
the  north-west  quarter  of  said  section;  thence  northerly  to  the  point 
for  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty  (30),  Township  four  (4) 
South,  Range  seven  (7)   West;  thence  westerly  to  the  point  for  the 
south-west  corner  of  said  section;  thence  northerly  to  the  point  for 


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the  north-west  corner  of  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  point 
for  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  six  (6),  said  township;  thence 
northerly  along  the  surveyed  and  unsurveyed  section  lines  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  Section  thirty  (30)  Township  two  (2)  South,  Range 
seven  (7)  West;  thence  easterly  to  the  point  for  the  north-east  corner 
of  Section  thirty-one  (31),  Township  two  (2)  South,  Range  six  (6) 
West,  the  place  of  beginning. 

Excepting  from  the  force  and  effect  of  this  proclamation  all  lands 
which  may  have  been,  prior  to  the  date  hereof,  embraced  in  any  legal 
entry  or  covered  by  any  lawful  filing  duly  of  record  in  the  proper  United 
States  Land  Office,  or  upon  which  any  valid  settlement  has  been  made 
pursuant  to  law,  and  the  statutory  period  within  which  to  make  entry 
or  filing  of  record  has  not  expired :  Provided,  that  this  exception  shall 
not  continue  to  apply  to  any  particular  tract  of  land  unless  the  entry- 
man,  settler  or  claimant  continues  to  comply  with  the  law  under  which 
the  entry,  filing  or  settlement  was  made. 

Warning  is  hereby  expressly  given  to  all  persons  not  to  make  settle- 
ment upon  the  lands  reserved  by  this  proclamation. 

The  reservation  hereby  established  shall  be  known  as  The  Grants- 
ville  Forest  Reserve. 

In  witness  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the 
seal  of  the  United  States  to  be  affixed. 

Done  at  the  City  of  Washington,  this  7th  day  of  May,  in 
[seal.]     the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  nine  hundred  and  four, 
and  of  the  Indepe/.dence  of  the  United  States  the  one  hun- 
dred and  twenty-eighth. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 
By  the  President : 

John  Hay, 

Secretary  of  State. 


By  the  President  oe  the  United  States  of  America. 

A   PROCLAMATION. 

Whereas,  by  an  agreement  between  the  Sioux  tribe  of  Indians  on 
the  Rosebud  Reservation,  in  the  State  of  South  Dakota,  on  the  one 
part,  and  James  McLaughlin,  a  United  States  Indian  Inspector,  on 
the  other  part,  amended  and  ratified  by  act  of  Congress  approved 
April  23,  1904  (Public — No.  148),  the  said  Indian  tribe  ceded,  con- 
veyed, transferred,  relinquished,  and  surrendered,  forever  and  abso- 
lutely, without  any  reservation  whatsoever,  expressed  or  implied,  unto 
the  United  States  of  America,  all  their  claim,  title,  and  interest  of 
every  kind  and  character  in  and  to  the  unallotted  lands  embraced  in 


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the  following  described  tract  of  country  now  in  the  State  of  South 
Dakota,  to  wit: 

Commencing  in  the  middle  of  the  main  channel  of  the  Missouri  River  at  the 
intersection  of  the  south  line  of  Brule  County;  thence  down  said  middle  of  the 
main  channel  of  said  river  to  the  intersection  of  the  ninety-ninth  degree  of  west 
longitude  from  Greenwich;  thence  due  south  to  the  forty-third  parallel  of  lati- 
tude; thence  west  along  said  parallel  of  latitude  to  its  intersection  with  the 
tenth  guide  meridian ;  thence  north  along  said  guide  meridian  to  its  intersection 
with  the  township  line  between  townships  one  hundred  and  one  hundred  and  one 
north;  thence  east  along  said  township  line  to  the  point  of  beginning. 

The  unallotted  and  unreserved  land  to  be  disposed  of  hereunder 
approximates  three  hundred  and  eighty-two  thousand  (382,000)  acres, 
lying  and  being  within  the  boundaries  of  Gregory  County,  South  Da- 
kota, as  said  county  is  at  present  defined  and  organized. 

And  whereas,  in  pursuance  of  said  act  of  Congress  ratifying  the 
agreement  named,  the  lands  necessary  for  sub-issue  station,  Indian 
day  school,  Catholic  and  Congregational  missions  are  by  this  procla- 
mation, as  hereinafter  appears,  reserved  for  such  purposes,  respec- 
tively : 

And  whereas,  in  the  act  of  Congress  ratifying  the  said  agreement,  it 
is  provided : 

Sec.  2.  That  the  lands  ceded  to  the  United  States  under  said  agreement,  except- 
ing such  tracts  as  may  be  reserved  by  the  President,  not  exceeding  three  hundred 
and  ninety-eight  and  sixty-seven  one-hundredths  acres  in  all,  for  sub-issue  station, 
Indian  day  school,  one  Catholic  mission,  and  two  Congregational  missions,  shall 
be  disposed  of  under  the  general  provisions  of  the  homestead  and  townsite  laws 
of  the  United  States,  and  shall  be  opened  to  settlement  and  entry  by  proclamation 
of  the  President,  which  proclamation  shall  prescribe  the  manner  in  which  these 
lands  may  be  settled  upon,  occupied,  and  entered  by  persons  entitled  to  make 
entry  thereof;  and  no  person  shall  be  permitted  to  settle  upon,  occupy,  or  enter 
any  of  said  lands,  except  as  prescribed  in  such  proclamation,  until  after  the  ex- 
piration of  sixty  days  from  the  time  when  the  same  are  opened  to  settlement  and 
entry :  Provided,  That  the  rights  of  honorably  discharged  Union  soldiers  and 
sailors  of  the  late  civil  and  the  Spanish  war  or  Philippine  insurrection,  as  defined 
and  described  in  sections  twenty-three  hundred  and  four  and  twenty-three  hundred 
and  five  of  the  Revised  Statutes,  as  amended  by  the  Act  of  March  first,  nineteen 
hundred  and  one,  shall  not  be  abridged;  And  provided  further,  That  the  price  of 
said  lands  entered  as  homesteads  under  the  provisions  of  this  Act  shall  be  as 
follows :  Upon  all  lands  entered  or  filed  upon  within  three  months  after  the 
same  shall  be  opened  for  settlement  and  entry,  four  dollars  per  acre,  to  be  paid 
as  follows :  One  dollar  per  acre  when  entry  is  made ;  seventy-five  cents  per  acre 
within  two  years  after  entry ;  seventy-five  cents  per  acre  within  three  years  after 
entry;  seventy-five  cents  per  acre  within  four  years  after  entry,  and  seventy-five 
cents  per  acre  within  six  months  after  the  expiration  of  five  years  after  entry. 
And  upon  all  land  entered  or  filed  upon  after  the  expiration  of  three  months 
and  within  six  months  after  the  same  shall  be  opened  for  settlement  and  entry, 
three  dollars  per  acre,  to  be  paid  as  follows :  One  dollar  per  acre  when  entry  is 
made;  fifty  cents  per  acre  within  two  years  after  entry;  fifty  cents  per  acre 


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within  three  years  after  entry ;  fifty  cents  per  acre  within  four  years  after  entry, 
and  fifty  cents  per  acre  within  six  months  after  the  expiration  of  five  years  after 
entry.  After  the  expiration  of  six  months  after  the  same  shall  be  opened  for 
settlement  and  entry  the  price  shall  be  two  dollars  and  fifty  cents  per  acre,  to  be 
paid  as  follows :  Seventy-five  cents  when  entry  is  made ;  fifty  cents  per  acre 
within  two  years  after  entry;  fifty  cents  per  acre  within  three  years  after  entry; 
fifty  cents  per  acre  withm  four  years  after  entry,  and  twenty-five  cents  per  acre 
within  six  months  after  the  expiration  of  five  years  after  entry:  Provided,  That 
in  case  any  entryman  fails  to  make  such  payment  or  any  of  them  within  the 
time  stated  all  rights  in  and  to  the  land  covered  by  his  or  her  entry  shall  at 
once  cease,  and  any  payments  theretofore  made  shall  be  forfeited,  and  the  entry 
shall  be  forfeited  and  held  for  cancellation  and  the  same  shall  be  canceled:  And 
provided,  That  nothing  in  this  Act  shall  prevent  homestead  settlers  from  com- 
muting their  entries  under  section  twenty-three  hundred  and  one,  Revised 
Statutes,  by  paying  for  the  land  entered  the  price  fixed  herein,  receiving  credit 
for  payments  previously  made.  In  addition  to  the  price  to  be  paid  for  the  land, 
the  entryman  shall  pay  the  same  fees  and  commissions  at  the  time  of  commuta- 
tion or  final  entry,  as  now  provided  by  law,  where  the  price  of  the  land  is  one 
dollar  and  twenty-five  cents  per  acre;  And  provided  further,  That  all  lands 
herein  ceded  and  opened  to  settlement  under  this  Act,  remaining  undisposed  of  at 
the  expiration  of  four  years  from  the  taking  eflfect  of  this  act,  shall  be  sold  and 
disposed  of  for  cash,  under  rules  and  regulations  to  be  prescribed  by  the 
Secretary  of  the  Interior,  not  more  than  six  hundred  and  forty  acres  to  any 
one  purchaser. 


Sec.  4.  That  sections  sixteen  and  thirty-six  of  the  lands  hereby  acquired  in 
each  township  shall  not  be  subject  to  entry,  but  shall  be  reserved  for  the  use  of 
the  common  schools  and  paid  for  by  the  United  States  at  two  dollars  and  fifty 
cents  per  acre,  and  the  same  are  hereby  granted  to  the  State  of  South  Dakota 
for  such  purpose ;  and  in  case  any  of  said  sections,  or  parts  thereof,  of  the  land 
in  said  county  of  Gregory  are  lost  to  said  State  of  South  Dakota  by  reason  of 
allotments  thereof  to  any  Indian  or  Indians,  now  holding  the  same,  or  otherwise, 
the  governor  of  said  state,  with  the  approval  of  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior, 
is  hereby  authorized,  in  the  tract  herein  ceded,  to  locate  other  lands  not  occupied 
not  exceeding  two  sections  in  any  one  township,  which  shall  be  paid  for  by  the 
United  States  as  herein  provided  in  quantity  equal  to  the  loss,  and  such  selec- 
tions shall  be  made  prior  to  the  opening  of  such  lands  to  settlement. 

And  whereas,  all  of  the  conditions  required  by  law  to  be  performed 
prior  to  the  opening  of  said  tracts  of  land  to  settlement  and  entry 
have  been,  as  I  hereby  declare,  duly  performed : 

Now,  therefore,  I,  Theodore  Roosevelt,  President  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  by  virtue  of  the  power  vested  in  me  by  law,  do 
hereby  declare  and  make  known  that  all  of  the  lands  so  as  aforesaid 
ceded  by  the  Sioux  tribe  of  Indians  of  the  Rosebud  Reservation,  saving 
and  excepting  sections  sixteen  and  thirty-six  in  each  township,  and  all 
lands  located  or  selected  by  the  State  of  South  Dakota  as  indemnity 
school  or  educational  lands,  and  saving  and  excepting  the  W^  of  the 
NE^  and  the  E>^  of  the  NW14  of  Sec.  25,  T.  96  N.,  R.  72  W.,  of 
the  5th  P.  M.,  which  is  hereby  reserved  for  use  as  a  sub-issue  station ; 


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and  the  NE>4  of  the  SW>i  of  Sec.  23,  T.  96  N.,  R.  72  W.,  of  the 
5th  P.  M.,  which  is  hereby  reserved  for  use  as  an  Indian  day  school ; 
and  saving  and  excepting  the  N^  of  the  NE34  of  Sec.  25,  T.  95  N., 
R.  71  W.,  of  the  5th  P.  M.,  and  .the  NW34  of  the  NW>4  of  Sec.  20, 
T.  95  N.,  R.  70  W.,  of  the  5th  P.  M.,  both  of  which  tracts  are  hereby 
reserved  for  use  of  the  American  Missionary  Society  for  mission  pur- 
poses; and  the  N>^  of  the  NW^  of  Sec.  7,  T.  96  N.,  R.  71  W.,  of 
the  5th  P.  M.,  which  is  hereby  reserved  for  the  Roman  CathoHc  Church 
for  use  for  mission  purposes,  will,  on  the  eighth  day  of  August,  1904, 
at  9  o'clock  a.  m.,  in  the  manner  herein  prescribed  and  not  otherwise, 
be  opened  to  entry  and  settlement  and  to  disposition  under  the  general 
provisions  of  the  homestead  and  townsite  laws  of  the  United  States. 

Commencing  at  9  o'clock  a.  m.,  Tuesday,  July  5,  1904,  and  ending 
at  6  o'clock  p.  m.,  Saturday,  July  23,  1904,  a  registration  will  be  had 
at  Chamberlain,  Yankton,  Bonesteel,  and  Fairfax,  State  of  South 
Dakota,  for  the  purpose  of  ascertaining  what  persons  desire  to  enter, 
settle  upon,  and  acquire  title  to  any  of  said  lands  under  the  homestead 
law,  and  of  ascertaining  their  qualifications  so  to  do.  To  obtain  regis- 
tration each  applicant  will  be  required  to  show  himself  duly  qualified, 
by  written  application  to  be  made  only  on  a  blank  form  provided  by 
the  Commissioner  of  the  General  Land  Office,  to  make  homestead 
entry  of  these  lands  under  existing  laws  and  to  give  the  registering 
officer  such  appropriate  matters  of  description  and  identity  as  will  pro- 
tect the  applicant  and  the  government  against  any  attempted  impersona- 
tion. Registration  can  not  be  effected  through  the  use  of  the  mails  or 
the  employment  of  an  agent,  excepting  that  honorably  discharged 
soldiers  and  sailors  entitled  to  the  benefits  of  section  twenty-three  hun- 
dred and  four  of  the  Revised  Statutes  of  the  United  States,  as  amended 
by  the  act  of  Congress  approved  March  i,  1901,  (31  Stat.,  847)  may 
present  their  applications  for  registration  and  due  proofs  of  their  quali- 
fications through  an  agent  of  their  own  selection,  having  a  duly  ex- 
ecuted power  of  attorney,  but  no  person  will  be  permitted  to  act  as 
agent  for  more  than  one  such  soldier  or  sailor.  No  person  will  be 
permitted  to  register  more  than  once  or  in  any  other  than  his  true  name. 
Each  applicant  who  shows  himself  duly  qualified  will  be  registered  and 
given  a  non-transferable  certificate  to  that  effect,  which  will  entitle  him 
to  go  upon  and  examine  the  lands  to  be  opened  hereunder;  but  the 
only  purpose  for  which  he  can  go  upon  and  examine  said  lands  is  that 
of  enabling  him  later  on,  as  herein  provided,  to  understandingly  select 
the  lands  for  which  he  will  make  entry.  No  one  will  be  permitted  to 
make  settlement  upon  any  of  said  lands  in  advance  of  the  opening 
herein  provided  for,  and  during  the  first  sixty  days  following  said 
opening  no  one  but  registered  applicants  will  be  permitted  to  make 
homestead  settlement  upon  any  of  said  lands,  and  then  only  in  pur- 


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suance  of  a  homestead  entry  duly  allowed  by  the  local  land  officers,  or 
of  a  soldier's  declaratory  statement  duly  accepted  by  such  officers. 

The  order  in  which,  during  the  first  sixty  days  following  the  open- 
ing, the  registered  applicants  will  be  permitted  to  make  homestead 
entry  of  the  lands  opened  hereunder,  will  be  determined  by  a  drawing 
for  the  district  publicly  held  at  Chamberlain,  South  Dakota,  commenc- 
ing at  9  o'clock  a.  m.,  Thursday,  July  28,  1904,  and  continuing  for  such 
period  as  may  be  necessary  to  complete  the  same.  The  drawing  will 
be  had  under  the  supervision  and  immediate  observance  of  a  com- 
mittee of  three  persons  whose  integrity  is  such  as  to  make  their  con- 
trol of  the  drawing  a  guaranty  of  its  fairness.  The  members  of  this 
committee  will  be  appointed  by  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior,  who  will 
prescribe  suitable  compensation  for  their  services.  Preparatory  to 
this  drawing  the  registration  officers  will,  at  the  time  of  registering 
each  applicant  who  shows  himself  duly  qualified,  make  out  a  card, 
which  must  be  signed  by  the  applicant,  and  giving  such  a  description 
of  the  applicant  as  will  enable  the  local  land  officers  to  thereafter 
identify  him..  This  card  will  be  subsequently  sealed  in  a  separate 
envelope  which  will  bear  no  other  distinguishing  label  or  mark  than 
such  as  may  be  necessary  to  show  that  it  is  to  go  into  the  drawing. 
These  envelopes  will  be  carefully  preserved  and  remain  sealed  until 
opened  in  the  course  of  the  drawing  herein  provided.  When  the  regis- 
tration is  completed,  all  of  these  sealed  envelopes  will  be  brought  to- 
gether at  the  place  of  drawing  and  turned  over  to  the  committee  in 
charge  of  the  drawing,  who,  in  such  manner  as  in  their  judgment  will 
be  attended  with  entire  fairness  and  equality  of  opportunity,  shall 
proceed  to  draw  out  and  open  the  separate  envelopes  and  to  give  to 
each  enclosed  card  a  number  in  the  order  in  which  the  envelope  con- 
taining the  same  is  drawn.  The  result  of  the  drawing  will  be  certified 
by  the  committee  to  the  officers  of  the  district  and  will  determine 
the  order  in  which  the  applicants  may  make  homestead  entry  of  said 
lands  and  settlement  thereon. 

Notice  of  the  drawings,  stating  the  name  of  each  applicant  and  num- 
ber assigned  to  him  by  the  drawing,  will  be  posted  each  day  at  the 
place  of  drawing,  and  each  applicant  will  be  notified  of  his  number 
and  of  the  day  upon  which  he  must  make  his  entry,  by  a  postal  card 
mailed  to  him  at  the  address  given  by  him  at  the  time  of  registration. 
The  result  of  each  day's  drawing  will  also  be  given  to  the  press  to 
be  published  as  a  matter  of  news.  Applications  for  homestead  entry 
of  said  lands  during  the  first  sixty  days  following  the  opening  can 
be  made  only  by  registered  applicants  and  in  the  order  established  by 
the  drawing.  The  land  officers  for  the  district  will  receive  applications 
for  entries  at  Bonesteel,  South  Dakota,  in  their  district,  beginning 
August  8,  1904,  and  until  and  including  September  10,  1904,  and  there- 


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after  at  Chamberlain.  Commencing  Monday,  August  8,  1904,  at  9 
o'clock  a.  m.,  the  applications  of  those  drawing  numbers  i  to  100,  in- 
clusive, must  be  presented  and  will  be  considered  in  their  numerical 
order  during  the  first  day,  and  the  applications  of  those  drawing  num- 
bers loi  to  200,  inclusive,  must  be  presented  and  will  be  considered  in 
their  numerical  order  during  the  second  day,  and  so  on  at  that  rate 
until  all  of  said  lands  subject  to  entry  under  the  homestead  law,  and 
desired  thereunder  have  been  entered.  If  any  applicant  fails  to  appear 
and  present  his  application  for  entry  when  the  number  assigned  to 
him  by  the  drawing  is  reached,  his  right  to  enter  will  be  passed  until 
after  the  other  applications  assigned  for  that  day  have  been  disposed  of, 
when  he  will  be  given  another  opportunity  to  make  entry,  failing  in 
which  he  will  be  deemed  to  have  abandoned  his  right  to  make  entry 
under  such  drawing.  To  obtain  the  allowance  of  a  homestead  entry, 
each  applicant  must  personally  present  the  certificate  of  registration 
theretofore  issued  to  him,  together  with  a  regular  homestead  applica- 
tion and  the  necessary  accompanying  proofs,  and  make  the  first  pay- 
ment of  one  dollar  per  acre  for  the  land  embraced  in  his  application, 
together  with  the  regular  land  office  fees,  but  an  honorably  discharged 
soldier  or  sailor  may  file  his  declaratory  statement  through  his  agent, 
who  can  represent  but  one  soldier  or  sailor  as  in  the  matter  of  regis- 
tration. The  production  of  the  certificate  of  registration  will  be  dis- 
pensed with  only  upon  satisfactory  proof  of  its  loss  or  destruction. 
'If  at  the  time  of  considering  his  regular  application  for  entry  it  appear 
that  an  applicant  is  disqualified  from  making  homestead  entry  of  these 
lands  his  application  will  be  rejected,  notwithstanding  his  prior  regis- 
tration. If  any  applicant  shall  register  more  than  once  hereunder,  or 
in  any  other  than  his  true  name,  or  shall  transfer  his  registration  certifi- 
cate, he  will  thereby  lose  all  the  benefits  of  the  registration  and  draw- 
ing herein  provided  for,  and  will  be  precluded  from  entering  or  set- 
tling upon  any  of  said  lands  during  the  first  sixty  days  following  said 
opening. 

Any  person  or  persons  desiring  to  found,  or  to  suggest  establishing, 
a  townsite  upon  any  of  said  ceded  lands,  at  any  point,  may,  at  any 
time  before  the  opening  herein  provided  for,  file  in  the  land  office  a  writ- 
ten application  to  that  effect,  describing  by  legal  subdivisions  the  lands 
intended  to  be  affected,  and  stating  fully  and  under  oath  the  necessity 
or  propriety  of  founding  or  establishing  a  town  at  that  place.  The 
"local  officers  will  forthwith  transmit  said  petition  to  the  Commissioner 
of  the  General  Land  Office  with  their  recommendation  in  the  premises. 
Such  Commissioner,  if  he  believes  the  public  interests  will  be  sub- 
served thereby,  will,  if  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior  approve  thereof, 
issue  an  order  withdrawing  the  lands  described  in  such  petition,  or 
any  portion  thereof,  from  homestead  entry  and  settlement  and  direct- 


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ing  that  the  same  be  held  for  the  time  being  for  townsite  settlement, 
entry,  and  disposition  only.  In  such  event,  the  lands  so  withheld  from 
homestead  entry  and  settlement  will,  at  the  time  of  said  opening 
and  not  before,  become  subject  to  settlement,  entry,  and  disposition 
under  the  general  townsite  laws  of  the  United  States.  None  of 
said  ceded  lands  will  be  subject  to  settlement,  entry,  or  disposition 
under  such  general  townsite  laws  except  in  the  manner  herein  pre- 
scribed until  after  the  expiration  of  sixty  days  from  the  time  of  said 
opening. 

All  persons  are  especially  admonished  that  under  the  said  act  of  Con- 
gress approved  April  23,  1904,  it  is  provided  that  no  person  shall  be 
permitted  to  settle  upon,  occupy,  or  enter  any  of  said  ceded  lands  ex- 
cept in  the  manner  prescribed  in  this  proclamation  until  after  the 
expiration  of  sixty  days  from  the  time  when  the  same  are  opened  to 
settlement  and  entry.  After  the  expiration  of  the  said  period  of 
sixty  days,  but  not  before,  and  until  the  expiration  of  three  months 
after  the  same  shall  have  been  opened  for  settlement  and  entry,  as 
hereinbefore  prescribed,  any  of  said  lands  remaining  undisposed  of 
may  be  settled  upon,  occupied,  and  entered  under  the  general  provisions 
of  the  homestead  and  townsite  laws  of  the  United  States  in  like  manner 
as  if  the  manner  of  effecting  such  settlement,  occupancy,  and  entry  had 
not  been  prescribed  herein  in  obedience  to  law,  subject,  however,  to  the 
payment  of  four  dollars  per  acre  for  the  land  entered,  in  the  manner  and 
at  the  time  required  by  the  said  act  of  Congress  above  mentioned. 
After  the  expiration  of  three  months,  and  not  before,  and  until  the 
expiration  of  six  months  after  the  same  shall  have  been  opened  for 
settlement  and  entry,  as  aforesaid,  any  of  said  lands  remaining  un- 
disposed of  may  also  be  settled  upon,  occupied,  and  entered  under 
the  general  provisions  of  the  same  laws  and  in  the  same  manner, 
subject,  however,  to  the  payment  of  three  dollars  per  acre  for  the 
land  entered  in  the  manner  and  at  the  times  required  by  the  same  act 
of  Congress.  After  the  expiration  of  six  months,  and  not  before, 
after  the  same  shall  have  been  opened  for  settlement  and  entry,  as 
aforesaid,  any  of  said  lands  remaining  undisposed  of  may  also  be 
settled  upon,  occupied,  and  entered  under  the  general  provisions  of  the 
same  laws  and  in  the  same  manner,  subject,  however,  to  the  payment 
of  two  dollars  and  fifty  cents  per  acre  for  the  land  entered,  in  the 
manner  and  at  the  times  required  by  the  same  act  of  Congress.  And 
after  the  expiration  of  four  years  from  the  taking  effect  of  this  act,  and 
not  before,  any  of  said  lands  remaining  undisposed  of  shall  be  sold 
and  disposed  of  for  cash,  under  rules  and  regulations  to  be  prescribed 
by  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior,  not  more  than  six  hundred  and  forty 
acres  to  any  one  purchaser. 

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regulations   necessary   to  carry   into   effect   the   opening  herein   pro- 
vided for. 

In  witness  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the 
seal  of  the  United  State  to  be  affixed. 

Done  at  the  City  of  Washington  this  13th  day  of  May,  in 
[seal.]     the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  nine  hundred  and  four, 
and  of  the  Independence  of  the  United  States  the  one  hundred 
and  twenty-eighth. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 

By  the  President : 

Francis  B.  Loomis, 

Acting  Secretary  of  State. 


By  the  President  of  the  United  States  oe  America. 
A   PROCLAMATION. 

Whereas,  the  Battlement  Mesa  Forest  Reserve,  in  the  State  of  Colo- 
rado, was  established  by  proclamation  dated  December  twenty-fourth, 
eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-two,  under  and  by  virtue  of  section 
twenty-four  of  the  Act  of  Congress,  approved  March  third,  eighteen 
hundred  and  ninety-one,  entitled,  "An  act  to  repeal  timber-culture  laws, 
and  for  other  purposes",  which  provides,  "That  the  President  of  the 
United  States  may,  from  time  to  time,  set  apart  and  reserve,  in  any 
State  or  Territory  having  public  land  bearing  forest,  in  any  part  of 
the  public  lands  wholly  or  in  part  covered  with  timber  or  undergrowth, 
whether  of  commercial  value  or  not,  as  public  reservations,  and  the 
President  shall,  by  public  proclamation,  declare  the  establishment  of 
such  reservations  and  the  limits  thereof"; 

And  whereas,  it  is  further  provided  by  the  Act  of  Congress,  approved 
June  fourth,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-seven,  entitled,  "An  act  mak- 
ing appropriations  for  sundry  civil  expenses  of  the  Government  for 
the  fiscal  year  ending  June  thirtieth,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-eight, 
and  for  other  purposes",  thai  "the  President  is  hereby  authorized  at 
any  time  to  modify  any  Executive  order  that  has  been  or  may  here- 
after be  made  establishing  any  forest  reserve,  and  by  such  modification 
may  reduce  the  area  or  change  the  boundary  lines  of  such  reserve,  or 
may  vacate  altogether  any  order  creating  such  reserve" ; 

Now,  therefore,  I,  Theodore  Roosevelt,  President  of  the  United 
States,  by  virtue  of  the  power  vested  in  me  by  the  aforesaid  act  of  Con- 
gress, approved  June  fourth,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-seven,  do 
hereby  make  known  and  proclaim  that  the  boundary  lines  of  the  afore- 
said Battlement  Mesa  Forest  Reserve  are  hereby  modified  so  as  to 
read  as  follows : 


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Beginning  at  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  three  (3),  Township 
nine  (9)  South,  Range  ninety-seven  (97)  West,  Sixth  (6th)  Principal 
Meridian,  Colorado ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section 
thirty-four  (34),  Township  eight  (8)  South,  Range  ninety-six  (96) 
West ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-two 
(22),  said  township;  thence  easterly  along  the  section  lines  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  Section  fifteen  (15),  Township  eight  (8)  South, 
Range  ninety-five  (95)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  cor- 
ner of  Section  three  (3),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  Township  seven  (7)  South,  Range  ninety-four  (94) 
West;  thence  northerly  to  the  point  for  the  south-west  corner  of  Sec- 
tion eighteen  (18),  said  township;  thence  easterly  along  the  surveyed 
and  unsurveyed  section  lines  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty- 
one  (21),  Township  seven  (7)  South,  Range  ninety-three  (93)  West; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-three 
(33),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Sec- 
tion three  (3),  Township  eight  (8)  South,  Range  ninety-three  (93) 
West;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  fourteen 
(14),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Sec- 
tion thirteen  (13),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  point  for 
the  north-west  corner  of  Section  nineteen  (19),  Township  eight  (8) 
South,  Range  ninety-two  (92)  West ;  thence  easterly  along  the  un- 
surveyed section  lines  to  the  point  for  the  north-east  corner  of  Section 
twenty-four  (24),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  point  for 
the  south-east  corner  of  said  township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  point 
for  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-three  (33),  Township 
eight  (8)  South,  Range  ninety-one  (91)  West;  thence  northerly  to 
the  point  for  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  four  (4),  said  town- 
ship; thence  easterly  along  the  unsurveyed  township  line  to  the  point 
for  the  north-east  corner  of  Township  eight  (8)  South,  Range  ninety 
(90)  West ;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Township 
nine  (9)  South,  Range  eighty-nine  (89)  West;  thence  easterly  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  said  township ;  thence  southerly  along  the  sur- 
veyed and  unsurveyed  range  line,  allowing  for  the  proper  offset  on 
the  township  line  between  Townships  ten  (10)  and  eleven  (11)  South, 
to  the  south-east  corner  of  Township  twelve  (12)  South,  Range  eighty- 
nine  (89)  West;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Town- 
ship twelve  (12)  South,  Range  ninety  (90)  West;  thence  northerly 
to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  township ;  thence  westerly  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  Township  twelve  (12)  South,  Range  ninety- 
two  (92)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said 
township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Township 
twelve  (12)  South,  Range  ninety-three  (93)  West;  thence  northerly 
to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirteen   (13),  Township  twelve 


792  Messages  and  Speeches 

(12)  South,  Range  ninety-four  (94)  West;  thence  westerly  along 
the  section  lines  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-one  (21), 
Township  twelve  (12)  South,  Range  ninety-five  (95)  West;  thence 
southerly  along  the  section  lines  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section 
thirty-three  (33),  Township  fourteen  (14)  South,  Range  ninety- 
five  (95)  West;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Town- 
ship fourteen  (14)  South,  Range  ninety-six  (96)  West;  thence  north- 
erly to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  township;  thence  westerly  to 
the  south-west  corner  of  fractional  Section  thirty-five  (35),  Town- 
ship thirteen  (13)  South,  Range  ninety-eight  (98)  West;  thence 
northerly  along  the  section  lines  to  the  north-west  corner  of  frac- 
tional Section  two  (2),  Township  twelve  (12)  South,  Range  ninety- 
eight  (98)  West;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Town- 
ship eleven  (11)  South,  Range  ninety-six  (96)  West;  thence  north- 
erly to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  eighteen  (18)  said  town- 
ship; thence  easterly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  ten  (10), 
said  township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section 
three  (3),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of 
Township  ten  (10)  South,  Range  ninety-three  (93)  West;  thence 
northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Township  eight  (8)  South,  Range 
ninety-three  (93)  West;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of 
Township  nine  (9)  South,  Range  ninety-five  (95)  West;  thence  south- 
erly to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirteen  (13),  said  township; 
thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  eighteen  (18), 
said  township ;  thence  southerly  to  the  point  for  the  south-east  corner 
of  Section  twenty-four  (24),  Township  nine  (9)  South,  Range  ninety- 
six  (96)  West ;  thence  westerly  to  the  point  for  the  south-west  corner 
of  Section  nineteen  (19),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  Township  nine  (9)  South,  Range  ninety-seven 
(97)  West;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty- 
four  (34),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner 
of  Section  three  (3),  said  township,  the  place  of  beginning. 

Warning  is  hereby  expressly  given  to  all  persons  not  to  make  set- 
tlement upon  the  reserved  lands  within  the  above-described  boundaries. 

The  lands  hereby  excluded  from  the  reserve  and  restored  to  the 
public  domain  shall  be  open  to  settlement  from  the  date  hereof,  but 
shall  not  be  subject  to  entry,  filing  or  selection  until  after  ninety  days' 
notice  by  such  publication  as  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior  may  pre- 
scribe. 

In  witness  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the 
seal  of  the  United  States  to  be  affixed. 

Done  at  the  City  of  Washington  this  i6th  day  of  May,  in 
[seal.]     the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  nine  hundred  and  four, 


Theodore  Roosevelt  793 

and  of  the  Independence  of  the  United  States  the  one  hun- 
dred and  twenty-eighth. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 
By  the  President : 

Francis  B.  Loomis, 

Acting  Secretary  of  State. 


By  the  President  oe  the  United  States  oe  America. 
A  PROCLAMATION. 

Whereas,  The  White  River  Forest  Reserve,  in  the  State  of  Colo- 
rado, was  estabHshed  by  proclamation  dated  October  sixteenth,  eighteen 
hundred  and  ninety-one,  under  and  by  virtue  of  section  twenty- 
four  of  the  Act  of  Congress,  approved  March  third,  eighteen  hundred 
and  ninety-one,  entitled,  "An  act  to  repeal  timber-culture  laws,  and 
for  other  purposes",  which  provides,  "That  the  President  of  the  United 
States  may,  from  time  to  time,  set  apart  and  reserve,  in  any  State 
or  Territory  having  public  land  bearing  forests,  in  any  part  of  the 
public  lands  wholly  or  in  part  covered  with  timber  or  undergrowth, 
whether  of  commercial  value  or  not,  as  public  reservations,  and  the 
President  shall,  by  public  proclamation,  declare  the  establishment  of 
such  reservations  and  the  limits  thereof" ; 

And  whereas,  it  is  further  provided  by  the  Act  of  Congress,  approved 
June  fourth,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-seven,  entitled,  "An  act 
making  appropriations  for  sundry  civil  expenses  of  the  Government 
for  the  fiscal  year  ending  June  thirtieth,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety- 
eight,  and  for  other  purposes",  that  "the  President  is  hereby  authorized 
at  any  time  to  modify  any  Executive  order  that  has  been  or  may  here- 
after be  made  establishing  any  forest  reserve,  and  by  such  modification 
may  reduce  the  area  or  change  the  boundary  line  of  such  reserve,  or 
may  vacate  altogether  any  order  creating  such  reserve" ;  under  which 
provision,  the  boundary  lines  of  the  said  forest  reserve  were  modified 
by  proclamation  dated  June  twenty-eighth,  nineteen  hundred  and  two ; 

Now,  therefore,  I,  Theodore  Roosevelt,  President  of  the  United 
States,  by  virtue  of  the  power  vested  in  me  by  the  aforesaid  act  of 
Congress,  approved  June  fourth,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-seven, 
do  hereby  make  known  and  proclaim  that  the  boundary  lines  of  the 
aforesaid  White  River  Forest  Reserve  are  hereby  further  modified  so 
as  to  read  as  follows : 

Beginning  at  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  nine  (9),  Township 
four  (4)  North,  Range  ninety  (90)  West,  Sixth  (6th)  Principal 
Meridian,  Colorado ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said 
township ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty- 


794  Messages  and  Speeches 

five  (25),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  four- 
teen (14),  Township  three  (3)  North,  Range  ninety  (90)  West; 
thence  westerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of 
Section  twenty-three  (23),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  said  quarter-section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  said  quarter-section;  thence  southerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  Section  twenty-six  (26), 
said  township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  quarter- 
section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  north-east 
quarter  of  said  section;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of 
said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ; 
thence  easterly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of 
Section  thirty  (30),  Township  three  (3)  North,  Range  eighty-nine 
(89)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  north- 
east quarter  of  Section  nineteen  (19),  said  township;  thence  westerly 
to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  eighteen  (18),  said  township; 
thence  northerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  six  (6),  said 
township;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  four  (4), 
said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section 
thirty-three  (33),  Township  four  (4)  North,  Range  eighty-nine  (89) 
West ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-seven  (27),  said 
township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty- 
five  (25),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of 
said  township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  six 
(6),  Township  three  (3)  North,  Range  eighty-eight  (88)  West;  thence 
southerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  seventeen  (17),  said 
township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  east- 
erly to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-one  (21),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  south-west  quar- 
ter of  Section  thirty-four  (34),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Section  thirty-six  (36), 
said  township ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter 
of  Section  thirty-three  (33),  Township  three  (3)  North,  Range  eighty- 
seven  (87)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said 
quarter-section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  north- 
west quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner 
of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  south- 
east quarter  of  Section  twenty-nine  (29),  said  township;  thence  north- 
erly to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  quarter-section ;  thence  westerly 
to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  Section  thirty 


Theodore  Roosevelt  795 

(30),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Sec- 
tion twenty-four  (24),  Township  three  (3)  North,  Range  eighty-eight 
(88)  West;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  west- 
erly to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  fourteen  (14),  said  township; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  west- 
erly to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  ten  (10),  said  township; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  west- 
erly to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  four  (4),  said  township;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-three  (33),  Town- 
ship four  (4)  North,  Range  eighty-eight  (88)  West;  thence  easterly 
to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  Section  twenty-seven  (2y), 
said  township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  south- 
east quarter  of  Section  twenty-six  (26),  said  township;  thence  south- 
erly to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-five  (35),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter 
of  Section  thirty-two  (32),  Township  four  (4)  North,  Range  eighty- 
seven  (87)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the 
north-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  Section  twenty-six  (26),  said  township;  thence  northerly 
to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  along  the 
surveyed  and  unsurveyed  section  lines  to  the  point  for  the  north-east 
corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  Section  twenty-nine  (29),  Town- 
ship four  (4)  North,  Range  eighty-six  (86)  West;  thence  south- 
erly to  the  point  for  the  south-east  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter 
of  Section  thirty-two  (32),  said  township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Section  thirty-four  (34),  said 
township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  north-east 
quarter  of  Section  twenty-two  (22),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to 
the  north-east  corner  of  said  section;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  Section  fourteen  (14),  said  township;  thence  easterly 
to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  thirteen  (13),  said  township;  thence 
southerly  along  the  range  line,  allowing  for  the  proper  offset  on  the 
Base  Line,  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Township  two  (2)  South, 
Range  eighty-six  (86)  West ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-east  corner 
of  Section  four  (4),  Township  three  (3)  South,  Range  eighty-seven 
(87)  West;  thence  southerly  along  the  section  lines  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  Section  thirty-three  (33),  Township  four  (4)  South,  Range 
eighty-seven  (87)  West;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
Township  four  (4)  South,  Range  ninety-one  (91)  West;  thence  north- 
erly to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  township ;  thence  westerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  Township  three  (3)  South,  Range  ninety-three 
(93)   West;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Township 


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two  (2)  South,  Range  ninety-three  (93)  West;  thence  easterly  to 
the  north-east  corner  of  Section  three  (3),  said  township;  thence  south- 
erly to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  fifteen  (15),  said  township; 
thence  easterly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirteen  (13),  said 
township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ; 
thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  seventeen  (17), 
Township  two  (2)  South,  Range  ninety-two  (92)  West;  thence  north- 
erly to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  four  (4),  said  township; 
thence  easterly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-four  (34), 
Township  one  (i)  South,  Range  ninety-two  (92)  West;  thence  north- 
erly to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-six  (36),  said  township;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  thirty  (30),  Township 
one  (i)  South,  Range  ninety-one  (91)  West;  thence  easterly  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  Section  twenty-six  (26), 
said  township.;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  south- 
west quarter  of  Section  thirty-five  (35),  said  township;  thence  east- 
erly to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  two  (2),  Township  two  (2) 
South,  Range  ninety-one  (91)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of 
the  north-west  quarter  of  Section  twelve  (12),  said  township;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  Sec- 
tion thirteen  (13),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Section  eighteen  (18),  Township 
two  (2)  South,  Range  ninety  (90)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  Section  six  (6),  said 
township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Township  one 
(i)  South,  Range  ninety  (90)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  Section  twenty-five  (25),  Township  one  (i)  South, 
Range  ninety-one  (91)  West;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner 
of  the  south-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly 
to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  Section  thirteen  (13),  said  township;  thence  westerly 
to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner 
of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  town- 
ship; thence  easterly  along  the  Base  Line  to  the  south-west  corner 
of  Township  one  (i)  North,  Range  ninety  (90)  West;  thence  north- 
erly to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-one  (31),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  Sec- 
tion twenty-nine  (29),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly 


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to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-eight  (28),  said  township; 
thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly 
to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  Section  twenty- 
two  (22),  said  township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the 
south-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  Section  fifteen  (15),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  Section  nineteen  (19),  said  township;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  said 
section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  north-west 
quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of 
Section  twenty-four  (24),  Township  one  (i)  North,  Range  ninety- 
one  (91)  West;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  sec- 
tion ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-six 
(26),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said 
section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty- 
four  (34),  said  township;  thence  westerly  along  the  Base  Line  to 
the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-two  (32),  said  township; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  seventeen  (17), 
said  township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section 
twelve  (12),  Township  one  (i)  North,  Range  ninety-two  (92)  West; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  three  (3),  said 
township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  three 
(3),  Township  two  (2)  North,  Range  ninety-two  (92)  West;  thence 
easterly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-four  (34),  Town- 
ship three  (3)  North,  Range  ninety-one  (91)  West;  thence  north- 
erly to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-six  (36),  said  township;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Township  three  (3)  North,  Range 
ninety  (90)  West;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Sec- 
tion thirty-two  (32),  Township  four  (4)  North,  Range  ninety  (90) 
West ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  south-west 
quarter  of  Section  twenty-nine  (29),  said  township;  thence  easterly 
to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Section  twenty- 
eight  (28),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of 
Section  sixteen  (16),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of 
Section  nine  (9),  said  township,  the  place  of  beginning. 

Warning  is  hereby  expressly  given  to  all  persons  not  to  make  set- 
tlement upon  the  reserved  lands  within  the  above-described  boundaries. 

The  lands  hereby  excluded  from  the  reserve  and  restored  to  the 
public  domain  shall  be  open  to  settlement  from  the  date  hereof,  but 
shall  not  be  subject  to  entry,  filing  or  selection  until  after  ninety  days* 


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notice  by  such  publication  as  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior  may  pre- 
scribe. 

In  witness  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the  seal 
of  the  United  States  to  be  affixed. 

Done  at  the  City  of  Washington  this  21st  day  of  May,  in 
[seal.]     the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  nine  hundred  and  four, 
and  of  the  Independence  of  the  United  States  the  one  hun- 
dred and  twenty-eighth. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 
By  the  President : 

Francis  B.  Loomis, 

Acting  Secretary  of  State. 

By  the  President  of  the  United  States  of  America. 
A  PROCLAMATION. 

Whereas,  it  is  provided  by  section  twenty-four  of  the  Act  of  Con- 
gress, approved  March  third,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-one,  en- 
titled, "An  act  to  repeal  timber-culture  laws,  and  for  other  purposes", 
"That  the  President  of  the  United  States  may,  from  time  to  time,  set 
apart  and  reserve,  in  any  State  or  Territory  having  public  land  bearing 
forests,  in  any  part  of  the  public  lands  wholly  or  in  part  covered  with 
timber  or  undergrowth,  whether  of  commercial  value  or  not,  as  public 
reservations,  and  the  President  shall,  by  public  proclamation,  declare 
the  establishment  of  such  reservations  and  the  limits  thereof" ; 

And  whereas,  the  public  lands  in  the  State  of  Utah,  within  the  limits 
hereinafter  described,  are  in  part  covered  with  timber,  and  it  appears 
that  the  public  good  would  be  promoted  by  setting  apart  and  reserving 
said  lands  as  public  reservations ; 

Now,  therefore,  I,  Theodore  Roosevelt,  President  of  the  United 
States,  by  virtue  of  the  power  in  me  vested  by  section  twenty-four  of 
the  aforesaid  Act  of  Congress,  do  hereby  make  known  and  proclaim 
that  there  are  hereby  reserved  from  entry  or  settlement  and  set  apart 
as  public  reservations  all  those  certain  tracts,  pieces  or  parcels  of  land 
lying  and  being  situate  in  the  State  of  Utah,  and  within  the  boundaries 
particularly  described  as  follows,  to  wit: 

Beginning  at  the  south-west  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Sec- 
tion eighteen  (18),  Township  one  (i)  South,  Range  two  (2)  East, 
Salt  Lake  Meridian,  Utah ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
the  south-east  quarter  of  Section  fifteen  (15),  said  township;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  said 
section ;  thence  easterly  along  the  section  lines  to  the  north-east  corner 
of  Section  eighteen  (18),  Township  one  (i)  South,  Range  three  (3) 
East ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 


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easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty  (20),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-nine 
(29),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said 
section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-one 
(31),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  point  for  the  north-east 
corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  Section  three  (3),  Township  two 
(2)  South,  Range  three  (3)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the  point  for 
the  south-east  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  Section  ten  (10), 
said  township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  point  for  the  north-east  corner 
of  the  south-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  point 
for  the  south-east  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  Section  fifteen 
(15),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  point  for  the  north-east 
corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  Section  thirteen  (13),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  southerly  to  the  point  for  the  south-east  corner  of  the 
south-west  quarter  of  Section  thirty-six  (36),  said  township;  thence 
westerly  to  the  point  for  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  two  (2), 
Township  three  (3)  South,  Range  three  (3)  East;  thence  southerly 
to  the  point  for  the  south-east  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  said 
section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  point  for  the  south-west  corner  of  the 
north-west  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  point  for 
the  south-east  corner  of  Section  three  (3),  said  township;  thence  west- 
erly to  the  point  for  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  eight  (8),  said 
township;  thence  southerly  to  the  point  for  the  south-east  corner  of 
the  north-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  point 
for  the  south-west  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  said  section; 
thence  southerly  to  the  point  for  the  south-east  corner  of  the  north-east 
quarter  of  Section  eighteen  (18),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to 
the  point  for  the  south-west  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  Sec- 
tion thirteen  (13),  Township  three  (3)  South,  Range  two  (2)  East; 
thence  southerly  to  the  point  for  the  south-east  corner  of  the  north- 
east quarter  of  Section  twenty-three  (23),  said  township;  thence  west- 
erly to  the  point  for  the  south-west  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter 
of  Section  twenty  (20),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  point 
for  the  south-east  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  Section  eighteen 
(18),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  point  for  the  south-west 
corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to 
the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twelve  (12),  Township  three  (3) 
South,  Range  one  ( i )  East ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner 
of  the  south-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  Section  one  (i),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-five  (25),  Town- 
ship two  (2)  South,  Range  one  (i)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  said  section;  thence  northerly 


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to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  quarter-section ;  thence  easterly  to 
the  north-east  corner  of  said  quarter-section ;  thence  northerly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-four  (24),  said  township;  thence 
westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  said  sec- 
tion ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  quarter-section ; 
thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of 
the  north-west  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  the  south-west  quarter  of 
Section  thirteen  (13),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  the  north-cast  quarter  of  the  south-east  quarter  of 
Section  fourteen  (14),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  Sec- 
tion eleven  ( 1 1 ) ,  said  township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner 
of  the  south-east  quarter  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  Section  twelve 
(12),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Sec- 
tion twenty-five  (25),  Township  one  (i)  South,  Range  one  (i)  East; 
thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of 
the  south-west  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  said 
section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  south-west 
quarter  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to 
the  north-west  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  the  north-east  quarter 
of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ; 
thence  northerly  to  the  point  for  the  north-west  corner  of  the  south- 
west quarter  of  Section  nineteen  (19),  Township  one  (i)  South,  Range 
two  (2)  East;  thence  easterly  to  the  point  for  the  north-east  corner  of 
said  quarter-section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
the  south-east  quarter  of  Section  eighteen  (18),  said  township,  the 
place  of  beginning; 

Also: 

In  Township  one  (i)  South,  Range  one  (i)  East,  the  north-west 
quarter,  and  the  north-west  quarter  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  Sec- 
tion one  ( I ) ,  the  north-east  quarter,  the  north-east  quarter  of  the  north- 
west quarter,  and  the  east  half  and  south-west  quarter  of  the  south- 
east quarter  of  Section  twelve  (12),  the  north-west  quarter,  the  north 
half  and  south-east  quarter  of  the  north-east  quarter,  the  east  half 
of  the  south-west  quarter,  and  the  north-east  quarter  and  south-west 
quarter  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Section  thirteen  (13),  the  north  half 
and  south-east  quarter  of  the  north-west  quarter,  the  north  half  of 
the  north-east  quarter,  and  the  south  half  of  the  south-east  quarter 
of  Section  twenty- four  (24)  ; 

In  Township  one  (i)  North,  Range  one  (l)  East,  Section  twelve 
(12),  the  south-east  quarter,  and  the  east  half  of  the  north-east  quarter 
of  Section  fourteen  (14),  the  south  half  of  the  south-west  quarter,  the 


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north-west  quarter,  and  the  east  half  of  Section  twenty-four  (24),  the 
south-west  quarter  and  east  half  of  Section  twenty-six  (26)  ; 

In  Township  one  (i)  South,  Range  two  (2)  East,  the  north-east 
quarter  and  the  west  half  of  Section  four  (4),  the  south-east  quarter, 
and  the  east  half  and  south-west  quarter  of  the  south-west  quarter 
of  Section  five  (5),  the  south-east  quarter  of  the  south-east  quarter, 
and  the  south-west  quarter  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  Section  six 
(6),  all  Section  seven  (7),  the  north-west  quarter  of  the  south-east 
quarter,  the  north-east  quarter,  and  the  west  half  of  Section  eight  (8), 
the  north-west  quarter  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Section  eleven  ( 1 1 ) , 
the  north-east  quarter,  and  the  north  half  and  south-west  quarter  of 
the  north-west  quarter  of  Section  twelve  (12),  the  north  half  of  the 
north-west  quarter,  the  south  half  of  the  south-west  quarter,  and  the 
south  half  and  north-east  quarter  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Sec- 
tion seventeen  (17),  the  west  half  and  north-east  quarter  of  the  south- 
west quarter,  the  north-west  quarter  of  the  south-east  quarter,  and 
the  north  half  of  Section  eighteen  ''18),  the  north-west  quarter  of 
Section  nineteen  ( 19)  ; 

In  Township  one  (i)  North,  Range  two  (2)  East,  the  north-west 
quarter,  the  north  half  of  the  north-east  quarter,  and  the  north  half 
and  south-east  quarter  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  Section  four  (4), 
all  Sections  six  (6),  eight  (8),  ten  (10),  and  twelve  (12),  the  north 
half  and  south-east  quarter  of  Section  fourteen  (14),  all  Section 
eighteen  (18),  the  north  half,  the  south-west  quarter,  and  the  west  half 
and  north-east  quarter  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Section  twenty 
(20),  the  west  half  of .  the  north-east  quarter,  the  west  half  of  the 
south-east  quarter,  the  west  half  and  south-east  quarter  of  the  north- 
west quarter,  and  the  south-west  quarter  of  Section  twenty-two  (22), 
the  east  half  of  Section  twenty- four  (24),  all  Section  twenty-six  (26), 
the  south-west  quarter,  the  north  half  of  the  north-east  quarter,  and 
the  north  half  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  Section  twenty-eight  (28), 
the  north  half  of  the  south-east  quarter,  the  south-west  quarter,  and 
the  north  half  of  Section  thirty  (30),  the  north-west  quarter  of  the 
south-east  quarter,  the  north-east  quarter,  and  the  south-west  quarter 
of  Section  thirty-four  (34)  ; 

In  Township  two  (2)  North,  Range  two  (2)  East,  the  south  half  of 
Section  thirty-four  (34)  ; 

In  Township  one  (i)  South,  Range  three  (3)  East,  Section  six 
(6) ,  the  south-east  quarter  of  the  south-east  quarter  and  the  north  half 
of  Section  eight  (8),  the  south-west  quarter  of  Section  twenty-two 
(22),  the  north  half  of  Section  thirty-three  (33),  the  south-west  quarter 
and  the  south  half  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  Section  thirty-four 

(34); 

In  Township  one   (i)    North,  Range  three   (3)   East,  Section  six 


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(6),  the  south-west  quarter  of  Section  eight  (8),  all  Section  eighteen 
(i8),  the  west  half  of  Section  twenty  (20),  and  all  Section  thirty  (30). 

Excepting  from  the  force  and  effect  of  this  proclamation  all  lands 
which  may  have  been,  prior  to  the  date  hereof,  embraced  in  any  legal 
entry  or  covered  by  any  lawful  filing  duly  of  record  in  the  proper  United 
States  Land  Office,  or  upon  vv^hich  any  valid  settlement  has  been  made 
pursuant  to  law,  and  the  statutory  period  within  which  to  make  entry 
or  filing  of  record  has  not  expired :  Provided,  that  this  exception  shall 
not  continue  to  apply  to  any  particular  tract  of  land  unless  the  entry- 
man,  settler  or  claimant  continues  to  comply  with  the  law  under  which 
the  entry,  filing  or  settlement  was  made. 

Warning  is  hereby  expressly  given  to  all  persons  not  to  make  set- 
tlement upon  the  lands  reserved  by  this  proclamation. 

The  reservations  hereby  established  shall  be  known  as  The  Salt  Lake 
Forest  Reserves. 

In  witness  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the 
seal  of  the  United  States  to  be  affixed. 

Done  at  the  City  of  Washington  this  26th  day  of  May,  in 
[seal.]     the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  nine  hundred  and  four, 
and  of  the  Independence  of  the  United  States  the  one  hun- 
dred and  twenty-eighth. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 
By  the  President : 

John  Hay, 

Secretary  of  State. 


By  the  President  of  the  United  States  of  America. 
A   PROCLAMATION. 

Whereas,  by  an  agreement  between  the  Sisseton,  Wahpeton,  and 
Cut-Head  bands  of  the  Sioux  tribe  of  Indians  on  the  Devils  Lake 
Reservation,  in  the  State  of  North  Dakota,  on  the  one  part,  and  James 
McLaughlin,  a  United  States  Indian  Inspector,  on  the  other  part, 
amended  and  ratified  by  act  of  Congress  approved  April  27,  1904 
(Public  No.  179),  the  said  bands  of  the  said  Indian  tribes  ceded,  con- 
veyed, transferred,  relinquished,  and  surrendered,  forever  and  abso- 
lutely, without  any  reservation  whatsover,  expressed  or  implied,  unto 
the  United  States  of  America,  all  their  claim,  title,  and  interest  of  every 
kind  and  character  in  and  to  the  unallotted  lands  embraced  in  the  fol- 
lowing-described tract  of  country  now  in  the  State  of  North  Dakota, 
to  wit : 

All  that  part  of  the  Devils  Lake  Indian  Reservation  now  remaining  unallotted, 
including  the  tract  of  land  at  present  known  as  the  Fort  Totten  Military  Reserve, 


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situated  within  the  boundaries  of  the  said  Devils  Lake  Indian  Reservation,  and 
being  a  part  thereof;  except  six  thousand  one  hundred  and  sixty  acres  required 
for  allotments  to  sixty-one  Indians  of  said  reservation  entitled  to  allotments. 

The  unallotted  and  unreserved  land  to  the  disposed  of  hereunder 
approximates  88,000  acres. 

And  whereas,  in  pursuance  of  said  act  of  Congress  ratifying  the 
agreement  named,  the  lands  necessary  for  church,  mission,  and  agency 
purposes,  and  for  the  Fort  Totten  Indian  school,  and  for  a  public  park, 
are  by  this  proclamation,  as  hereinafter  appears,  reserved  for  such  pur- 
poses, respectively : 

And  vi^hereas,  in  the  act  of  Congress  ratifying  the  said  agreement, 
it  is  provided : 

Sec.  4.     That  the  lands  ceded  to  the  United  States  under  said  agreement,  in- 
cluding the  Fort  Totten  abandoned  military  reservation,  which  are  exclusive  of 
six  thousand  one  hundred  and  sixty  acres  which  are  required  for  allotments, 
excepting  sections  sixteen  and  thirty-six  or  an  equivalent  of  two  sections  in  each 
township,  and  such  tracts  as  may  be  reserved  by  the  President  as  hereinafter 
provided,  shall  be  disposed  of  under  the  general  provisions  of  the  homestead 
and  townsite  laws  of  the  United  States,  and  shall  be  opened  to  settlement  and 
entry  by  proclamation  of  the  President,  which  proclamation  shall  prescribe  the 
manner  in  which  these  lands  may  be  settled   upon,  occupied,  and  entered  by 
persons  entitled  to  make  entry  thereof,   and  no  person   shall  be  permitted   to 
settle  upon,  occupy,  or  enter  any  of  said   lands,  except  as  prescribed   in  such 
proclamation,  until  after  the  expiration  of  sixty  days  from  the  time  when  the 
same  are  opened  to  settlement  and  entry ;  Provided,  That  the  rights  of  honorably 
discharged  Union  soldiers  and  sailors  of  the  late  civil  and  the  Spanish  war,  as 
defined  and  described  in  sections  twenty-three  hundred  and   four  and  twenty- 
three  hundred  and  five  of  the  Revised  Statutes,  as  amended  by  the  Act  of  March 
first,  nineteen  hundred  and  one,  shall  not  be  abridged :    And  provided  further, 
That  the  price  of  said  lands  entered  under  the  provisions  of  this  Act  shall  be 
four  dollars  and  fifty  cents  per  acre,  payable  as  follows :    One  dollar  and  fifty 
cents  when  the  entry  is  made,  and  the  remainder  in  annual  installments  of  fifty 
cents  per  acre  until  paid  for :   Provided  further.  That  in  case  any  entryman  fails 
to  make  such  payments,  or  any  of  them,  within  the  time  stated,  all  rights  in  and 
to  the  land  covered  by  his  or  her  entry  shall  at  once  cease,  and  any  payments 
theretofore  made  shall  be  forfeited  and  the  entry  shall  be  canceled :  And  pro- 
vided further,  That  the  lands  embraced  within  such  canceled  entry  shall,  after 
the  cancellation  of  such  entry,  be  subject  to  entry  under  the  provisions  of  the 
homestead  law  at  four  dollars  and  fifty  cents  per  acre  up  to  and  until  provision 
may  be  made  for  the  disposition  of  said  land  by  proclamation  of  the  President 
as  hereinafter  provided :  And  provided  further,  That  nothing  in  this  Act  shall 
prevent  homestead  settlers  from  commuting  their  entries  under  section  twenty- 
three  hundred  and  one,  Revised   Statutes,  by  paying  for  the  land  entered  the 
price  fixed  herein,  receiving  credit  for  payments  previously  made.     In  addition 
to  the  price  to  be  paid  for  the  land,  the  entryman  shall  pay  the  same  fees  and 
commissions  at  the  time  of  commutation  or  final  entry,  as  now  provided  by  law, 
where  the  price  of  the  land  is  one  dollar  and  twenty-five  cents  per  acre:  And 
provided  further.  That  aliens  who  have  declared  their  intention  to  become  citizens 
of  the  United  States  may  become  purchasers  under  this  Act,  but  before  proving 


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up  and  acquiring  title  must  take  out  their  full  naturalization  papers :  And  pro- 
vided further,  That  when,  in  the  judgment  of  the  President,  no  more  of  the  land 
herein  ceded  can  be  disposed  of  at  said  price,  he  may  by  proclamation,  to  be 
repeated  in  his  discretion,  sell  from  time  to  time  the  remaining  lands  subject  to 
the  provisions  of  the  homestead  law  or  otherwise  as  he  may  deem  most  advan- 
tageous, at  such  price  or  prices,  in  such  manner,  upon  such  conditions,  with 
such  restrictions,  and  upon  such  terms  as  he  may  deem  best  for  all  interests  con- 
cerned :  And  proznded  further,  That  the  President  is  hereby  authorized  to 
reserve,  in  his  proclamation  for  the  opening  of  the  said  lands,  so  much  of  the 
tracts  heretofore  reserved  for  church,  mission,  and  agency  purposes,  as  he  may 
deem  necessary,  not  to  exceed  nine  hundred  acres,  and  also  not  exceeding  two 
and  one-half  sections  for  the  Fort  Totten  Indian  school,  and  the  United  States 
stipulates  and  agrees  to  pay  for  said  reserved  lands  at  the  rate  of  three  dollars 
and  twenty-five  cents  per  acre.  The  President  is  also  authorized  to  reserve  a 
tract  embracing  SuUys  Hill,  in  the  northeastern  portion  of  the  abandoned 
military  reservation,  about  nine  hundred  and  sixty  acres,  as  a  public  park. 

Sec.  5.  That  sections  sixteen  and  thirty-six  of  the  lands  hereby  acquired  in 
each  township  shall  not  be  subject  to  entry,  but  shall  be  reserved  for  the  use  of 
the  common  schools  and  paid  for  by  the  United  States  at  three  dollars  and 
twenty-five  cents  per  acre,  and  the  same  are  hereby  granted  to  the  State  of 
North  Dakota  for  such  purpose ;  and  in  case  any  of  said  sections,  or  parts 
thereof,  of  the  land  in  the  said  Devils  Lake  Indian  Reservation  or  Fort  Totten 
abandoned  military  reservation  sho.uld  be  lost  to  said  State  of  North  Dakota  by 
reason  of  allotments  thereof  to  any  Indian  or  Indians  now  holding  the  same,  or 
otherwise,  the  governor  of  said  State,  with  the  approval  of  the  Secretary  of  the 
Interior,  is  hereby  authorized  to  locate  other  lands  not  occupied,  in  the  town- 
ships where  said  lands  are  lost,  provided  sufficient  lands  are  to  be  had  in  the 
said  townships,  otherwise  the  selections  to  be  made  elsewhere  within  the  ceded 
tract,  which  shall  be  paid  for  by  the  United  States,  as  provided  in  article  two 
of  the  treaty  as  herein  amended,  in  quantity  equal  to  the  loss,  and  such  selections 
shall  be  made  prior  to  the  opening  of  such  lands  to  settlement. 

And  whereas,  all  of  the  conditions  required  by  law  to  be  performed 
prior  to  the  opening  of  said  tracts  of  land  to  settlement  and  entry  have 
been,  as  I  hereby  declare,  duly  performed ; 

Now,  therefore,  I,  Theodore  Roosevelt,  President  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  by  virtue  of  the  power  vested  in  me  by  law,  do 
hereby  declare  and  make  known  that  all  of  the  lands  so  as  aforesaid 
ceded  by  the  Sisseton,  Wahpeton,  and  Cut-Head  bands  of  the  Sioux 
tribe  of  Indians  belonging  to  the  Devils  Lake  Reservation,  saving  and 
excepting  sections  16  and  36  in  each  township,  and  all  lands  located 
or  selected  by  the  State  of  North  Dakota  as  indemnity  school  or  edu- 
cational lands,  and  saving  and  excepting  the  N  ^  of  the  NW  ^4 
and  the  SW  ^4  of  the  NW  ^4  of  Sec.  14,  and  the  SE  M  of  the  NE  Ya 
of  Sec.  15,  T.  152  N.,  R.  66  W.,  of  the  fifth  principal  meridian,  which 
are  hereby  reserved  for  the  use  of  the  Raven  Hill  Presbyterian  Church ; 
and  saving  and  excepting  the  N  5^  of  the  NW  34  of  Sec.  14,  the  NE  >4 
of  the  NE54  of  Sec.  15,  the  SE  M  of  the  SW34  of  Sec.  11,  and  the 
S  ^  of  the  SE  Ya  of  the  SE  Ya  of  the  SE  Ya  of  Sec.  10,  T.  151  N., 


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R.  64  W.,  of  the  fifth  principal  meridian,  which  are  hereby  reserved 
for  the  use  of  the  Wood  Lake  Presbyterian. Church;  and  saving  and 
excepting  the  SEj4  of  the  SW>4  and  Lot  8  of  Sec.  8,  the  NEj4 
of  the  NW^,  the  NW>4  of  the  NE^  and  a  tract  of  4.43  acres  in 
the  southwest  corner  of  Lot  I,  Sec.  17,  T.  152  N.,  R.  65  W.,  of 
the  fifth  principal  meridian,  which  are  hereby  reserved  for  the  use  of 
the  Mission  of  Sisters  of  Charity  from  Montreal;  and  saving  and 
excepting  the  N  3^  of  the  SE^,  the  NE54  of  the  SW  y^.  Lot  5,  and 
a  tract  of  1.60  acres  in  Lot  6,  Sec.  17,  T.  152  N.,  R,  64  W.,  of  the 
fifth  principal  meridian,  which  are  hereby  reserved  for  the  use  of  St. 
Michiel's  Church,  Bureau  of  Catholic  Indian  Missions;  and  saving 
and  excepting  the  W  >^  of  the  NW  54  of  Sec.  15,  T.  152  N.,  R.  66 
W.,  of  the  fifth  principal  meridian,  which  is  hereby  reserved  for  the 
use  of  St.  Jerome's  Church,  Bureau  of  Catholic  Indian  Missions ;  and 
saving  and  excepting  the  W  Yz  of  Sec.  21,  the  W  ^  of  the  NE  Ya 
of  Sec.  21,  the  E  >4  of  Sec.  20,  the  NW  Ya  of  Sec.  20,  and  Lots  6, 
7,  and  8  and  the  SE  Ya  of  the  SW  Ya  of  Sec.  16  (excepting  7  acres 
thereof,  which  are  hereby  reserved  for  the  use  of  the  Protestant 
Episcopal  Church),  and  Lots  6,  7,  8,  and  9  of  Sec.  17,  T.  152  N.,  R. 
65  W.,  of  the  fifth  principal  meridian,  which  are  hereby  reserved  for 
the  use  of  the  Fort  Totten  School;  and  saving  and  excepting  the 
SE  Ya  of  the  NE  Ya  and  Lot  i  (excepting  4.43  acres  of  said  Lot  i, 
reserved  for  the  use  of  the  Mission  of  Sisters  of  Charity  from  Mon- 
treal), Sec.  17,  and  Lot  i  of  Sec.  16,  T.  152  N.,  R.  65  W.,  of  the  fifth 
principal  meridian,  which  are  hereby  reserved  for  the  use  of  the  Fort 
Totten  School,  Grey  Nuns  Department;  and  saving  and  excepting 
the  NW^  of  the  NW  ^4  of  Sec.  8,  the  E  3^  of  the  NEM>  the 
SW^  of  the  NE34  and  the  SEK  of  Sec.  7,  T.  151  N.,  R.  65  W., 
of  the  fifth  principal  meridian,  which  are  hereby  reserved  for  the 
Fort  Totten  school  and  for  the  Grey  Nuns  Department  for  meadow 
purposes;  and  saving  and  excepting  those  portions  of  Lot  2  of  Sec. 
16  and  Lots  2  and  3  of  Sec.  17,  T.  152  N.,  R.  65  W.,  fifth  principal 
meridian  not  embraced  in  Allotment  No.  585  of  Jesse  G.  Palmer, 
which  are  hereby  reserved  for  use  for  agency  purposes;  and  saving 
and  excepting  Lots  4,  5,  6,  and  7  of  Sec.  10,  the  NW  Ya,  the  W  ^ 
of  the  SW  Ya  and  Lots  5  and  6  of  Sec.  15,  Lots  i  and  2  of  Sec.  9, 
the  E  >4  of  the  NE  Ya,  the  SE  Ya  of  the  SE^  and  Lots  3,  4,  and  5 
of  Sec.  16,  T.  152  N.,  R.  65  W.,  of  the  fifth  principal  meridian,  which 
are  hereby  reserved  for  public  use  as  a  park  to  be  known  as  Sully's 
Hill  Park,  will,  on  the  sixth  day  of  September,  1904,  at  9  o'clock 
A.  M.,  in  the  manner  herein  prescribed,  and  not  otherwise,  be  opened 
to  entry  and  settlement  and  to  disposition  under  the  general  provisions 
of  the  homestead  and  townsite  laws  of  the  United  States. 
Commencing  at  9  o'clock  A.  M.,  Monday,  August  8th,  1904,  and 


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ending  at  6  o'clock  P.  M.,  Saturday,  August  20th,  1904,  a  registra- 
tion will  be  had  at  Devils  Lake  and  Grand  Forks,  State  of  North 
Dakota,  for  the  purpose  of  ascertaining  what  persons  desire  to  enter, 
settle  upon,  and  acquire  title  to  any  of  said  lands  under  the  homestead 
law,  and  of  ascertaining  their  qualifications  so  to  do.  To  obtain  regis- 
tration each  applicant  will  be  required  to  show  himself  duly  qualified, 
by  written  application  to  be  made  only  on  a  blank  form  provided  by 
the  Commissioner  of  the  General  Land  Office,  to  make  homestead  entry 
of  these  lands  under  existing  laws,  and  to 'give  the  registering  officer 
such  appropriate  matters  of  description  and  identity  as  will  protect 
the  applicant  and  the  Government  against  any  attempted  impersona- 
tion. Registration  cannot  be  effected  through  the  use  of  the  mails  or 
the  employment  of  an  agent,  excepting  that  honorably  discharged 
soldiers  and  sailors  entitled  to  the  benefits  of  section  2304  of  the  Re- 
vised Statutes  of  the  United  States,  as  amended  by  the  act  of  Con- 
gress approved  March  i,  1901  (31  Stat.,  847),  may  present  their  ap- 
plications for  registration  and  due  proofs  of  their  qualifications  through 
an  agent  of  their  own  selection,  having  a  duly  executed  power  of 
attorney,  but  no  person  will  be  permitted  to  act  as  agent  for  more 
than  one  such  soldier  or  sailor.  No  person  will  be  permitted  to  register 
more  than  once  or  in  any  other  than  his  true  name. 

Each  applicant  who  shows  himself  duly  qualified  will  be  registered 
and  given  a  nontransferable  certificate  to  that  effect,  which  will  entitle 
him  to  go  upon  and  examine  the  lands  to  be  opened  hereunder ;  but 
the  only  purpose  for  which  he  can  go  upon  and  examine  said  lands 
is  that  of  enabling  him  later  on,  as  herein  provided,  to  understandingly 
select  the  lands  for  which  he  will  make  entry.  No  one  will  be  per- 
mitted to  make  settlement  upon  any  of  said  lands  in  advance  of  the 
opening  herein  provided  for,  and  during  the  first  sixty  days  following 
said  opening  no  one  but  registered  applicants  will  be  permitted  to 
make  homestead  settlement  upon  any  of  said  lands,  and  then  only  in 
pursuance  of  a  homestead  entry  duly  allowed  by  the  local  land  officers, 
or  of  a  soldier's  declaratory  statement  duly  accepted  by  such  officers. 

The  order  in  which,  during  the  first  sixty  days  following  the  open- 
ing, the  registered  applicants  will  be  permitted  to  make  homestead 
entry  of  the  lands  opened  hereunder,  will  be  determined  by  a  draw- 
ing for  the  district  publicly  held  at  Devils  Lake,  North  Dakota,  com- 
mencing at  9  o'clock  A.  M.,  Wednesday,  August  24th,  1904,  and  con- 
tinuing for  such  period  as  may  be  necessary  to  complete  the  same. 
The  drawing  will  be  had  under  the  supervision  and  immediate  ob- 
servance of  a  committee  of  three  persons  whose  integrity  is  such  as 
to  make  their  control  of  the  drawing  a  guaranty  of  its  fairness  The 
members  of  this  committee  will  be  appointed  by  the  Secretary  of  the 
Interior,  who  will  prescribe  suitable  compensation  for  their  services. 


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Preparatory  to  this  drawing  the  registration  officers  will,  at  the  time 
of  registering  each  applicant  who  shows  himself  duly  qualified,  make 
out  a  card,  which  must  be  signed  by  the  applicant,  and  giving  such  a 
description  of  the  applicant  as  will  enable  the  local  land  officers  to 
thereafter  identify  him.  This  card  will  be  subsequently  sealed  in  a 
separate  envelope  which  will  bear  no  other  distinguishing  label  or 
mark  than  such  as  may  be  necessary  to  show  that  it  is  to  go  into  the 
drawing.  These  envelopes  will  be  carefully  preserved  and  remain 
sealed  until  opened  in  the  course  of  the  drawing  herein  provided. 
When  the  registration  is  completed,  all  of  these  sealed  envelopes  will 
be  brought  together  at  the  place  of  drawing  and  turned  over  to  the 
committee  in  charge  of  the  drawing,  who,  in  such  manner  as  in  their 
judgment  will  be  attended  with  entire  fairness  and  equality  of  oppor- 
tunity, shall  proceed  to  draw  out  and  open  the  separate  envelopes  and 
to  give  to  each  enclosed  card  a  number  in  the  order  in  which  the  en- 
velope containing  the  same  was  drawn.  The  result  of  the  drawing 
will  be  certified  by  the  committee  to  the  officers  of  the  district  and  will 
determine  the  order  in  which  the  applicants  may  make  homestead  entry 
of  said  lands  and  settlement  thereon. 

Notice  of  the  drawings,  stating  the  name  of  each  applicant  and 
number  assigned  to  him  by  the  drawing,  will  be  posted  each  day  at 
the  place  of  drawing,  and  each  applicant  will  be  notified  of  his  number, 
and  of  the  day  upon  which  he  must  make  his  entry,  by  a  postal  card 
mailed  to  him  at  the  address  given  by  him  at  the  time  of  registration. 
The  result  of  each  day's  drawing  will  also  be  given  to  the  press  to  be 
published  as  a  matter  of  news.  Applications  for  homestead  entry  of 
said  lands  during  the  first  sixty  days  following  the  opening  can  be 
made  only  by  registered  applicants  and  in  the  order  established  by 
the  drawing.  At  the  land  office  for  the  district  at  Devils  Lake,  North 
Dakota,  commencing  Tuesday,  September  6th,  1904,  at  9  o'clock  A. 
M.,  the  applications  of  those  drawing  numbers  i  to  50,  inclusive,  must 
be  presented  and  will  be  considered  in  their  numerical  order  during 
the  first  day,  and  the  applications  of  those  drawing  numbers  51  to  100, 
inclusive,  must  be  presented  and  will  be  considered  in  their  numerical 
order  during  the  second  day,  and  so  on  at  that  rate  until  all  of  said 
lands  subject  to  entry  under  the  homestead  law,  and  desired  there- 
under, have  been  entered.  If  any  applicant  fails  to  appear  and  present 
his  application  for  entry  when  the  number  assigned  to  him  by  the  draw- 
ing is  reached,  his  right  to  enter  will  be  passed  until  after  the  other 
applications  assigned  for  that  day  have  been  disposed  of,  when  he 
will  be  given  another  opportunity  to  make  entry,  failing  in  which  he 
will  be  deemed  to  have  abandoned  his  right  to  make  entry  under  such 
drawing. 

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personally  present  the  certificate  of  registration  theretofore  issued  to 
him,  together  with  a  regular  homestead  application  and  the  necessary 
accompanying  proofs,  and  make  the  first  payment  of  one  dollar  and 
fifty  cents  per  acre  for  the  land  embraced  in  his  application,  together 
with  the  regular  land  office  fees,  but  an  honorably  discharged  soldier 
or  sailor  may  file  his  declaratory  statement  through  his  agent,  who 
can  represent  but  one  soldier  or  sailor  as  in  the  matter  of  registration. 
The  production  of  the  certificate  of  registration  will  be  dispensed  with 
only  upon  satisfactory  proof  of  its  loss  or  destruction.  If  at  the  time  of 
considering  his  regular  application  for  entry  it  appear  that  an  applicant 
is  disqualified  from  making  homestead  entry  of  these  lands,  his  appli- 
cation will  be  rejected,  notwithstanding  his  prior  registration.  If  any 
applicant  shall  register  more  than  once  hereunder,  or  in  any  other 
than  his  true  name,  or  shall  transfer  his  registration  certificate,  he 
will  thereby  lose  all  the  benefits  of  the  registration  and  drawing  herein 
provided  for,  and  will  be  precluded  from  entering  or  settling  upon 
any  of  said  lands  during  the  first  sixty  days  following  said  opening. 

Any  person,  or  persons  desiring  to  found,  or  to  suggest  establishing, 
a  townsite  upon  any  of  said  ceded  lands,  at  any  point,  may,  at  any 
time  before  the  opening  herein  provided  for,  file  in  the  land  office  a 
written  application  to  that  eflfect,  describing  by  legal  subdivisions  the 
lands  intended  to  be  afifected,  and  stating  fully  and  under  oath  the 
necessity  or  propriety  of  founding  or  establishing  a  town  at  that  place. 
The  local  officers  will  forthwith  transmit  said  petition  to  the  Commis- 
sioner of  the  General  Land  Office  with  their  recommendation  in  the 
premises.  Such  Commissioner,  if  he  believes  the  public  interests  will 
be  subserved  thereby,  will,  if  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior  approve 
thereof,  issue  an  order  withdrawing  the  lands  described  in  such,  peti- 
tion, or  any  portion  thereof,  from  homestead  entry  and  settlement  and 
directing  that  the  same  be  held  for  the  time  being  for  townsite  settle- 
ment, entry,  and  disposition  only.  In  such  event  the  lands  so  with- 
held from  homestead  entry  and  settlement  will,  at  the  time  of  said 
opening,  and  not  before,  become  subject  to  settlement,  entry,  and  dis- 
position under  the  general  townsite  laws  of  the  United  States.  None 
of  said  ceded  lands  will  be  subject  to  settlement,  entry,  or  disposition 
under  such  general  townsite  laws  except  in  the  manner  herein  pre- 
scribed until  after  the  expiration  of  sixty  days  from  the  time  of  said 
opening. 

All  persons  are  especially  admonished  that  under  the  said  act  of  Con- 
gress approved  April  27,  1904,  it  is  provided  that  no  person  shall  be 
permitted  to  settle  upon,  occupy,  or  enter  any  of  said  ceded  lands  except 
in  the  manner  prescribed  in  this  proclamation  until  after  the  expiration 
of  sixty  days  from  the  time  when  the  same  are  opened  to  settlement 
and  entry.    After  the  expiration  of  the  said  period  of  sixty  days,  but 


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not  before,  any  of  said  lands  remaining  undisposed  of  may  be  settled 
upon,  occupied,  and  entered  under  the  general  provisions  of  the  home- 
stead and  townsite  laws  of  the  United  States  in  like  manner  as  if  the 
manner  of  effecting  such  settlement,  occupancy,  and  entry  had  not 
been  prescribed  herein  in  obedience  to  law,  subject,  however,  to  the 
payment  of  four  dollars  and  fifty  cents  per  acre  for  the  land  entered, 
in  the  manner  and  at  the  times  required  by  the  said  act  of  Congress 
above  mentioned. 

The  Secretary  of  the  Interior  shall  prescribe  all  needful  rules  and 
regulations  necessary  to  carry  into  full  effect  the  opening  herein  pro- 
vided for. 

In  witness  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the 
seal  of  the  United  States  to  be  affixed. 

Done  at  the  City  of  Washington  this  2nd  day  of  June,  in 
[seal.]     the  year  of  our  Lord  1904,  and  of  the  Independence  of  the 
United  States  the  one  hundred  and  twenty-eighth. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 
By  the  President: 

John  Hay, 

Secretary  of  State. 

By  the  President  of  the  United  States  of  America. 
A  PROCLAMATION. 

Whereas,  in  the  opening  of  the  "Cherokee  Outlet"  in  the  Territory 
of  Oklahoma,  by  proclamation  dated  August  19,  1893,  pursuant  to 
section  ten  of  the  Act  of  Congress  approved  March  3,  1893  (27  Stat., 
612,  640),  lot  one  containing  four  acres,  in  block  forty-eight  accord- 
ing to  the  plat  of  the  official  townsite  survey  of  the  south  half  of  sec- 
tion twenty-five  in  township  twenty-three  north,  of  range  twenty-one 
west  of  the  Indian  principal  meridian,  known  as  Woodward  Townsite, 
approved  by  the  Commissioner  of  the  General  Land  Office,  was  re- 
served for  the  site  of  a  court-house  for  county  "N",  now  Woodward 
County,  in  said  Territory; 

And  Whereas,  the  county  board  of  commissioners  of  said  county 
have  relinquished  all  right,  title,  and  interest  said  county  had  in  said 
lot  one,  block  forty-eight,  known  as  "Court  House  Reserve",  and  have 
consented  and  recommended  that  the  same  be  patented  to  the  "Town 
or  Woodward"  for  use  as  a  public  park,  and  it  appearing  that  said 
reserve  is  no  longer  used  or  required  for  use  as  a  court-house  site,  and 
that  it  is  needed  and  desired  by  said  "Town  of  Woodward"  for  public 
park  purposes ; 

Now,  therefore,  I,  Theodore  Roosevelt,  President  of  the  United 


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States,  by  virtue  of  the  power  in  me  vested  by  section  ten  of  said  act 
of  Congress,  do  hereby  declare  and  make  known  that  said  lot  one  in 
block  forty-eight  of  said  Woodward  Townsite  is  hereby  restored  to  the 
public  domain,  to  be  disposed  of  to  said  Town  of  Woodward  for  public 
park  purposes  under  the  fourth  section  of  the  Act  of  Congress  ap- 
proved May  14,  1890  (26  Stat.,  109). 

In  witness  w^hereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the 

seal  of  the  United  States  to  be  affixed. 

Done  at  the  City  of  Washington  this  13th  day  of  October, 
[seal.]     in  the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  nine  hundred  and 

four,  and  of  the  Independence  of  the  United  States  the  one 

hundrfd  and  twenty-ninth. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 
By  the  President : 

John  Hay, 

Secretary  of  State. 

By  the  President  of  the  United  States  oe  America. 

A   PROCLAMATION. 

It  has  pleased  Almighty  God  to  bring  the  American  people  in  safety 
and  honor  through  another  year,  and,  in  accordance  with  the  long 
unbroken  custom  handed  down  to  us  by  our  forefathers,  the  time  has 
come  when  a  special  day  shall  be  set  apart  in  which  to  thank  Him 
who  holds  all  nations  in  the  hollow  of  His  hand  for  the  mercies  thus 
vouchsafed  to  us.  During  the  century  and  a  quarter  of  our  national 
life  we  as  a  people  have  been  blessed  beyond  all  others,  and  for  this 
we  owe  humble  and  heartfelt  thanks  to  the  Author  of  all  blessings. 
The  year  that  has  closed  has  been  one  of  peace  within  our  own  borders 
as  well  as  between  us  and  all  other  nations.  The  harvests  have  been 
abundant,  and  those  who  work,  whether  with  hand  or  brain,  are  pros- 
pering greatly.  Reward  has  waited  upon  honest  effort.  We  have 
been  enabled  to  do  our  duty  to  ourselves  and  to  others.  Never  has 
there  been  a  time  when  religious  and  charitable  effort  has  been  more 
evident.  Much  has  been  given  to  us  and  much  will  be  expected  from 
us.  We  speak  of  what  has  been  done  by  this  nation  in  no  spirit  of 
boastfulness  or  vainglory,  but  with  full  and  reverent  realization  that 
our  strength  is  as  nothing  unless  we  are  helped  from  above.  Hitherto 
we  have  been  given  the  heart  and  the  strength  to  do  the  tasks  allotted 
to  us  as  they  severally  arose.  We  are  thankful  for  all  that  has  been 
done  for  us  in  the  past,  and  we  pray  that  in  the  future  we  may  be 
strengthened  in  the  unending  struggle  to  do  our  duty  fearlessly  and 
honestly,  with  charity  and  goodwill,  with  respect  for  ourselves  and 


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with  love  toward  our  fellow-men.  In  this  great  republic  the  effort  to 
combine  national  strength  with  personal  freedom  is  being  tried  on  a 
scale  more  gigantic  than  ever  before  in  the  world's  history.  Our  suc- 
cess will  mean  much  not  only  for  ourselves,  but  for  the  future  of  all 
mankind ;  and  every  man  or  woman  in  our  land  should  feel  the  grave 
responsibility  resting  upon  him  or  her,  for  in  the  last  analysis  this 
success  must  depend  upon  the  high  average  of  our  individual  citizen- 
ship, upon  the  w^ay  in  which  each  of  us  does  his  duty  by  himself  and 
his  neighbor. 

Now,  therefore,  I,  Theodore  Roosevelt,  President  of  the  United 
vStates,  do  hereby  appoint  and  set  apart  Thursday,  the  twenty-fourth  of 
this  November,  to  be  observed  as  a  day  of  festival  and  thanksgiving  by 
all  the  people  of  the  United  States  at  home  or  abroad,  and  do  recom- 
mend that  on  that  day  they  cease  from  their  ordinary  occupations  and 
gather  in  their  several  places  of  worship  or  in  their  homes,  devoutly 
to  give  thanks  unto  Almighty  God  for  the  benefits  he  has  conferred 
upon  us  as  individuals  and  as  a  nation,  and  to  beseech  Him  that  in  the 
future  His  Divine  favor  may  be  continued  to  us. 

In  witness  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the 
seal  of  the  United  States  to  be  affixed. 

Done  at  the  City  of  Washington  this  ist  day  of  November, 
[seal.]      in   the  year  of  our   Lord   one  thousand   nine  hundred   and 
four  and  of  the  independence  of  the  United  States  the  one 
hundred  and  twenty-ninth. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 
By  the  President : 

John  Hay, 

Secretary  of  State. 

By  the  President  of  the  United  States  of  America. 
A   PROCLAMATION. 

Whereas,  it  is  provided  by  section  twenty-four  of  the  Act  of  Con- 
gress, approved  March  third,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-one,  en- 
titled, "An  act  to  repeal  timber-culture  laws,  and  for  other  purposes", 
"That  the  President  of  the  L'nited  States  may,  from  time  to  time,  set 
apart  and  reserve,  in  any  State  or  Territory  having  public  land  bearing 
forests,  in  any  part  of  the  public  lands  wholly  or  in  part  covered  with 
timber  or  undergrowth,  whether  of  commercial  value  or  not,  as  public 
reservations,  and  the  President  shall,  by  public  proclamation,  declare 
the  establishment  of  such  reservations  and  the  limits  thereof" : 

And  whereas,  the  public  lands  in  the  State  of  California,  within  the 
limits  hereinafter  described,  are  in  part  covered  with  timber,  and  it  ap- 


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pears  that  the  pubUc  good  would  be  promoted  by  setting  apart  and 
reserving  said  lands  as  a  public  reservation ; 

Now,  therefore,  I,  Theodore  Roosevelt,  President  of  the  United 
States,  by  virtue  of  the  power  in  me  vested  by  section  twenty-four  of 
the  aforesaid  Act  of  Congress,  do  hereby  make  known  and  proclaim 
that  there  are  hereby  reserved  from  entry  or  settlement  and  set  apart 
as  a  Public  Reservation  all  those  certain  tracts,  pieces  or  parcels  of  land 
lying  and  being  situate  in  the  State  of  California,  and  within  the  bound- 
aries particularly  described  as  follows  : 

Beginning  at  the  north-west  corner  of  Township  forty-seven  (47) 
North,  Range  fifteen  (15)  East,  Mount  Diablo  Base  and  Meridian, 
California ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  township ; 
thence  northerly  along  the  range  line  to  the  State  Line  between  the 
States  of  California  and  Oregon ;  thence  easterly  along  said  State  Line 
to  the  point  for  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-five  (35),  Town- 
ship forty-eight  (48)  North,  Range  sixteen  (16)  East;  thence  southerly 
to  the  point  for  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly 
to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  Section  two  (2), 
Township  forty-seven  (47)  North,  Range  sixteen  (16)  East;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  said 
section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  point  for  the  south-west  corner  of  the 
north-west  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  point  for 
the  south-east  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  Section  thirty-four 
(34),  Township  forty-eight  (48)  North,  Range  sixteen  (16)  East; 
thence  westerly  to  the  point  for  the  south-west  corner  of  the  north-east 
quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  point  for  the  south-east 
corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the 
point  for  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  four  (4),  Township  forty- 
seven  (47)  North,  Range  sixteen  (16)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the 
point  for  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the 
point  for  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  ten  (10),  said  township; 
thence  southerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of 
Section  fourteen  (14),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  Section  twenty-three 
(23),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the 
south-east  quarter  of  Section  twenty-two  (22),  said  township;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  said 
section;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  north-west 
quarter  of  Section  twenty-eight  (28),  said  township;  thence  southerly 
to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  said  section  ;  thence 
westerly  to  the  south-west  comer  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  said 
section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty- 
nine  (29),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of 


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Section  thirty-one  (31),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of 
Section  one  (i),  Township  forty-six  (46)  North,  Range  fifteen  (15) 
East ;  thence  southerly  to  the  point  for  the  south-east  corner  of  Section 
two  (2),  said  Township;  thence  westerly  to  the  point  for  the  south- 
west corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  point  for  the  north- 
west corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  the  north-west  quarter  of 
Section  twenty-three  (23),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  Sec- 
tion twenty-four  (24),  said  township  ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  Section  twenty-five  (25),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to 
the  north-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-five  (35),  said  township;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  along 
the  Ninth  (9th)  Standard  Parallel  North  to  the  north-east  corner  of 
Township  forty-five  (45)  North,  Range  fifteen  (15)  East;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-five  (25),  said 
township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-five 
(35),  said  township;  thence  southerly  along  the  section  lines  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  Section  two  (2),  Township  forty-four  (44)  North, 
Range  fifteen  (15)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of 
the  north-west  quarter  of  Section  eleven  (ii),  said  township;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  Section 
twenty-six  (26),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-east  cor- 
ner of  the  north-west  quarter  of  Section  thirty-four  (34),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter 
of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Lot  four  (4) 
of  Section  one  (i).  Township  forty-three  (43)  North,  Range  fifteen 
(15)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  south-west 
quarter  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  said  Section ;  thence  easterly  to 
the  north-east  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  Section  twelve  (12), 
said  township ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  north- 
west quarter  of  Section  thirteen  (13),  said  township;  thence  easterly 
to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-five  (25),  said 
township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  north-west 
quarter  of  Section  thirty-three  (33),  said  township;  thence  southerly 
to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  said  section  ;  thence 
easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Township  forty-two  (42)  North, 
Range  fifteen  (15)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of 
Section  fourteen  (14),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Section  fifteen  (15),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter 
of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section 
seventeen  (17),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  cor- 


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ner  of  said  section  ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  north- 
west quarter  of  Section  twenty-one  (21),  said  township;  thence  south- 
erly to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Section 
twenty-eight  (28),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-four  (34),  said  township;  thence 
easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  said 
section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  south-west 
quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of 
Township  forty-one  (41)  North,  Range  fifteen  (15)  East;  thence 
southerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Lot  2  of  Section  nineteen  (19), 
Township  forty-one  (41)  North,  Range  sixteen  (16)  East;  thence 
easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  the  north- 
west quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner 
of  the  south-west  quarter  of  Section  thirty  (30),  said  township;  thence 
easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-one  (31),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  secion ;  thence 
westerly  along  the  Eighth  (8th)  Standard  Parallel  North  to  the  point 
for  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  six  (6),  Township  forty  (40) 
North,  Range  sixteen  (16)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the  point  for  the 
south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  point  for  the 
north-east  corner  of  Section  eight  (8),  said  township;  thence  southerly 
to  the  point  for  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  seventeen  (17),  said 
township;  thence  easterly  to  the  point  for  the  north-east  corner  of  the 
north-west  quarter  of  Section  twenty-one  (21).  said  township;  thence 
southerly  to  the  point  for  the  south-east  corner  of  the  south-west  quar- 
ter of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  point  for  the  north-east  corner 
of  Section  twenty-eight  (28),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the 
point  for  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-three  (33),  said  town- 
ship; thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  three  (3), 
Township  thirty-nine  (39)  North,  Range  sixteen  (16)  East;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  Section 
fifteen  (15),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner 
of  the  north-west  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of 
Section  seventeen  (17),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of 
Section  twenty-one  (21),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of 
Section  twenty-seven  (27),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-four  (34),  said  township;  thence 
westerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Lot  three  (3)  of  Section  three  (3), 
Township  thirty-eight  (38)  North,  Range  sixteen  (16)  East;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  said 


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section;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  ten  (10), 
said  township ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  north- 
east quarter  of  Section  fifteen  (15),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to 
the  south-west  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to 
the  north-east  corner  of  Section  seventeen  (17),  said  township;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to 
the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-one  (21),  said  township;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-seven  {2y),  said  township;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section;  thence  westerly  along 
the  section  lines  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-nine  (29), 
Township  thirty-eight  (38)  North,  Range  fifteen  (15)  East;  thence 
southerly  along  the  range  line  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section 
twenty-four  (24),  Township  thirty-eight  (38)  North,  Range  fourteen 
(14)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  fifteen 
(15),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said 
section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  south-east  quar- 
ter of  Section  ten  do),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly 
to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence 
northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  three  (3),  said  township; 
thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  north- 
erly to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-three   (33),  Township  thirty-nine 

(39)  North,  Range  fourteen  (14)  East;  thence  northerly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  Section  twenty  (20),  said 
township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  north-east 
quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the. 
ncrth-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  Section  seventeen  (17),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to 
the  north-west  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  Section  eight  (8), 
said  township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  south- 
east quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  along  the  section  lines  to 
the  north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-one    (21),  Township  forty 

(40)  North,  Range  fourteen  (14)  East;  thence  easterly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner 
of  Section  nine  (9),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  Lot  two  (2)  of  Section  four  (4),  said  township; 
thence  easterly  along  the  Eighth  (8th)  Standard  Parallel  North  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Section  thirty-three  (33), 
Township  forty-one  (41)  North,  Range  fourteen  (14)  East;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  Section 


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twenty-one  (21),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-west  cor- 
ner of  Section  fifteen  (15),  said  township;  thence  northerly  along  the 
section  lines  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-seven   {2y), 
Township  forty-three  (43)  North,  Range  fourteen  (14)  East;  thence 
easterly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-four   (24),  said 
township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  south-west 
quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the 
south-west  quarter  of  said  section;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  Section  thirteen  (13),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter 
of  Section  fifteen  (15),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  Section  three  (3),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  said  township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  Section  twenty-five  (25),  Township  forty-four  (44)  North, 
Range  fourteen  (14)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner 
of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section 
fourteen  (14),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner 
of  said  section;  thence  northerly  along  the  section  lines  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  Section  two   (2),   Township  forty-five    (45)    North, 
Range  fourteen   (14)   East;  thence  westerly  along  the  Ninth   (9th) 
Standard  Parallel  North  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-four 
(34),  Township  forty-six   (46)    North,  Range  fourteen    (14)   East; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of 
Section  ten  (10),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  cor- 
ner of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Section  eleven  (11),  said  township; 
thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of 
Section  two  (2)",  said  township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  cor- 
ner of  the  north-east  quarter  of  said  section;  thence  northerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  said  section;  thence 
easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  township ;  thence  northerly  to 
the  north-west  corner  of  Township  forty-seven   (47)   North,  Range 
fifteen  (15)  East,  the  place  of  beginning. 

Excepting  from  the  force  and  eflfect  of  this  proclamation  all  lands 
which  may  have  been,  prior  to  the  date  hereof,  embraced  in  any  legal 
entry  or  covered  by  any  lawful  filing  duly  of  record  in  the  proper  United 
States  Land  Office,  or  upon  which  any  valid  settlement  has  been  made 
pursuant  to  law,  and  the  statutory  period  within  which  to  make  entry  or 
filing  of  record  has  not  expired :  Provided,  that  this  exception  shall  not 
continue  to  apply  to  any  particular  tract  of  land  unless  the  entryman, 
settler  or  claimant  continues  to  comply  with  the  law  under  which  the 
entry,  filing  or  settlement  was  made. 

Warning  is  hereby  expressly  given  to  all  persons  not  to  make  settle- 
ment upon  the  lands  reserved  by  this  proclamation. 


Theodore  Roosevelt  817 

The  reservation  hereby  established  shall  be  known  as  The  Warner 
Mountains  Forest  Reserve. 

In  witness  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the 
seal  of  the  United  States  to  be  affixed. 

Done  at  the  City  of  Washington,  this  29th  day  of  Novem- 
[SEAL.]     ber,  in  the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  nine  hundred  and 
four,  and  of  the  Independence  of  the  United  States  the  one 
hundred  and  twenty-ninth. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT, 
By  the  President : 

John  Hay, 

Secretary  of  State. 


By  the;  President  oe  the  United  States  oe  America. 
A  PROCLAMATION. 

Whereas,  it  is  provided  by  section  twenty-four  of  the  Act  of  Con- 
gress, approved  March  third,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-one,  entitled 
"An  act  to  repeal  timber-culture  laws,  and  for  other  purposes",  "That 
the  President  of  the  United  States  may,  from  time  to  time,  set  apart 
and  reserve,  in  any  State  or  Territory  having  public  land  bearing  for- 
ests, in  any  part  of  the  public  lands  wholly  or  in  part  covered  with 
timber  or  undergrowth,  whether  of  commercial  value  or  not,  as  public 
reservations,  and  the  President  shall,  by  public  proclamation,  declare 
the  establishment  of  such  reservations  and  the  limits  thereof" ; 

And  whereas,  the  public  lands  in  the  State  of  California,  within  the 
limits  hereinafter  described,  are  in  part  covered  with  timber,  and  it 
appears  that  the  public  good  would  be  promoted  by  setting  apart  and 
reserving  said  lands  as  a  public  reservation ; 

Now,  therefore,  I,  Theodore  Roosevelt,  President  of  the  United 
States,  by  virtue  of  the  power  in  me  vested  by  section  twenty-four  of 
the  aforesaid  Act  of  Congress,  do  hereby  make  known  and  proclaim 
that  there  are  hereby  reserved  from  entry  or  settlement  and  set  apart 
as  a  Public  Reservation  all  those  certain  tracts,  pieces  or  parcels  of  land 
lying  and  being  situate  in  the  State  of  California,  and  within  the  bound- 
aries particularly  described  as  follows : 

Beginning  at  the  north-west  corner  of  Township  forty-eight  (48) 
North,  Range  ten  (10)  East,  Mount  Diablo  Base  and  Meridian,  Cali- 
fornia ;  thence  easterly  along  the  State  Line  between  the  States  of 
California  and  Oregon,  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Lot  three  (3)  of 
Section  twenty-four  (24),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Section  twenty-five  (25),  said 
township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  south-east 


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quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said 
section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-five  (35),  said 
township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Township  forty- 
seven  (47)  North,  Range  ten  (10)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  Section  nineteen  (19),  Township  forty-seven  (47) 
North,  Range  eleven  (11)  East ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  Section  twenty-four  (24),  said  township;  thence  northerly 
to  the  north-west  corner  of  Lot  three  (3)  of  Section  seven  (7),  Town- 
ship forty-seven  (47)  North,  Range  twelve  (12)  East;  thence  easterly 
to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Section  eight  (8), 
said  township ,  thence  southerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section 
twenty-one  (21),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  said  section  ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the 
south-west  quarter  of  Section  ten  (10),  said  township;  thence  easterly 
along  the  quarter  section  lines  to  the  point  of  intersection  with  the  shore 
line  of  Goose  Lake,  in  Section  eight  (8),  Township  forty-seven  (47) 
North,  Range  thirteen  (13)  East;  thence  in  a  general  southerly  direc- 
tion along  the  shore  line  of  Goose  Lake  to  the  point  of  intersection  with 
the  section  line  between  Sections  twenty-seven  (27)  and  twenty-eight 
(28),  Township  forty-five  (45)  North,  Range  thirteen  (13)  East; 
thence  southerly  along  the  section  lines  to  the  south-east  corner  of 
Section  nine  (9),  Township  forty-four  (44)  North,  Range  thirteen 
(13)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section; 
thence  southerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-one  (21), 
said  township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-three  (33), 
said  township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-five 
(25),  Township  forty-four  (44)  North,  Range  twelve  (12)  East; 
thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  south- 
erly to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-five  (35),  said  township; 
thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  township ;  thence  north- 
erly to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-five  (25),  Township 
forty-four  (44)  North,  Range  eleven  (11)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  Section  thirty-five  (35),  said  township;  thence  westerlv  to 
the  south-west  corner  of  said  township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  Section  twenty-five  (25),  Township  forty-four  (44) 
North,  Range  ten  (10)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner 
of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section 
thirty-five  (35),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  cor- 
ner of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Section  thirty-two  (32),  said  township; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of 


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said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-one  (21), 
said  township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  north- 
west quarter  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly 
to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  the  north-east 
quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the 
south-east  quarter  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Section  twenty- four 
(24),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the 
south-east  quarter  of  said  section  ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  said  section  ;  thence  northerly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  Section  thirteen  (13),  said  township;  thence  west- 
erly to  the  south-v/est  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Section  four- 
teen (14),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner 
of  the  south-east  quarter  of  said  section  ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  Section  fifteen  (15),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  south-west  quar- 
ter of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said 
section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ; 
thence  westerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  seventeen  (17), 
said  township ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  north- 
east quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner 
of  the  north-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  souths 
east  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly 
to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  nineteen  (19),  said  township;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section  ;  thence  westerly  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  Section  thirty  (30),  said 
township ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  south-west 
quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
said  section ;  thence  northerly  along  the  range  line,  allowing  for  the 
proper  offset  on  the  Ninth  (9th)  Standard  Parallel  North,  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  Township  forty-eight  (48)  North,  Range  ten  (10) 
East,  the  place  of  beginning. 

Excepting  from  the  force  and  effect  of  this  proclamation  all  lands 
which  may  have  been,  prior  to  the  date  hereof,  embraced  in  any  legal 
entry  or  covered  by  any  lawful  filing  duly  of  record  in  the  proper 
United  States  Land  Office,  or  upon  which  any  valid  settlement  has  been 
made  pursuant  to  law,  and  the  statutory  period  within  which  to  make 
entry  or  filing  of  record  has  not  expired :  Provided,  that  this  exception 
shall  not  continue  to  apply  to  any  particular  tract  of  land  unless  the 
entryman,  settler  or  claimant  continues  to  comply  with  the  law  under 
which  the  entry,  filing  or  settlement  was  made. 


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Warning  is  hereby  expressly  given  to  all  persons  not  to  make  settle- 
ment upon  the  lands  reserved  by  this  proclamation. 

The  reservation  hereby  established  shall  be  known  as  The  Modoc 
Forest  Reserve. 

In  witness  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the 
seal  of  the  United  States  to  be  affixed. 

Done  at  the  City  of  Washington,  this  29th  day  of  Novem- 
[SEAL.]     ber  in  the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  nine  hundred  and 
four,  and  of  the  Independence  of  the  United  States  the  one 
hundred  and  twenty-ninth. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 
By  the  President : 

John  Hay, 

Secretary  of  State. 

By  the  President  of  the  United  States  of  America. 
A   PROCLAMATION. 

Whereas,  The  South  Platte  Forest  Reserve,  in  the  State  of  Colorado, 
was  established  by  proclamation  dated  December  ninth,  eighteen  hun- 
dred and  ninety-two,  under  and  by  virtue  of  section  twenty-four  of  the 
Act  of  Congress,  approved  March  third,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety- 
one,  entitled,  "An  act  to  repeal  timber-culture  laws,  and  for  other  pur- 
poses", which  provides,  "That  the  President  of  the  United  States  may, 
from  time  to  time,  set  apart  and  reserve,  in  any  State  or  Territory 
having  public  land  bearing  forests,  in  any  part  of  the  public  lands 
wholly  or  in  part  covered  with  timber  or  undergrowth,  whether  of 
commercial  value  or  not,  as  public  reservations,  and  the  President  shall, 
by  public  proclamation,  declare  the  establishment  of  such  reservations 
and  the  limits  thereof" ; 

And  whereas,  it  is  further  provided  by  the  Act  of  Congress,  approved 
June  fourth,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-seven,  entitled,  "An  act  mak- 
ing appropriations  for  sundry  civil  expenses  of  the  Government  for 
the  fiscal  year  ending  June  thirtieth,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-eight, 
and  for  other  purposes",  that  "the  President  is  hereby  authorized  at  any 
time  to  modify  any  Executive  order  that  has  been  or  may  hereafter  be 
made  establishing  any  forest  reserve,  and  by  such  modification  may 
reduce  the  area  or  change  the  boundary  line  of  such  reserve,  or  may 
vacate  altogether  any  order  creating  such  reserve" ; 

Now,  therefore,  I,  Theodore  Roosevelt,  President  of  the  United 
States,  by  virtue  of  the  power  vested  in  me  by  the  aforesaid  act  of  Con- 
gress, approved  June  fourth,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-seven,  do 
hereby  make  known  and  proclaim  that  the  following  described  lands  in 


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the  State  of  Colorado  are  hereby  released  and  eliminated  from  the 
aforesaid  South  Platte  Forest  Reserve,  and  the  aforesaid  proclamation 
dated  December  ninth,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-two,  establishing 
said  reserve,  is  hereby  vacated  to  that  extent,  and  no  more : 
.  In  Township  eleven  (11)  South,  Range  seventy-three  (73)  West, 
Sixth  (6th)  Principal  Meridian,  Colorado,  the  west  half  of  Section 
eighteen  (18),  Section  nineteen  (19),  the  west  half  of  Section  twenty- 
eight  (28),  Sections  twenty-nine  (29),  thirty  (30),  thirty-one  (31)  and 
thirty-two  (32),  and  the  south  half  and  north-west  quarter  of  Section 
thirty-three  (33)  ; 

In  Township  twelve  (12)  South,  Range  seventy-three  (73)  West, 
Lots  three  (3)  and  four  (4)  and  the  south-west  quarter  of  Section 
three  (3),  Sections  four  (4)  to  nine  (9),  both  inclusive,  Sections  six- 
teen (16)  to  twenty-one  (21),  both  inclusive,  the  south  half  of  Section 
twenty-two  (22),  the  west  half  of  Sections  twenty-three  (23)  and 
twenty-six  (26),  and  Sections  twenty-seven  (27)  to  thirty-five  (35), 
both  inclusive; 

In  Township  ten  (10)  South,  Range  seventy-four  (74)  West,  the 
west  half  of  Section  three  (3),  the  east  half  of  Section  four  (4),  the 
south-east  quarter  of  Section  eight  (8),  Section  nine  (9),  the  west  half 
of  Section  ten  (10),  Sections  fifteen  (15)  to  twenty-two  (22),  both 
inclusive.  Sections  twenty-seven  {2y)  to  thirty-three  (33),  both  in- 
clusive, and  the  north  half  and  south-west  quarter  of  Section  thirty- 
four  (34)  ; 

In  Township  twelve  (12)  South,  Range  seventy-four  (74)  West, 
Section  thirteen  (13),  the  east  half  of  Sections  fourteen  (14)  and 
twenty-three  (23),  Section  twenty-four  (24),  the  north  half  of  Section 
twenty-five  (25),  and  the  north-east  quarter  of  Section  twenty-six  (26). 

And  whereas,  the  public  lands  in  the  State  of  Colorado,  within  the 
limits  hereinafter  described,  are  in  part  covered  with  timber,  and  it 
appears  that  the  public  good  would  be  promoted  by  setting  apart  and 
reserving  said  lands  as  a  public  reservation,  I  hereby  further  make 
known  and  proclaim,  by  virtue  of  the  power  vested  in  me  by  the  afore- 
said acts  of  Congress  approved  March  third,  eighteen  hundred  and 
ninety-one,  and  June  fourth,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-seven,  that 
the  following  described  public  lands  are  hereby  reserved  from  entry 
or  settlement,  and  are  added  to  and  made  a  part  of  the  aforesaid  South 
Platte  Forest  Reserve : 

In  Township  eleven  (11)  South,  Range  seventy-four  (74)  West, 
Sections  one  (i)  and  two  (2),  the  east  half  of  Section  three  (3),  the 
north-east  quarter  of  Section  ten  (10),  Sections  eleven  (11)  and  twelve 
(12),  and  the  north  half  of  Sections  thirteen  (13)  and  fourteen  (14). 

Excepting  from  the  force  and  effect  of  this  proclamation  all  lands 
which  may  have  been,  prior  to  the  date  hereof,  embraced  in  any  legal 


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entry  or  covered  by  any  lawful  filing  duly  of  record  in  the  proper 
United  States  Land  Oflfice,  or  upon  which  any  valid  settlement  has  been 
made  pursuant  to  law,  and  the  statutory  period  within  which  to  make 
entry  or  filing  of  record  has  not  expired :  Provided,  that  this  exception 
shall  not  continue  to  apply  to  any  particular  tract  of  land  unless  the 
entryman,  settler  or  claimant  continues  to  comply  with  the  law  under 
which  the  entry,  filing  or  settlement  was  made. 

The  lands  hereby  excluded  from  the  reserve  and  restored  to  the  public 
domain  shall  be  open  to  settlement  from  the  date  hereof,  but  shall  not 
be  subject  to  entry,  filing  or  selection  until  after  ninety  days'  notice  by 
such  publication  as  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior  may  prescribe. 

Warning  is  hereby  expressly  given  to  all  persons  not  to  make  settle- 
ment upon  the  lands  reserved  by  this  proclamation. 

In  witness  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the 
seal  of  the  United  States  to  be  affixed. 

Done  at  the  City  of  Washington  this  6th  day  of  December, 
[seal.]     in  the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  nine  hundred  and  four, 
and  of  the  Independence  of  the  United  States  the  one  hundred 
and  twenty-ninth. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 
By  the  President : 

John  Hay, 

Secretary  of  State. 


EXECUTIVE  ORDERS. 

White  House,  December  28,  190^. 
Mrs.  Frank  L.  Harrigan  may  be  re-instated  to  the  position  of  ruling 
machine  feeder  in  the  Government  Printing  Office  without  regard  to 
the  provisions  of  Rule   IX  limiting  the  period   of  eligibility   for   re- 
instatement to  one  year  from  the  date  of  separation. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 

White  House,  January  y,  1904. 
Mrs.  G.  W.  Shipman  may  be  appointed  a  clerk  in  the  Ofifice  of  the 
First    Assistant    Postmaster-General    without    examination    under    the 
Civil-Service  rules. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 

White  House,  January  2^,  1904. 
It  is  hereby  ordered  that  the  tract  of  country  in  the  State  of  Nebraska 
"withdrawn  from  sale  and  set  aside  as  an  addition  to  the  present  Sioux 


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Indian  Reservation  in  the  Territory  of  Dakota,"  by  Executive  order 
dated  January  24,  1882,  be,  and  the  same  hereby  is,  restored  to  the 
public  domain. 

.     THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 


White;  House,  February  i,  1^04. 
Mrs.  Kate  L.  Croggan  may  be  reinstated  to  the  position  of  sewer 
in  the  Government  Printing  Office  without  regard  to  the  provision  of 
Rule  IX  limiting  the  period  of  eligibility  for  reinstatement  to  one  year 
from  the  date  of  separation. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 

White  House,  February  5,  1904. 
The  special  rule  of  July  3,  1902,  rendering  certain  persons  who 
were  in  the  employ  of  the  United  States  in  the  military  government 
of  Cuba  eligible  to  retention  and  employment  in  positions  in  the  classi- 
fied service  of  a  grade  corresponding  to  that  which  they  then  held,  is 
hereby  revoked. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 

White  House,  February  ly,  IQ04. 
Mrs.  Marie  L.  Baldwin,  whose  name  appears  upon  the  Minnesota 
clerk  register,  may  be  certified  for  appointment  as  clerk  at  $900  in 
the  Ofifice  of  Indian  Affairs  without  regard  to  the  provisions  of  Civil- 
Service  Rule  VII. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 

White  House,  February  20,  1904. 
It  is  hereby  ordered  that  the  Executive  order  of  January  25,  1904, 
restoring  to  the  public  domain  the  tract  of  country  in  the  State  of 
Nebraska  which  was  ''withdrawn  from  sale  and  set  aside  as  an  addition 
to  the  present  Sioux  Indian  Reservation  in  the  Territory  of  Dakota," 
by  Executive  order  dated  January  24,  1882,  is  hereby  modified  and 
amended  so  as  to  permanently  reserve  from  entry  and  settlement,  and 
to  constitute  a  part  of  the  Pine  Ridge  Sioux  Indian  Reservation  in 
South  Dakota,  the  section  of  land  embracing  the  Pine  Ridge  Boarding 
School  Irrigation  Ditch  and  the  School  Pasture,  which  when  surveyed 
is  supposed  will  constitute  section  24,  township  35  north,  range  45  west; 
and  said  lands  are  hereby  reserved  and  set  aside  for  said  purpose. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 


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White  House,  February  2^,  IP04. 
Mr.  Francis  Walker,  of  Massachusetts,  may  be  appointed  a  special 
agent  in  the  Bureau  of  Corporations,  at  $2,000  per  annum,  without 
examination  under  the  Civil-Service  rules. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 


White  House,  March  i,  1904. 
All  positions  in  the  civil  service  of  the  War  Department  in  the 
Philippines,  except  those  filled  by  persons  employed  merely  as  skilled 
or  unskilled  laborers,  and  by  persons  appointed  by  the  President,  will 
be  treated  as  classified  under  the  civil-service  rules.  The  present  occu- 
pants of  these  positions  who  have  been  specially  commended  for  re- 
tention by  their  chiefs,  with  the  approval  of  the  Secretary  of  War,  and 
whose  names  appear  on  the  list  furnished  the  United  States  Civil 
Service  Commission,  may  be  retained,  and  after  three  years'  service 
in  such  positions  shall  be  eligible  for  transfer  to  competitive  positions 
in  the  United  States,  subject  to  the  civil-service  rules  and  regulations. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 


White  House,  March  4,  1904. 
Mr.  Merrit  O.  Chance  may  be  transferred  from  clerk  to  the  Secre- 
tary of  War  to  superintendent  of  post-office  supplies  in  the  Post-Office 
Department  without  taking  a  noncompetitive  examination,  in  view  of 
his  having  passed  the  examination  for  entrance  to  the  classified  service 
in  the  clerk  grade,  and  because  of  his  former  service  in  the  Post-Office 
Department  and  his  general  knowledge  of  postal  affairs,  which,  it  is 
beUeved,  qualify  him  for  the  position  of  superintendent  of  post-office 
supplies. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 

White  House,  March  10,  IQ04. 
All  officials  of  the  Government,  civil,  military,  and  naval,  are  hereby 
directed  not  only  to  observe  the  President's  proclamation  of  neutrality 
in  the  pending  war  between  Russia  and  Japan,  but  also  to  abstain  from 
either  action  or  speech  which  can  legitimately  cause  irritation  to  either 
of  the  combatants.  The  Government  of  the  United  States  represents 
the  people  of  the  United  States,  not  only  in  the  sincerity  with  which 
it  is  endeavoring  to  keep  the  scales  of  neutrality  exact  and  even,  but 
in  the  sincerity  with  which  it  deplores  the  breaking  out  of  the  present 
war,  and  hopes  that  it  will  end  at  the  earliest  possible  moment  and 
with  the  smallest  possible  loss  to  those  engaged.    Such  a  war  inevitably 


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increases  and  inflames  the  susceptibilities  of  the  combatants  to  any- 
thing in  the  nature  of  an  injury  or  slight  by  outsiders.  Too  often 
combatants  make  conflicting  claims  as  to  the  duties  and  obligations  of 
neutrals,  so  that  even  when  discharging  these  duties  and  obligations 
with  scrupulous  care  it  is  difficult  to  avoid  giving  offense  to  one  or 
the  other  party.  To  such  unavoidable  causes  of  offense,  due  to  the 
performance  of  national  duty,  there  must  not  be  added  any  avoidable 
causes.  It  is  always  unfortunate  to  bring  old-world  antipathies  and 
jealousies  into  our  life,  or  by  speech  or  conduct  to  excite  anger  and 
resentment  toward  our  nation  in  friendly  foreign  lands ;  but  in  a  gov- 
ernment employee,  whose  official  position  makes  him  in  some  sense 
the  representative  of  the  people,  the  mischief  of  such  actions  is  greatly 
increased.  A  strong  and  self-confident  nation  should  be  peculiarly 
careful  not  only  of  the  rights  but  of  the  susceptibilities  of  its  neigh- 
bors; and  nowadays  all  the  nations  of  the  world  are  neighbors  one  to 
the  other.  Courtesy,  moderation,  and  self-restraint  should  mark  inter- 
national, no  less  than  private,  intercourse. 

All  the  officials  of  the  Government,  civil,  military,  and  naval,  are 
expected  so  to  carry  themselves  both  in  act  and  in  deed  as  to  give  no 
cause  of  just  offense  to  the  people  of  any  foreign  and  friendly  power — 
and  with  all  mankind  we  are  now  in  friendship. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 


White  House,  March  26,  IP04. 

Schedule  A,  Section  VI,  of  the  civil-service  rules  is  hereby  amended 
by  striking  out,  in  the  first  line  of  paragraph  10,  the  words  "at  Indian 
schools"  and  inserting  in  their  place  the  words  "in  the  Indian  service." 

As  amended,  paragraph  10  will  read : 

"10.  Physicians  employed  by  contract  in  the  Indian  service  and  re- 
ceiving not  more  than  $720  per  annum  salary,  may  lawfully  perform 
their  official  duties  in  connection  with  their  private  practice,  each 
employment,  however,  to  be  subject  to  the  approval  of  the  Commis- 
sion." 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 


White  House,  May  18,  1904.. 

Miss  Katherine  C.  Masterson  may  be  reinstated  in  the  Government 
Printing  Office  without  regard  to  the  year  limitation  of  Civil-Service 
Rule  IX,  relating  to  reinstatements. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 


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White  House,  May  26,  1904. 
Mr.  I.  B.  Conklin  may  be  appointed  as  special  laborer   (clerk)   at 
$3.28  per  diem  in  the  office  of  the  paymaster,  navy-yard,  Washin^^ton, 
D.  C,  without  examination  under  the  civil-service  rules. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 

White   House,  June  2,   1904. 

In  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  Section  2253  of  the  Revised 
Statutes  of  the  United  States,  and  by  the  authority  therein  given,  it 
is  hereby  ordered  that  the  lands  included  within  the  following  boun- 
daries and  being  a  portion  of  the  Grand  Forks  land  district,  in  the 
State  of  North  Dakota,  be  transferred  to  and  made  a  part  of  the 
Devils  Lake  land  district  in  said  State: 

Beginning  at  the  south-east  corner  of  township  one  hundred  and 
forty-nine  north,  range  sixty-two  west  of  the  fifth  principal  meridian, 
thence  north  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  township ;  thence  east 
to  the  south-east  corner  of  township  one  hundred  and  fifty  north,  range 
sixty-one  west ;  thence  north  on  the  line  between  ranges  sixty  and 
sixty-one,  to  the  north-east  corner  of  township  one  hundred  and  fifty 
north,  range  sixty-one  west ;  thence  west  to  the  north-west  corner  of 
the  same  township ;  thence  north  on  the  line  between  ranges  sixty-one 
and  sixty-two,  to  the  north-east  corner  of  township  one  hundred  and 
fifty-two  north,  range  sixty-two  west ;  thence  west  on  the  line  between 
townships  one  hundred  and  fifty-two  and  one  hundred  and  fifty-three  to 
a  point  in  the  lake  which  if  established  would  be  the  north-west  corner, 
to  township  one  hundred  and  fifty-two  north,  range  sixty-three  west ; 
thence  south  on  the  line  between  ranges  sixty-three  and  sixty-four,  to 
its  intersection  with  the  twelfth  standard  parallel ;  thence  east  on  said 
standard  parallel  to  the  place  of  beginning. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 

White  House,  June  /j,   1904. 
A  person  who  has  been  reinstated  in  the  classified  service  in  a  grade 
lower  than  that  from  which  he  had  been  separated,  may  be  promoted  to 
his  former  grade  without  examination. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 

White  House,  June  17,  1904. 
An  exception  to  the  requirements  of  the  civil-service  rules  is  hereby 
made  to  permit  the  appointment  of  Mr.  Samuel  D.  Amen  to  the  posi- 
tion of  internal-revenue  agent. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 


Theodore  Roosevelt  827 

White  House,  jiine  2j,   1Q04. 
An  exception  to  the  requirements  of  the  civil-service  rules  is  hereby 
made  to  permit  the  appointment,  without  examination,  of  Dr.  WilHam 
L.  Ralph  as  curator  of  the  section  of  birds'   eggs  in  the   National 
Museum,  at  a  salary  of  $100  per  month. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 

White  House,  June  24,   1^04. 
Clarence  Reeder  may  be  appointed  as  private  secretary  to  the  Director 
of  the  Geological  Survey,  without  examination  under  the  civil-service 
rules. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 

White  House,  November  75,  1^04. 

In  the  exercise  of  the  power  vested  in  the  President  by  Section 
1753  of  the  Revised  Statutes  and  acts  amendatory  thereof : 

IT  IS  ORDERED,  That  the  Isthmian  Canal  Commission  be  classified 
and  the  civil-service  act  and  rules  applied  thereto,  and  that  no  person 
be  hereafter  appointed,  employed,  promoted,  or  transferred  in  the 
service  of  said  Commission  until  he  passes  an  examination  in  con- 
formity therewith,  unless  specifically  exempted  thereunder.  This  order 
shall  apply  to  all  officers  and  employees,  except  persons  employed  merely 
as  laborers,  persons  whose  appointments  are  confirmed  by  the  Senate, 
and  engineers  detailed  from  the  army. 

The  officers  and  employees  included  within  the  provisions  of  this 
order  are  hereby  arranged  in  classes  according  to  annual  salary  or 
compensation  as  follows : 

A.  Less  that  $726. 

B.  $720  or  more  and  less  than  $840. 

C.  $840  or  more  and  less  than  $900. 

D.  $900  or  more  and  less  than  $1,000. 

E.  $1,000  or  more  and  less  than  $1,200. 

1.  $1,200  or  more  and  less  than  $1,400. 

2.  $1,400  or  more  and  less  than  $1,600. 

3.  $1,600  or  more  and  less  than  $1,800. 

4.  $1,800  or  more  and  less  than  $2,000. 

5.  $2,000  or  more  and  less  than  $2,500. 

6.  $2,500  or  more. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 

In  connection  with  this  order  of  classification  the  President  issued 
an  executive  order  defining  the  positions  which  may  be  filled  without 
competitive  examination  under  the  civil-service  rules. 


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White  House,  November  2p,  1^04. 
No  person  shall  be  appointed  or  employed  in  any  Executive  Depart- 
ment or  office  for  the  performance  of  any  service  of  the  character 
performed  by  classified  employees  except  in  accordance  with  the  pro- 
visions of  the  civil-service  rules ;  and  before  making  any  appointment 
or  employment  for  service  with  respect  to  which  there  may  be  reason- 
able doubt  as  to  the  requirement  of  examination  the  head  of  the  De- 
partment or  office  shall  confer  with  the  Civil  Service  Commission  for 
the  purpose  of  determining  whether  examination  is  required,  and  when 
such  conference  does  not  result  in  agreement  the  case  shall  be  presented 
to  the  Attorney-General  for  his  opinion. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 

White  House,  November  ^p,  1904. 
Substitute  watchmen  in  the  Government  Printing  Office  will  here- 
after be  regarded  as  classified  under  the  civil-service  rules.  The  forty 
persons  named  in  the  list  transmitted  to  the  Civil  Service  Commission 
by  the  Public  Printer  under  date  of  October  4,  1904,  now  serving  in 
that  office,  will  be  treated  as  classified  in  accordance  with  section  6, 
Rule  n,  civil-service  rules. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 


FOURTH  ANNUAL  MESSAGE. 

White  House,  December  6,  1904. 

To  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives: 

The  Nation  continues  to  enjoy  noteworthy  prosperity.  Such  pros- 
perity is  of  course  primarily  due  to  the  high  individual  average  of  our 
citizenship,  taken  together  with  our  great  natural  resources ;  but  an 
important  factor  therein  is  the  working  of  our  long-continued  govern- 
mental policies.  The  people  have  emphatically  expressed  their  approval 
of  the  principles  underlying  these  policies,  and  their  desire  that  these 
principles  be  kept  substantially  unchanged,  although  of  course  applied 
in  a  progressive  spirit  to  meet  changing  conditions. 

The  enlargement  of  scope  of  the  functions  of  the  National  Govern- 
ment required  by  our  development  as  a  nation  involves,  of  course,  in- 
crease of  expense;  and  the  period  of  prosperity  through  which  the 
country  is  passing  justifies  expenditures  for  permanent  improvements 
far  greater  than  would  be  wise  in  hard  times.  Battle  ships  and  forts, 
public  buildings,  and  improved  waterways  are  investments  which  should 
be  made  when  we  have  the  money ;  but  abundant  revenues  and  a  large 
surplus  always  invite  extravagance,  and  constant  care  should  be  taken 


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to  guard  against  unnecessary  increase  of  the  ordinary  expenses  of  gov- 
ernment. The  cost  of  doing  Government  business  shauld  be  regulated 
with  the  same  rigid  scrutiny  as  the  cost  of  doing  a  private  business. 

In  the  vast  and  compHcated  mechanism  of  our  modern  civiHzed  life 
the  dominant  note  is  the  note  of  industralism ;  and  the  relations  of  cap- 
ital and  labor,  and  especially  of  organized  capital  and  organized  labor, 
to  each  other  and  to  the  public  at  large  come  second  in  importance  only 
to  the  intimate  questions  of  family  life.  Our  peculiar  form  of  govern- 
ment, with  its  sharp  division  of  authority  between  the  Nation  and  the 
several  States,  has  been  on  the  whole  far  more  advantageous  to  our 
development  than  a  more  strongly  centralized  government.  But  it  is 
undoubtedly  responsible  for  much  of  the  difficulty  of  meeting  with 
adequate  legislation  the  new  problems  presented  by  the  total  change  in 
industrial  conditions  on  this  continent  during  the  last  half  century.  In 
actual  practice  it  has  proved  exceedingly  difficult,  and  in  many  cases 
impossible,  to  get  unanimity  of  wise  action  among  the  various  States  on 
these  subjects.  From  the  very  nature  of  the  case  this  is  especially  true 
of  the  laws  aflfecting  the  employment  of  capital  in  huge  masses. 

With  regard  to  labor  the  problem  is  no  less  important,  but  it  is 
simpler.  As  long  as  the  States  retain  the  primary  control  of  the  police 
power  the  circumstances  must  be  altogether  extreme  which  require  in- 
terference by  the  Federal  authorities,  whether  in  the  way  of  safeguard- 
ing the  rights  of  labor  or  in  the  way  of  seeing  that  wrong  is  not  done 
by  unruly  persons  who  shield  themselves  behind  the  name  of  labor.  If 
there  is  resistance  to  the  Federal  courts,  interference  with  the  mails,  or 
interstate  commerce,  or  molestation  of  Federal  property,  or  if  the  State 
authorities  in  some  crisis  which  they  are  unable  to  face  call  for  help, 
then  the  Federal  Government  may  interfere ;  but  though  such  inter- 
ference may  be  caused  by  a  condition  of  things  arising  out  of  trouble 
connected  with  some  question  of  labor,  the  interference  itself  simply 
takes  the  form  of  restoring  order  without  regard  to  the  questions  which 
have  caused  the  breach  of  order — for  to  keep  order  is  a  primary  duty 
and  in  a  time  of  disorder  and  violence  all  other  questions  sink  into 
abeyance  until  order  has  been  restored.  In  the  District  of  Columbia  and 
in  the  Territories  the  Federal  law  covers  the  entire  field  of  government ; 
but  the  labor  question  is  only  acute  in  populous  centers  of  commerce, 
manufactures,  or  mining.  Nevertheless,  both  in  the  enactment  and  in 
the  enforcement  of  law  the  Federal  Government  within  its  restricted 
sphere  should  set  an  example  to  the  State  governments,  especially  in  a 
matter  so  vital  as  this  affecting  labor.  I  believe  that  under  modern 
industrial  conditions  it  is  often  necessary,  and  even  where  not  necessary 
it  is  yet  often  wise,  that  there  should  be  organization  of  labor  in  order 
better  to  secure  the  rights  of  the  individual  wage-worker.  All  encour- 
agement should  be  given  to  any  such  organization,  so  long  as  it  is  con- 


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ducted  with  a  due  and  decent  regard  for  the  rights  of  others.  There 
are  in  this  country  some  labor  unions  which  have  habitually,  and  other 
labor  unions  w'hich  have  often,  been  among  the  most  effective  agents 
in  working  for  good  citizenship  and  for  uplifting  the  condition  of  those 
whose  welfare  should  be  closest  to  our  hearts.  But  when  any  labor 
union  seeks  improper  ends,  or  seeks  to  achieve  proper  ends  by  improper 
means,  all  good  citizens  and  more  especially  all  honorable  public  ser- 
vants must  oppose  the  wrongdoing  as  resolutely  as  they  would  oppose 
the  wrongdoing  of  any  great  corporation.  Of  course  any  violence, 
brutality,  or  corruption,  should  not  for  one  moment  be  tolerated. 
Wage-workers  have  an  entire  right  to  organize  and  by  all  peaceful  and 
honorable  means  to  endeavor  to  persuade  their  fellows  to  join  with 
them  in  organizations.  They  have  a  legal  right,  which,  according  to 
circumstances,  may  or  may  not  be  a  moral  right,  to  refuse  to  work  in 
company  with  men  who  decline  to  join  their  organizations.  They  have 
under  no  circumstances  the  right  to  commit  violence  upon  these, 
whether  capitalists  or  wage-workers,  who  refuse  to  support  their  or- 
ganizations, or  who  side  with  those  with  whom  they  are  at  odds ;  for 
mob  rule  is  intolerable  in  any  form. 

The  wage-workers  are  peculiarly  entitled  to  the  protection  and  the 
encouragement  of  the  law.  From  the  very  nature  of  their  occupation 
railroad  men,  for  instance,  are  liable  to  be  maimed  in  doing  the  legiti- 
mate work  of  their  profession,  unless  the  railroad  companies  are  re- 
quired by  law  to  make  ample  provision  for  their  safety.  The  Adminis- 
tration has  been  zealous  in  enforcing  the  existing  law  for  this  purpose. 
That  law  should  be  amended  and  strengthened.  Wherever  the  National 
Government  has  power  there  should  be  a  stringent  employer's  liability 
law,  which  should  apply  to  the  Government  itself  where  the  Govern- 
ment is  an  employer  of  labor. 

In  my  Message  to  the  Fifty-seventh  Congress,  at  its  second  session, 
I  urged  the  passage  of  an  employer's  liability  law  for  the  District  of 
Columbia.  I  now  renew  that  recommendation,  and  further  recommend 
that  the  Congress  appoint  a  commission  to  make  a  comprehensive  study 
of  employer's  liability  with  the  view  of  extending  the  provisions  of  a 
great  and  constitutional  law  to  all  employments  within  the  scope  of 
Federal  power. 

The  Government  has  recognized  heroism  upon  the  water,  and  be- 
stows medals  of  honor  upon  those  persons  who  by  extreme  and  heroic  ^ 
daring  have  endangered  their  lives  in  saving,  or  endeavoring  to  save, 
lives  from  the  perils  of  the  sea  in  the  waters  over  which  the  United 
States  has  jurisdiction,  or  upon  an  American  vessel.  This  recognition 
should  be  extended  to  cover  cases  of  conspicuous  bravery  and  self- 
sacrifice  in  the  saving,  of  life  in  private  employments  under  the  jurisdic- 


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tion  of  the  United  States,  and  particularly  in  the  land  commerce  of  the 
Nation. 

The  ever-increasing  casualty  list  upon  our  railroads  is  a  matter  of 
grave  public  concern,  and  urgently  calls  for  action  by  the  .Congress. 
In  the  matter  of  speed  and  comfort  of  railway  travel  our  railroads  give 
at  least  as  good  service  as  those  of  any  other  nation,  and  there  is  no 
reason  why  this  service  should  not  also  be  as  safe  as  human  ingenuity 
can  make  it.  Many  of  our  leading  roads  have  been  foremost  in  the 
adoption  of  the  most  approved  safeguards  for  the  protection  of  travel- 
ers and  employees,  yet  the  list  of  clearly  avoidable  accidents  continues 
unduly  large.  The  passage  of  a  law  requiring  the  adoption  of  a  block- 
signal  system  has  been  proposed  to  the  Congress.  I  earnestly  concur  in 
that  recommendation,  and  would  also  point  out  to  the  Congress  the 
urgent  need  of  legislation  in  the  interest  of  the  public  safety  limiting 
the  hours  of  labor  for  railroad  employees  in  train  service  upon  railroads 
engaged  in  interstate  commerce,  and  providing  that  only  trained  and 
experienced  persons  be  employed  in  positions  of  responsibility  connected 
with  the  operation  of  trains.  Of  course  nothing  can  ever  prevent  acci- 
dents caused  by  human  weakness  or  misconduct ;  and  there  should  be 
drastic  punishment  for  any  railroad  employee,  whether  officer  or  man, 
who  by  issuance  of  wrong  orders  or  by  disobedience  of  orders  causes 
disaster.  The  law  of  1901,  requiring  interstate  railroads  to  make 
monthly  reports  of  all  accidents  to  passengers  and  employees  on  duty, 
should  also  be  amended  so  as  to  empower  the  Government  to  make  a 
personal  investigation,  through  proper  officers,  of  all  accidents  involving 
loss  of  life  which  seem  to  require  investigation,  with  a  requirement  that 
the  results  of  such  investigation  be  made  public. 

The  safety-appliance  law,  as  amended  by  the  act  of  March  2,  1903, 
has  proved  beneficial  to  railway  employees,  and  in  order  that  its  pro- 
visions may  be  properly  carried  out,  the  force  of  inspectors  provided  for 
by  appropriation  should  be  largely  increased.  This  service  is  analogous 
to  the  Steamboat-Inspection  Service,  and  deals  with  even  more  im- 
portant interests.  It  has  passed  the  experimental  stage  and  demon- 
strated its  utility,  and  should  receive  generous  recognition  by  the  Con- 
gress. 

There  is  no  objection  to  employees  of  the  Government  forming  or 
belonging  to  unions ;  but  the  Government  can  neither  discriminate  for 
nor  discriminate  against  nonunion  men  who  are  in  its  employment,  or 
who  seek  to  be  employed  under  it.  Aloreover,  it  is  a  very  grave  im- 
propriety for  Government  employees  to  band  themselves  together  for 
the  purpose  of  extorting  improperly  high  salaries  from  the  Govern- 
ment. Especially  is  this  true  of  those  within  the  classified  service. 
The  letter  carriers,  both  municipal  and  rural,  are  as  a  whole  an  ex- 
cellent body  of  public  servants.    They  should  be  amply  paid.    But  their 


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payment  must  be  obtained  by  arguing  their  claims  fairly  and  honorably 
before  the  Congress,  and  not  by  banding  together  for  the  defeat  of 
those  Congressmen  who  refuse  to  give  promises  which  they  can  not  in 
conscience  give.  The  Administration  has  already  taken  steps  to  pre- 
vent and  punish  abuses  of  this  nature ;  but  it  will  be  wise  for  the 
Congress  to  supplement  this  action  by  legislation. 

Much  can  be  done  by  the  Government  in  labor  matters  merely  by 
giving  publicity  to  certain  conditions.  The  Bureau  of  Labor  has  done 
excellent  work  of  this  kind  in  many  different  directions.  I  shall  shortly 
lay  before  you  in  a  special  message  the  full  report  of  the  investigation  of 
the  Bureau  of  Labor  into  the  Colorado  mining  strike,  as  this  was  a  strike 
in  which  certain  very  evil  forces,  which  are  more  or  less  at  work  every- 
where under  the  conditions  of  modern  industrialism,  became  startlingly 
prominent.  It  is  greatly  to  be  wished  that  the  Department  of  Com- 
merce and  Labor,  through  the  Labor  Bureau,  should  compile  and 
arrange  for  the  Congress  a  list  of  the  labor  laws  of  the  various  States, 
and  should  be  given  the  means  to  investigate  and  report  to  the  Congress 
upon  the  labor  conditions  in  the  manufacturing  and  mining  regions 
throughout  the  country,  both  as  to  wages,  as  to  hours  of  labor,  as  to 
the  labor  of  women  and  children,  and  as  to  the  effect  in  the  various 
labor  centers  of  immigration  from  abroad.  In  this  investigation  es- 
pecial attention  should  be  paid  to  the  conditions  of  child  labor  and 
child-labor  legislation  in  the  several  States.  Such  an  investigation 
must  necessarily  take  into  account  many  of  the  problems  with  which 
this  question  of  child  labor  is  connected.  These  problems  can  be  ac- 
tually met,  in  most  cases,  only  by  the  States  themselves ;  but  the  lack 
of  proper  legislation  in  one  State  in  such  a  matter  as  child  labor  often 
renders  it  excessively  difficult  to  establish  protective  restriction  upon 
the  work  of  another  State  having  the  same  industries,  so  that  the  worst 
tends  to  drag  down  the  better.  For  this  reason,  it  would  be  well  for 
the  Nation  at  least  to  endeavor  to  secure  comprehensive  information 
as  to  the  conditions  of  labor  of  children  in  the  different  States.  Such 
investigation  and  publication  by  the  National  Government  would  tend 
toward  the  securing  of  approximately  uniform  legislation  of  the  proper 
character  among  the  several  States. 

When  we  come  to  deal  with  great  corporations  the  need  for  the 
Government  to  act  directly  is  far  greater  than  in  the  case  of  labor,  be- 
cause great  corporations  can  become  such  only  by  engaging  in  inter- 
state commerce,  and  interstate  commerce  is  peculiarly  the  field  of  the 
General  Government.  It  is  an  absurdity  to  expect  to  eliminate  the 
abuses  in  great  corporations  by  State  action.  It  is  difficult  to  be 
patient  with  an  argument  that  such  matters  should  be  left  to  the 
States  because  more  than  one  State  pursues  the  policy  of  creating 
on  easy  terms  corporations  which    are    never    operated    within    that 


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State  at  all,  but  in  other  States  whose  laws  they  ignore.  The 
National  Government  alone  can  deal  adequately  with  these  great 
corporations.  To  try  to  deal  with  them  in  an  intemperate,  de- 
structive, or  demagogic  spirit  would,  in  all  probability,  mean  that 
nothing  whatever  would  be  accomplished,  and,  with  absolute  certainty, 
that  if  anything  were  accomplished  it  would  be  of  a  harmful  nature. 
The  American  people  need  to  continue  to  show  the  very  qualities  that 
they  have  shown — that  is,  moderation,  good  sense,  the  earnest  desire  to 
avoid  doing  any  damage,  and  yet  the  quiet  determination  to  proceed, 
step  by  step,  without  halt  and  without  hurry,  in  eliminating  or  at  least 
in  minimizing  whatever  of  mischief  or  evil  there  is  to  interstate  com- 
merce in  the  conduct  of  great  corporations.  They  are  acting  in  no 
spirit  of  hostility  to  wealth,  either  individual  or  corporate.  They  are 
not  against  the  rich  man  any  more  than  against  the  poor  man.  On  the 
contrary,  they  are  friendly  alike  toward  rich  man  and  toward  poor  man, 
provided  only  that  each  acts  in  a  spirit  of  justice  and  decency  toward 
his  fellows.  Great  corporations  are  necessary,  and  only  men  of  great 
and  singular  mental  power  can  manage  such  corporations  successfully, 
and  such  men  must  have  great  rewards.  But  these  corporations  should 
be  managed  with  due  regard  to  the  interest  of  the  public  as  a  whole. 
Where  this  can  be  done  under  the  present  laws  it  must  be  done.  Where 
these  laws  come  short  others  should  be  enacted  to  supplement  them. 

Yet  we  must  never  forget  the  determining  factor  in  every  kind  of 
work,  of  head  or  hand,  must  be  the  man's  own  good  sense,  courage, 
and  kindliness.  More  important  than  any  legislation  is  the  gradual 
growth  of  a  feeling  of  responsibility  and  forbearance  among  capitalists 
and  wage-workers  alike ;  a  feeling  of  respect  on  the  part  of  each  man 
for  the  rights  of  others ;  a  feeling  of  broad  community  of  interest,  not 
merely  of  capitalists  among  themselves,  and  of  wage-workers  among 
themselves,  but  of  capitalists  and  wage-workers  in  their  relations  to 
each  other,  and  of  both  in  their  relations  to  their  fellows  who  with  them 
make  up  the  body  politic.  There  are  many  captains  of  industry,  many 
labor  leaders,  who  realize  this.  A  recent  speech  by  the  president  of  one 
of  our  great  railroad  systems  to  the  employees  of  that  system  contains 
sound  common  sense.     It  runs  in  part  as  follows: 

"  It  is  my  belief  we  can  better  serve  each  other,  better  understand 
the  man  as  well  as  his  business,  when  meeting  face  to  face,  exchanging 
views,  and  realizing  from  personal  contact  we  serve  but  one  interest, 
that  of  our  mutual  prosperity. 

"  Serious  misunderstandings  can  not  occur  where  personal  good  will 
exists  and  opportunity  for  personal  explanation  is  present. 

"  In  my  early  business  life  I  had  experience  with  men  of  affairs  of 
a  character  to  make  me  desire  to  avoid  creating  a  like  feeling  of  resent- 
ment to  myself  and  the  interests  in  my  charge,  should  fortune  ever 


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place  me  in  authority,  and  I  am  solicitous  of  a  measure  of  confidence 
on  the  part  of  the  public  and  our  employees  that  I  shall  hope  may  be 
warranted  by  the  fairness  and  good  fellowship  I  intend  shall  prevail 
in  our  relationship. 

"  But  do  not  feel  I  am  disposed  to  grant  unreasonable  requests, 
spend  the  money  of  our  company  unnecessarily  or  without  value  re- 
ceived, nor  expect  the  days  of  mistakes  are  disappearing,  or  that  cause 
for  complaint  will  not  continually  occur ;  simply  to  correct  such  abuses 
as  may  be  discovered,  to  better  conditions  as  fast  as  reasonably  may  be 
expected,  constantly  striving,  with  varying  success,  for  that  improve- 
ment we  all  desire,  to  convince  you  there  is  a  force  at  work  in  the  right 
direction,  all  the  time  making  progress — is  the  disposition  with  which 
I  have  come  among  you,  asking  your  good  will  and  encouragement. 

"  The  day  has  gone  by  when  a  corporation  can  be  handled  success- 
fully in  defiance  of  the  public  will,  even  though  that  will  be  unreason- 
able and  wrong.  A  public  may  be  led,  but  not  driven,  and  I  prefer  to 
go  with  it  and  shape  or  modify,  in  a  measure,  its  opinion,  rather  than 
be  swept  from  my  bearings,  with  loss  to  myself  and  the  interests  in  my 
charge. 

"  Violent  prejudice  exists  towards  corporate  activity  and  capital  to- 
day, much  of  it  founded  in  reason,  more  in  apprehension,  and  a  large 
measure  is  due  to  the  personal  traits  of  arbitrary,  unreasonable,  in- 
competent, and  offensive  men  in  positions  of  authority.  The  accom- 
plishment of  results  by  indirection,  the  endeavor  to  thwart  the  intention, 
if  not  the  expressed  letter  of  the  law  (the  will  of  the  people),  a  dis- 
regard of  the  rights  of  others,  a  disposition  to  withhold  what  is  due, 
to  force  by  main  strength  or  inactivity  a  result  not  justified,  depending 
upon  the  weakness  of  the  claimant  and  his  indisposition  to  become 
involved  in  litigation,  has  created  a  sentiment  harmful  in  the  extreme 
and  a  disposition  to  consider  anything  fair  that  gives  gain  to  the  indi- 
vidual at  the  expense  of  the  company. 

"  If  corporations  are  to  continue  to  do  the  world's  work,  as  they  are 
best  fitted  to,  these  qualities  in  their  representatives  that  have  resulted 
in  the  present  prejudice  against  them  must  be  relegated  to  the  back- 
ground. The  corporations  must  come  out  into  the  open  and  see  and 
be  seen.  They  must  take  the  public  into  their  confidence  and  ask  for 
what  they  want,  and  no  more,  and  be  prepared  to  explain  satisfactorily 
what  advantage  will  accrue  to  the  public  if  they  are  given  their  desires ; 
for  they  are  permitted  to  exist  not  that  they  may  make  money  solely, 
but  that  they  may  effectively  serve  those  from  whom  they  derive  their 
power. 

"  Publicity,  and  not  secrecy,  will  win  hereafter,  and  laws  be  construed 
bv  their  intent  and  not  by  their  letter,  otherwise  public  utilities  will  be 
owned  and  operated  by  the  public  which  created  them,  even  though 


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the  service  be  less  efficient  and  the  result  less  satisfactory  from  a  finan- 
cial standpoint." 

The  Bureau  of  Corporations  has  made  careful  preliminary  mvesti- 
gation  of  many  important  corporations.  It  will  make  a  special  report 
on  the  beef  industry. 

The  policy  of  the  Bureau  is  to  accomplish  the  purposes  of  its  creation 
by  co-operation,  not  antagonism ;  by  making  constructive  legislation, 
not  destructive  prosecution,  the  immediate  object  of  its  inquiries ;  by 
conservative  investigation  of  law  and  fact,  and  by  refusal  to  issue 
incomplete  and  hence  necessarily  inaccurate  reports.  Its  policy  being 
thus  one  of  open  inquiry  into,  and  not  attack  upon,  business,  the  Bureau 
has  been  able  to  gain  not  only  the  confidence,  but,  better  still,  the  co- 
operation of  men  engaged  in  legitimate  business. 

The  Bureau  offers  to  the  Congress  the  means  of  getting  at  the  cost 
of  production  of  our  various  great  staples  of  commerce. 

Of  necessity  the  careful  investigation  of  special  corporations  will 
afford  the  Commissioner  knowledge  of  certain  business  facts,  the  pub- 
lication of  which  might  be  an  improper  infringement  of  private  rights. 
The  method  of  making  public  the  results  of  these  investigations  affords, 
under  the  law,  a  means  for  the  protection  of  private  rights.  The  Con- 
gress will  have  all  facts  except  such  as  would  give  to  another  corpora- 
tion information  which  would  injure  the  legitimate  business  of  a 
competitor  and  destroy  the  incentive  for  individual  superiority  and 
thrift. 

The  Bureau  has  also  made  exhaustive  examinations  into  the  legal 
condition  under  which  corporate  business  is  carried  on  in  the  various 
States;  into  all  judicial  decisions  on  the  subject;  and  into  the  various 
systems  of  corporate  taxation  in  use.  I  call  special  attention  to  the 
report  of  the  chief  of  the  Bureau ;  and  I  earnestly  ask  that  the  Congress 
carefully  consider  the  report  and  recommendations  of  the  Commissioner 
on  this  subject. 

The  business  of  insurance  vitally  affects  the  great  mass  of  the  people 
of  the  United  States  and  is  national  and  not  local  in  its  application.  It 
involves  a  multitude  of  transactions  among  the  people  of  the  different 
States  and  between  American  companies  and  foreign  governments.  J 
urge  that  the  Congress  carefully  consider  whether  the  power  of  the 
Bureau  of  Corporations  can  not  constitutionally  be  extended  to  cover 
interstate  transactions  in  insurance. 

Above  all  else,  we  must  strive  to  keep  the  highways  of  commerce 
open  to  all  on  equal  terms ;  and  to  do  this  it  is  necessary  to  put  a  com- 
plete stop  to  all  rebates.  Whether  the  shipper  or  the  railroad  is  to 
blame  makes  no  difference ;  the  rebate  must  be  stopped,  the  abuses  of 
the  private  car  and  private  terminal-track  and  side-track  systems  must 
be  stopped,  and  the  legislation  of  the  Fifty-eighth  Congress  which 


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declares  it  to  be  unlawful  for  any  person  or  corporation  to  offer,  grant, 
give,  solicit,  accept,  or  receive  any  rebate,  concession,  or  discrimination 
in  respect  of  the  transportation  of  any  property  in  interstate  or  foreign 
commerce  whereby  such  property  shall  by  any  device  whatever  be 
transported  at  a  less  rate  than  that  named  in  the  tariffs  published  by 
the  carrier  must  be  enforced.  For  some  time  after  the  enactment  of 
the  Act  to  Regulate  Commerce  it  remained  a  mooted  question  whether 
that  act  conferred  upon  the  Interstate  Commerce  Commission  the 
power,  after  it  h^d  found  a  challenged  rate  to  be  unreasonable,  to  de- 
clare what  thereafter  should,  prima  facie,  be  the  reasonable  maximum 
rate  for  the  transportation  in  dispute.  The  Supreme  Court  finally 
resolved  that  question  in  the  negative,  so  that  as  the  law  now  stands 
the  Commission  simply  possess  the  bare  power  to  denounce  a  particular 
rate  as  unreasonable.  While  I  am  of  the  opinion  that  at  present  it 
would  be  undesirable,  if  it  were  not  impracticable,  finally  to  clothe  the 
Commission  with  general  authority  to  fix  railroad  rates,  I  do  believe 
that,  as  a  fair  security  to  shippers,  the  Commission  should  be  vested 
with  the  power,  where  a  given  rate  has  been  challenged  and  after  full 
hearing  found  to  be  unreasonable,  to  decide,  subject  to  judicial  review, 
what  shall  be  a  reasonable  rate  to  take  its  place ;  the  ruling  of  the 
Commission  to  take  effect  immediately,  and  to  obtain  unless  and  until 
it  is  reversed  by  the  court  of  review.  The  Government  must  in  in- 
creasing degree  supervise  and  regulate  the  workings  of  the  railways 
engaged  in  interstate  commerce ;  and  such  increased  supervision  is  the 
only  alternative  to  an  increase  of  the  present  evils  on  the  one  hand  or 
a  still  more  radical  policy  on  the  other.  In  my  judgment  the  most 
important  legislative  act  now  needed  as  regards  the  regulation  of 
corporations  is  this  act  to  confer  on  the  Interstate  Commerce  Com- 
mission the  power  to  revise  rates  and  regulations,  the  revised  rate  to  at 
once  go  into  effect,  and  stay  in  effect  unless  and  until  the  court  of 
review  reverses  it. 

Steamship  companies  engaged  in  interstate  commerce  and  protected 
in  our  coastwise  trade  should  be  held  to  a  strict  observance  of  the 
interstate  commerce  act. 

In  pursuing  the  set  plan  to  make  the  city  of  Washington  an  exampie 
to  other  American  municipalities  several  points  should  be  kept  in  mind 
by  the  legislators.  In  the  first  place,  the  people  of  this  country  should 
clearly  understand  that  no  amount  of  industrial  prosperity,  and  above 
all  no  leadership  in  international  industrial  competition,  can  in  any 
way  atone  for  the  sapping  of  the  vitality  of  those  who  are  usually 
spoken  of  as  the  working  classes.  The  farmers,  the  mechanics,  the 
skilled  and  unskilled  laborers,  the  small  shop  keepers,  make  up  the  bulk 
of  the  population  of  any  country ;  and  upon  their  well-being,  generation 
after  generation,  the  well-being  of  the  country  and  the  race  depends. 


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Rapid  development  in  wealth  and  industrial  leadership  is  a  good  thing, 
but  only  if  it  goes  hand  in  hand  with  improvement,  and  not  deteriora- 
tion, physical  and  moral.  The  over-crowding  of  cities  and  the  draining 
of  country  districts  are  unhealthy  and  even  dangerous  symptoms  in 
our  modern  life.  We  should  not  permit  overcrowding  in  cities.  In 
certain  European  cities  it  is  provided  by  law  that  the  population  of 
towns  shall  not  be  allowed  to  exceed  a  very  limited  density  for  a  given 
area,  so  that  the  increase  in  density  must  be  continually  pushed  back 
into  a  broad  zone  around  the  center  of  the  town,  this  zone  having  great 
avenues  or  parks  within  it.  The  death-rate  statistics  show  a  terrible 
increase  in  mortality,  and  especially  in  infant  mortality,  in  overcrowded 
tenements.  The  poorest  families  in  tenement  houses  live  in  one  room, 
and  it  appears  that  in  these  one-room  tenements  the  average  death 
rate  for  a  number  of  given  cities  at  home  and  abroad  is  about  twice 
what  it  is  in  a  two-room  tenement,  four  times  what  it  is  in  a  three-room 
tenement,  and  eight  times  what  it  is  in  a  tenement  consisting  of  four 
rooms  or  over.  These  figures  vary  somewhat  for  different  cities,  but 
they  approximate  in  each  city  those  given  above ;  and  in  all  cases  the 
increase  of  mortality,  and  especially  of  infant  mortality,  with  the  de- 
crease in  the  number  of  rooms  used  by  the  family  and  with  the  con- 
sequent overcrowding  is  startling.  The  slum  exacts  a  heavy  total  of 
death  from  those  who  dwell  therein ;  and  this  is  the  case  not  merely 
in  the  great  crowded  slums  of  high  buildings  in  New  York  and  Chicago, 
but  in  the  alley  slums  of  Washington.  In  Washington  people  can  not 
afford  to  ignore  the  harm  that  this  causes.  No  Christian  and  civilized 
community  can  afford  to  show  a  happy-go-lucky  lack  of  concern  for 
the  youth  of  to-day ;  for,  if  so,  the  community  will  have  to  pay  a  terrible 
penalty  of  financial  burden  and  social  degradation  in  the  to-morrow. 
There  should  be  severe  child-labor  and  factory-inspection  laws.  It  is 
very  desirable  that  married  women  should  not  work  in  factories.  The 
prime  duty  of  the  man  is  to  work,  to  be  the  breadwinner;  the  prime 
duty  of  the  woman  is  to  be  the  mother,  the  housewife.  All  questions 
of  tariff  and  finance  sink  into  utter  insignificance  when  compared  with 
the  tremendous,  the  vital  importance  of  trying  to  shape  conditions  so 
that  these  two  duties  of  the  man  and  of  the  woman  can  be  fulfilled 
under  reasonably  favorable  circumstances.  If  a  race  does  not  have 
plenty  of  children,  or  if  the  children  do  not  grow  up,  or  if  when  they 
grow  up  they  are  unhealthy  in  body  and  stunted  or  vicious  in  mind, 
then  that  race  is  decadent,  and  no  heaping  up  of  wealth,  no  splendor  of 
momentary  material  prosperity,  can  avail  in  any  degree  as  offsets. 

The  Congress  has  the  same  power  of  legislation  for  the  District  of 
Columbia  which  the  State  legislatures  have  for  the  various  States. 
The  problems  incident  to  our  highly  complex  modern  industrial  civil- 
ization, with  its  manifold  and  perplexing  tendencies  both  for  good  and 


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for  evil,  are  far  less  sharply  accentuated  in  the  city  of  Washington 
than  in  most  other  cities.  For  this  very  reason  it  is  easier  to  deal  with 
the  various  phases  of  these  problems  in  Washington,  and  the  District 
of  Columbia  government  should  be  a  model  for  the  other  municipal 
governments  of  the  Nation,  in  all  such  matters  as  supervision  of  the 
housing  of  the  poor,  the  creation  of  small  parks  in  the  districts  inhabited 
by  the  poor,  in  laws  affecting  labor,  in  laws  providing  for  the  taking 
care  of  the  children,  in  truant  laws,  and  in  providing  schools. 

In  the  vital  matter  of  taking  care  of  children,  much  advantage  could 
be  gained  by  a  careful  study  of  what  has  been  accomplished  in  such 
States  as  Illinois  and  Colorado  by  the  juvenile  courts.  The  work  of 
the  juvenile  court  is  really  a  work  of  character  building.  It  is  now 
generally  recognized  that  young  boys  and  young  girls  who  go  wrong 
should  not  be  treated  as  criminals,  not  even  necessarily  as  needing 
reformation,  but  rather  as  needing  to  have  their  characters  formed,  and 
for  this  end  to  have  them  tested  and  developed  by  a  system  of  probation. 
Much  admirable  work  has  been  done  in  many  of  our  Commonwealths 
by  earnest  men  and  women  who  have  made  a  special  study  of  the  needs 
of  those  classes  of  children  which  furnish  the  greatest  number  of 
juvenile  offenders,  and  therefore  the  greatest  number  of  adult  offend- 
ers ;  and  by  their  aid,  and  by  profiting  by  the  experiences  of  the  different 
States  and  cities  in  these  matters,  it  would  be  easy  to  provide  a  good 
code  for  the  District  of  Columbia. 

Several  considerations  suggest  the  need  for  a  systematic  investigation 
into  and  improvement  of  housing  conditions  in  Washington.  The 
hidden  residential  alleys  are  breeding  grounds  of  vice  and  disease,  and 
should  be  opened  into  minor  streets.  For  a  number  of  years  influential 
citizens  have  joined  with  the  District  Commissioners  in  the  vain  en- 
deavor to  secure  laws  permitting  the  condemnation  of  insanitary  dwell- 
ings. The  local  death  rates,  especially  from  preventable  diseases,  are 
so  unduly  high  as  to  suggest  that  the  exceptional  wholesomeness  of 
Washington's  better  sections  is  offset  by  bad  conditions  in  her  poorer 
neighborhoods.  A  special  "  Commission  on  Housing  and  Health  Con- 
ditions in  the  National  Capital "  would  not  only  bring  about  the 
reformation  of  existing  evils,  but  would  also  formulate  an  appropriate 
building  code  to  protect  the  city  from  mammoth  brick  tenements  and 
other  evils  which  threaten  to  develop  here  as  they  have  in  other  cities. 
That  the  Nation's  Capital  should  be  made  a  model  for  other  municipali- 
ties is  an  ideal  which  appeals  to  all  patriotic  citizens  everywhere,  and 
such  a  special  Commission  might  map  out  and  organize  the  city's  future 
development  in  lines  of  civic  social  service,  just  as  Major  L'Enfant  and 
the  recent  Park  Commission  planned  the  arrangement  of  her  streets 
and  parks. 

It  is  mortifying  to  remember  that  Washington  has  no  compulsory 


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school  attendance  law  and  that  careful  inquiries  indicate  the  habitual 
absence  from  school  of  some  twenty  per  cent  of  all  children  between 
the  ages  of  eight  and  fourteen.  It  must  be  evident  to  all  who  consider 
the  problems  of  neglected  child  life  or  the  benefits  of  compulsory 
education  in  other  cities  that  one  of  the  most  urgent  needs  of  the 
National  Capital  is  a  law  requiring  the  school  attendance  of  all  children, 
this  law  to  be  enforced  by  attendance  agents  directed  by  the  board  of 
education. 

Public  play  grounds  are  necessary  means  for  the  development  of 
wholesome  citizenship  in  modern  cities.  It  is  important  that  the  work 
inaugurated  here  through  voluntary  efforts  should  be  taken  up  and 
extended  through  Congressional  appropriation  of  funds  sufficient  to 
equip  and  maintain  numerous  convenient  small  play  grounds  upon  land 
which  can  be  secured  without  purchase  or  rental.  It  is  also  desirable 
that  small  vacant  places  be  purchased  and  reserved  as  small-park  play 
grounds  in  densely  settled  sections  of  the  city  which  now  have  no  public 
open  spaces  and  are  destined  soon  to  be  built  up  solidly.  All  these 
needs  should  be  met  immediately.  To  meet  them  would  entail  ex- 
penses ;  but  a  corresponding  saving  could  be  made  by  stopping  the 
building  of  streets  and  levelling  of  ground  for  purposes  largely  specu- 
lative in  outlying  parts  of  the  city. 

There  are  certain  offenders,  whose  criminality  takes  the  shape  of 
brutality  and  cruelty  towards  the  weak,  who  need  a  special  type  of 
punishment.  The  wife-beater,  for  example,  is  inadequately  punished 
by  imprisonment ;  for  imprisonment  may  often  mean  nothing  to  him, 
while  it  may  cause  hunger  and  want  to  the  wife  and  children  who  have 
been  the  victims  of  his  brutality.  Probably  some  form  of  corporal 
punishment  would  be  the  most  adequate  way  of  meeting  this  kind  of 
crime. 

The  Department  of  Agriculture  has  grown  into  an  educational  in- 
stitution with  a  faculty  of  two  thousand  specialists  making  research 
into  all  the  sciences  of  production.  The  Congress  appropriates,  directly 
and  indirectly,  six  millions  of  dollars  annually  to  carry  on  this  work. 
It  reaches  every  State  and  Territory  in  the  Union  and  the  islands  of 
the  sea  lately  come  under  our  flag.  Co-operation  is  had  with  the  State 
experiment  stations,  and  with  many  other  institutions  and  individuals. 
The  world  is  carefully  searched  for  new  varieties  of  grains,  fruits, 
grasses,  vegetables,  trees,  and  shrubs,  suitable  to  various  localities  in 
our  country ;  and  marked  benefit  to  our  producers  has  resulted. 

The  activities  of  our  age  in  lines  of  research  have  reached  the  tillers 
of  the  soil  and  inspired  them  with  ambition  to  know  more  of  the  prin- 
ciples that  govern  the  forces  of  nature  with  which  they  have  to  deal. 
Nearly  half  of  the  people  of  this  country  devote  their  energies  to  grow- 
ing things  from  the  soil.     Until  a  recent  date  little  has  been  done  to 


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prepare  these  millions  for  their  life  work.  In  most  lines  of  human 
activity  college-trained  men  are  the  leaders.  The  farmer  had  no  oppor- 
tunity for  special  training  until  the  Congress  made  provision  for  it 
forty  years  ago.  During  these  years  progress  has  been  made  and 
teachers  have  been  prepared.  Over  five  thousand  students  are  in  at- 
tendance at  our  State  agricultural  colleges.  The  Federal  Government 
expends  ten  millions  of  dollars  annually  toward  this  education  and  for 
research  in  Washington  and  in  the  several  States  and  Territories.  The 
Department  of  Agriculture  has  given  facilities  for  post-graduate  work 
to  five  hundred  young  men  during  the  last  seven  years,  preparing  them 
for  advance  lines  of  work  in  the  Department  and  in  the  State  institu- 
tions. 

The  facts  concerning  meteorology  and  its  relations  to  plant  and  ani- 
mal life  are  being  systematically  inquired  into.  Temperature  and  moist- 
ure are  controlling  factors  in  all  agricultural  operations.  The  seasons  of 
the  cyclones  of  the  Caribbean  Sea  and  their  paths  are  being  forecasted 
with  increasing  accuracy.  The  cold  winds  that  come  from  the  north 
are  anticipated  and  their  times  and  intensity  told  to  farmers,  gardeners, 
and  fruiterers  in  all  southern  localities. 

We  sell  two  hundred  and  fifty  million  dollars'  worth  of  animals  and 
animal  products  to  foreign  countries  every  year,  in  addition  to  supply- 
ing our  own  people  more  cheaply  and  abundantly  than  any  other  nation 
is  able  to  provide  for  its  people.  Successful  manufacturing  depends 
primarily  on  cheap  food,  which  accounts  to  a  considerable  extent  for 
our  growth  in  this  direction.  The  Department  of  Agriculture,  .by  care- 
ful inspection  of  meats,  guards  the  health  of  our  people  and  gives 
clean  bills  of  health  to  deserving  exports ;  it  is  prepared  to  deal 
promptly  with  imported  diseases  of  animals,  and  maintain  the  excel- 
lence of  our  flocks  and  herds  in  this  respect.  There  should  be  an 
annual  census  of  the  live  stock  of  the  Nation. 

We  sell  abroad  about  six  hundred  million  dollars'  worth  of  plants 
and  their  products  every  year.  Strenuous  eflforts  are  being  made  to 
import  from  foreign  countries  such  grains  as  are  suitable  to  our  vary- 
ing localities.  Seven  years  ago  we  bought  three-fourths  of  our  rice; 
by  helping  the  rice  growers  on  the  Gulf  coast  to  secure  seeds  from 
the  Orient  suited  to  their  conditions,  and  by  giving  them  adequate 
protection,  they  now  supply  home  demand  and  export  to  the  islands 
of  the  Caribbean  Sea  and  to  other  rice-growing  countries.  Wheat 
and  other  grains  have  been  imported  from  light-rainfall  countries  to 
our  lands  in  the  West  and  Southwest  that  have  not  grown  crops  be- 
cause of  light  precipitation,  resulting  in  an  extensive  addition  to  our 
cropping  area  and  our  home-making  territory  that  can  not  be  irrigated. 
Ten  million  bushels  of  first-class  macaroni  wheat  were  grown  from 
these  experimental  importations  last  year.    Fruits  suitable  to  our  soils 


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and  climates  are  being  imported  from  all  the  countries  of  the  Old 
World — the  fig  from  Turkey,  the  almond  from  Spain,  the  date  from 
Algeria,  the  mango  from  India.  We  are  helping  our  fruit  growers 
to  get  their  crops  into  European  markets  by  studying  methods  of  pres- 
ervation through  refrigeration,  packing,  and  handling,  which  have 
been  quite  successful.  We  are  helping  our  hop  growers  by  importing 
varieties  that  ripen  earlier  and  later  than  the  kinds  they  have  been 
raising,  thereby  lengthening  the  harvesting  season.  The  cotton  crop 
of  the  country  is  threatened  with  root  rot,  the  bollworm,  and  the  boll 
weevil.  Our  pathologists  will  find  immune  varieties  that  will  resist 
the  root  disease,  and  the  bollworm  can  be  dealt  with,  but  the  boll 
weevil  is  a  serious  menace  to  the  cotton  crop.  It  is  a  Central  American 
insect  that  has  become  acclimated  in  Texas  and  has  done  great  dam- 
age. A  scientist  of  the  Department  of  Agriculture  has  found  the 
weevil  at  home  in  Guatemala  being  kept  in  check  by  an  ant,  which  has 
been  brought  to  our  cotton  fields  for  observation.  It  is  hoped  that 
it  may  serve  a  good  purpose. 

The  soils  of  the  country  are  getting  attention  from  the  farmer's 
standpoint,  and  interesting  results  are  following.  We  have  duplicates 
qf  the  soils  that  grow  the  wrapper  tobacco  in  Sumatra  and  the  filler 
tobacco  in  Cuba.  It  will  be  only  a  question  of  time  when  the  large 
amounts  paid  to  these  countries  will  be  paid  to  our  own  people.  The 
reclamation  of  alkali  lands  is  progressing,  to  give  object  lessons  to 
our  people  in  methods  by  which  worthless  lands  may  be  made  pro- 
ductive. 

The  insect  friends  and  enemies  of  the  farmer  are  getting  attention. 
The  enemy  of  the  San  Jose  scale  was  found  near  the  Great  Wall  of 
China,  and  is  now  cleaning  up  all  our  orchards.  The  fig-fertilizing 
insect  imported  from  Turkey  has  helped  to  establish  an  industry  in 
California  that  amounts  to  from  fifty  to  one  hundred  tons  of  dried 
figs  annually,  and  is  extending  over  the  Pacific  coast.  A  parasitic 
fly  from  South  Africa  is  keeping  in  subjection  thie  black  scale,  the 
worst  pest  of  the  orange  and  lemon  industry  in  California. 

Careful  preliminary  work  is  being  done  towards  producing  our  own 
silk.  The  mulberry  is  being  distributed  in  large  numbers,  eggs  are 
being  imported  and  distributed,  improved  reels  were  imported  from 
Europe  last  year,  and  two  expert  reelers  were  brought  to  Washington 
to  reel  the  crop  of  cocoons  and  teach  the  art  to  our  own  people. 

The  crop-reporting  system  of  the  Department  of  Agriculture  is  being 
brought  closer  to  accuracy  every  year.  It  has  two  hundred  and  fifty 
thousand  reporters  selected  from  people  in  eight  vocations  in  life.  It 
has  arrangements  with  most  European  countries  for  interchange  of 
estimates,  so  that  our  people  may  know  as  nearly  as  possible  with  what 
they  must  compete. 


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During  the  two  and  a  half  years  that  have  elapsed  since  the  passage 
of  the  reclamation  act  rapid  progress  has  been  made  in  the  surveys 
and  examinations  of  the  opportunities  for  reclamation  in  the  thirteen 
States  and  three  Territories  of  the  arid  West.  Construction  has  already 
been  begun  on  the  largest  and  most  important  of  the  irrigation  works, 
and  plans  are  being  completed  for  works  which  will  utilize  the  funds 
now  available.  The  operations  are  being  carried  on  by  the  Reclamation 
Service,  a  corps  of  engineers  selected  through  competitive  civil-service 
examinations.  This  corps  includes  experienced  consulting  and  con- 
structing engineers  as  well  as  various  experts  in  mechanical  and  legal 
matters,  and  is  composed  largely  of  men  who  have  spent  most  of  their 
lives  in  practical  affairs  connected  with  irrigation.  The  larger  prob- 
lems have  been  solved  and  it  now  remains  to  execute  with  care,  econ- 
omy, and  thoroughness  the  work  which  has  been  laid  out.  All  im- 
portant details  are  being  carefully  considered  by  boards  of  consulting 
engineers,  selected  for  their  thorough  knowledge  and  practical  experi- 
ence. Each  project  is  taken  up  on  the  ground  by  competent  men  and 
viewed  from  the  standpoint  of  the  creation  of  prosperous  homes,  and 
of  promptly  refunding  to  the  Treasury  the  cost  of  construction.  The 
reclamation  act  has  been  found  to  be  remarkably  complete  and  effect- 
ive, and  so  broad  in  its  provisions  that  a  wide  range  of  undertakings 
has  been  possible  under  it.  At  the  same  time,  economy  is  guaranteed 
by  the  fact  that  the  funds  must  ultimately  be  returned  to  be  used  over 
again. 

It  is  the  cardinal  principle  of  the  forest-reserve  policy  of  this  Ad- 
ministration that  the  reserves  are  for  use.  Whatever  interferes  with 
the  use  of  their  resources  is  to  be  avoided  by  every  possible  means.  But 
these  resources  must  be  used  in  such  a  way  as  to  make  them  permanent. 

The  forest  policy  of  the  Government  is  just  now  a  subject  of  vivid 
public  interest  throughout  the  West  and  to  the  people  of  the  United 
States  in  general.  The  forest  reserves  themselves  are  of  extreme  value 
to  the  present  as  well  as  to  the  future  welfare  of  all  the  western  public- 
land  States.  They  powerfully  affect  the  use  and  disposal  of  the  public 
lands.  They  are  of  special  importance  because  they  preserve  the  water 
supply  and  the  supply  of  timber  for  domestic  purposes,  and  so  pro- 
mote settlement  under  the  reclamation  act.  Indeed,  they  are  essential  to 
the  welfare  of  every  one  of  the  great  interests  of  the  West. 

Forest  reserves  are  created  for  two  principal  purposes.  The  first 
is  to  preserve  the  water  supply.  This  is  their  most  important  use. 
The  principal  users  of  the  water  thus  preserved  are  irrigation  ranchers 
and  settlers,  cities  and  towns  to  whom  their  municipal  water  supplies 
are  of  the  very  first  importance,  users  and  furnishers  of  water  power, 
and  the  users  of  water  for  domestic,  manufacturing,  mining,  and  other 
purposes.    All  these  are  directly  dependent  upon  the  forest  reserves. 


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The  second  reason  for  which  forest  reserves  are  created  is  to  preserve 
the  timber  supply  for  various  classes  of  wood  users.  Among  the  more 
important  of  these  are  settlers  under  the  reclamation  act  and  other 
acts,  for  whom  a  cheap  and  accessible  supply  of  timber  for  domestic 
uses  is  absolutely  necessary ;  miners  and  prospectors,  who  are  in  serious 
danger  of  losing  their  timber  supply  by  fire  or  through  export  by 
lumber  companies  when  timber  lands  adjacent  to  their  mines  pass 
into  private  ownership;  lumbermen,  transportation  companies,  build- 
ers, and  commercial  interests  in  general. 

Although  the  wisdom  of  creating  forest  reserves  is  nearly  every- 
where heartily  recognized,  yet  in  a  few  localities  there  has  been  mis- 
understanding and  complaint.  The  following  statement  is  therefore 
desirable : 

The  forest  reserve  policy  can  be  successful  only  when  it  has  the 
full  support  of  the  people  of  the  West.  It  can  not  safely,  and  should 
not  in  any  case,  be  imposed  upon  them  against  their  will.  But  neither 
can  we  accept  the  views  of  those  whose  only  interest  in  the  forest  is 
temporary ;  who  are  anxious  to  reap  what  they  have  not  sown  and 
then  move  away,  leaving  desolation  behind  them.  On  the  contrary, 
it  is  everywhere  and  always  the  interest  of  the  permanent  settler  and 
the  permanent  business  man,  the  man  with  a  stake  in  the  country, 
which  must  be  considered  and  which  must  decide. 

The  making  of  forest  reserves  within  railroad  and  wagon-road  land- 
grant  limits  will  hereafter,  as  for  the  past  three  years,  be  so  managed 
as  to  prevent  the  issue,  under  the  act  of  June  4,  1897,  of  base  for  ex- 
change or  lieu  selection  (usually  called  scrip).  In  all  cases  where 
forest  reserves  within  areas  covered  by  land  grants  appear  to  be  es- 
sential to  the  prosperity  of  settlers,  miners,  or  others,  the  Government 
lands  within  such  proposed  forest  reserves  will,  as  in  the  recent  past, 
be  withdrawn  from  sale  or  entry  pending  the  completion  of  such  nego- 
tiations with  the  owners  of  the  land  grants  as  will  prevent  the  creation 
of  so-called  scrip. 

It  was  formerly  the  custom  to  make  forest  reserves  without  first 
getting  definite  and  detailed  information  as  to  the  character  of  land 
and  timber  within  their  boundaries.  This  method  of  action  often  re- 
sulted in  badly  chosen  boundaries  and  consequent  injustice  to  settlers 
and  others.  Therefore  this  Administration  adopted  the  present  method 
of  first  withdrawing  the  land  from  disposal,  followed  by  careful  ex- 
amination on  the  ground  and  the  preparation  of  detailed  maps  and 
descriptions,  before  any  forest  reserve  is  created. 

I  have  repeatedly  called  attention  to  the  confusion  which  exists 
in  Government  forest  matters  because  the  work  is  scattered  among 
three  independent  organizations.  The  United  States  is  the  only  one 
of  the  great  nations  in  which  the  forest  work  of  the  Government  is 


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not  concentrated  under  one  department,  in  consonance  with  the  plainest 
dictates  of  good  administration  and  common  sense.  The  present  ar- 
rangement is  bad  from  every  point  of  view.  Merely  to  mention  it  is 
to  prove  that  it  should  be  terminated  at  once.  As  I  have  repeatedly  rec- 
ommended, all  the  forest  work  of  the  Government  should  be  con- 
centrated in  the  Department  of  Agriculture,  where  the  larger  part  of 
that  work  is  already  done,  where  practically  all  of  the  trained  for- 
esters of  the  Government  are  employed,  where  chiefly  in  Washington 
there  is  comprehensive  first-class  knowledge  of  the  problems  of  the 
reserves  acquired  on  the  ground,  where  all  problems  relating  to  growth 
from  the  soil  are  already  gathered,  and  where  all  the  sciences  auxiliary 
to  forestry  are  at  hand  for  prompt  and  effective  co-operation.  These 
reasons  are  decisive  in  themselves,  but  it  should  be  added  that  the 
great  organizations  of  citizens  whose  interests  are  affected  by  the  for- 
est-reserves, such  as  the  National  Live  Stock  Association,  the  National 
Wool  Growers'  Association,  the  American  Mining  Congress,  the  na- 
tional Irrigation  Congress,  and  the  National  Board  of  Trade,  have  uni- 
formly, emphatically,  and  most  of  them  repeatedly,  expressed  them- 
selves in  favor  of  placing  all  Government  forest  work  in  the  Depart- 
ment of  Agriculture  because  of  the  peculiar  adaptation  of  that  Depart- 
ment for  it.  It  is  true,  also,  that  the  forest  services  of  nearly  all  the 
great  nations  of  the  world  are  under  the  respective  departments  of 
agriculture,  while  in  but  two  of  the  smaller  nations  and  in  one  colony 
are  they  under  the  department  of  the  interior.  This  is  the  result  of 
long  and  varied  experience  and  it  agrees  fully  with  the  requirements 
of  good  administration  in  our  own  case. 

The  creation  of  a  forest  service  in  the  Department  of  Agriculture 
will  have  for  its  important  results : 

First.  A  better  handling  of  all  forest  work ;  because  it  will  be  under 
a  single  head,  and  because  the  vast  and  indispensable  experience  of 
the  Department  in  all  matters  pertaining  to  the  forest  reserves,  to  for- 
estry in  general,  and  to  other  forms  of  production  from  the  soil,  will 
be  easily  and  rapidly  accessible. 

Second.  The  reserves  themselves,  being  handled  from  the  point  of 
view  of  the  man  in  the  field,  instead  of  the  man  in  the  office,  will  be 
more  easily  and  more  widely  useful  to  the  people  of  the  West  than  has 
been  the  case  hitherto. 

Third.  Within  a  comparatively  short  time  the  reserves  will  become 
self-supporting.  This  is  important,  because  continually  and  rapidly 
increasing  appropriations  will  be  necessary  for  the  proper  care  of  this 
exceedingly  important  interest  of  the  Nation,  and  they  can  and  should 
be  offset  by  returns  from  the  National  forests.  Under  similar  circum- 
stances the  forest  possessions  of  other  great  nations  form  an  important 
source  of  revenue  to  their  governments. 


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Theodore  Roosevelt  845 

Every  administrative  officer  concerned  is  convinced  of  the  necessity 
for  the  proposed  consolidation  of  forest  work  in  the  Department  of 
Agriculture,  and  I  myself  have  urged  it  more  than  once  in  former 
messages.  Again  I  commend  it  to  the  early  and  favorable  considera- 
tion of  the  Congress.  The  interests  of  the  Nation  at  large  and  of 
the  West  in  particular  have  suffered  greatly  because  of  the  delay. 

I  call  the  attention  of  the  Congress  again  to  the  report  and  recom- 
mendation of  the  Commission  on  the  Public  Lands  forwarded  by  me  to 
the  second  session  of  the  present  Congress.  The  Commission  has 
prosecuted  its  investigations  actively  during  the  past  season,  and  a 
second  report  is  now  in  an  advanced  stage  of  preparation. 

In  connection  with  the  work  of  the  forest  reserves  I  desire  again  to 
urge  upon  the  Congress  the  importance  of  authorizing  the  President 
to  set  aside  certain  portions  of  these  reserves  or  other  public  lands  as 
game  refuges  for  the  preservation  of  the  bison,  the  wapiti,  and  other 
large  beasts  once  so  abundant  in  our  woods  and  mountains  and  on  our 
great  plains,  and  now  tending  toward  extinction.  Every  support 
should  be  given  to  the  authorities  of  the  Yellowstone  Park  in  their 
successful  efforts  at  preserving  the  large  creatures  therein ;  and  at  very 
little  expense  portions  of  the  public  domain  in  other  regions  which  are 
wholly  unsuited  to  agricultural  settlement  could  be  similarly  utilized. 
We  owe  it  to  future  generations  to  keep  alive  the  noble  and  beautiful 
creatures  which  by  their  presence  add  such  distinctive  character  to  the 
American  wilderness.  The  limits  of  the  Yellowstone  Park  should  be 
extended  southwards.  The  Canyon  of  the  Colorado  should  be  made 
a  national  park ;  and  the  national-park  system  should  include  the  Yosem- 
ite  and  as  many  as  possible  of  the  groves  of  giant  trees  in  California. 

The  veterans  of  the  Civil  War  have  a  claim  upon  the  Nation  such 
as  no  other  body  of  our  citizens  possess.  The  Pension  Bureau  has 
never  in  its  history  been  managed  in  a  more  satisfactory  manner  than 
is  now  the  case. 

The  progress  of  the  Indians  toward  civilization,  though  not  rapid,  is 
perhaps  all  that  could  be  hoped  for  in  view  of  the  circumstances. 
Within  the  past  year  many  tribes  have  shown,  in  a  degree  greater  than 
ever  before,  an  appreciation  of  the  necessity  of  work.  This  changed 
attitude  is  in  part  due  to  the  policy  recently  pursued  of  reducing  the 
amount  of  subsistence  to  the  Indians,  and  thus  forcing  them,  through 
sheer  necessity,  to  work  for  a  livelihood.  The  policy,  though  severe, 
is  a  useful  one,  but  it  is  to  be  exercised  only  with  judgment  and  with  a 
full  understanding  of  the  conditions  which  exist  in  each  community 
for  which  it  is  intended.  On  or  near  the  Indian  reservations  there  is 
usually  very  little  demand  for  labor,  and  if  the  Indians  are  to  earn 
their  living  and  when  work  can  not  be  furnished  from  outside  (which 
is  always  preferable),  then  it  must  be  furnished  by  the  Government. 


846  Messages  and  Speeches 

Practical  instruction  of  this  kind  would  in  a  few  years  result  in  the 
forming  of  habits  of  regular  industry,  which  would  render  the  Indian 
a  producer  and  would  effect  a  great  reduction  in  the  cost  of  his  main- 
tenance. 

It  is  commonly  declared  that  the  slow  advance  of  the  Indians  is 
due  to  the  unsatisfactory  character  of  the  men  appointed  to  take  im- 
mediate charge  of  them,  and  to  some  extent  this  is  true.  While  the 
standard  of  the  employees  in  the  Indian  Service  shows  great  improve- 
ment over  that  of  bygone  years,  and  while  actual  corruption  or  flagrant 
dishonesty  is  now  the  rare  exception,  it  is  nevertheless  the  fact  that  the 
salaries  paid  Indian  agents  are  not  large  enough  to  attract  the  best 
men  to  that  field  of  work.  To  achieve  satisfactory  results  the  official 
in  charge  of  an  Indian  tribe  should  possess  the  high  qualifications 
which  are  required  in  the  manager  of  a  large  business,  but  only  in  ex- 
ceptional cases  is  it  possible  to  secure  men  of  such  a  type  for  these 
positions.  Much  better  service,  however,  might  be  obtained  from 
those  now  holding  the  places  were  it  practicable  to  get  out  of  them 
the  best  that  is  in  them,  and  this  should  be  done  by  bringing  them  con- 
stantly into  closer  touch  with  their  superior  officers.  An  agent  who 
has  been  content  to  draw  his  salary,  giving  in  return  the  least  pos- 
sible equivalent  in  effort  and  service,  may,  by  proper  treatment,  by 
suggestion  and  encouragement,  or  persistent  urging,  be  stimulated  to 
greater  effort  and  induced  to  take  a  more  active  personal  interest  in 
his  work. 

Under  existing  conditions  an  Indian  agent  in  the  distant  West  may 
be  wholly  out  of  touch  with  the  office  of  the  Indian  Bureau.  He  may 
very  well  feel  that  no  one  takes  a  personal  interest  in  him  or  his  ef- 
forts. Certain  routine  duties  in  the  way  of  reports  and  accounts  are 
required  of  him,  but  there  is  no  one  with  whom  he  may  intelligently 
consult  on  matters  vital  to  his  work,  except  after  long  delay.  Such  a 
man  would  be  greatly  encouraged  and  aided  by  personal  contact  with 
some  one  whose  interest  in  Indian  affairs  and  whose  authority  in  the 
Indian  Bureau  were  greater  than  his  own,  and  such  contact  would  be 
certain  to  arouse  and  constantly  increase  the  interest  he  takes  in  his 
work. 

The  distance  which  separates  the  agents — the  workers  in  the  field — 
from  the  Indian  Office  in  Washington  is  a  chief  obstacle  to  Indian 
progress.  Whatever  shall  more  closely  unite  these  two  branches  of  the 
Indian  Service,  and  shall  enable  them  to  co-operate  more  heartily  and 
more  effectively,  will  be  for  the  increased  efficiency  of  the  work  and 
the  betterment  of  the  race  for  whose  improvement  the  Indian  Bureau 
was  established.  The  appointment  of  a  field  assistant  to  the  Commis- 
sioner of  Indian  Affairs  would  be  certain  to  insure  this  good  end.  Such 
an  official,  if  possessed  of  the  requisite  energy  and  deep  interest  in 


Theodore  Roosevelt  847 

the  work,  would  be  a  most  efficient  factor  in  bringing  into  closer  rela- 
tionship and  a  more  direct  union  of  effort  the  Bureau  in  Washington 
and  its  agents  in  the  field ;  and  with  the  co-operation  of  its  branches 
thus  secured  the  Indian  Bureau  would,  in  measure  fuller  than  ever  be- 
fore, lift  up  the  savage  toward  that  self-help  and  self-reliance  which 
constitute  the  man. 

In  1907  there  will  be  held  at  Hampton  Roads  the  tricentennial  cele- 
bration of  the  settlement  at  Jamestown,  Virginia,  with  which  the  his- 
tory of  what  has  now  become  the  United  States  really  begins.  I  com- 
mend this  to  your  favorable  consideration.  It  is  an  event  of  prime 
historic  significance,  in  which  all  the  people  of  the  United  States  should 
feel,  and  should  show,  great  and  general  interest. 

In  the  Post-Office  Department  the  service  has  increased  in  efficiency, 
and  conditions  as  to  revenue  and  expenditure  continue  satisfactory. 
The  increase  of  revenue  during  the  year  was  $9,358,181.10,  or  6.9  per 
cent,  the  total  receipts  amounting  to  $143,382,624.34.  The  expendi- 
tures were  $152,362,116.70,  an  increase  of  about  9  per  cent  over  the 
previous  year,  being  thus  $8,979,492.36  in  excess  of  the  current  rev- 
enue. Included  in  these  expenditures  was  a  total  appropriation  of  $12,- 
956,637.35  for  the  continuation  and  extension  of  the  rural  free-delivery 
service,  which  was  an  increase  of  $4,902,237.35  over  the  amount  ex- 
pended for  this  purpose  in  the  preceding  fiscal  year.  Large  as  this  ex- 
penditure has  been  the  beneficent  results  attained  in  extending  the 
free  distribution  of  mails  to  the  residents  of  rural  districts  have  justi- 
fied the  wisdom  of  the  outlay.  Statistics  brought  down  to  the  1st  of 
October,  1904,  show  that  on  that  date  there  were  27,138  rural  routes 
established,  serving  approximately  12,000,000  of  people  in  rural  dis- 
tricts remote  from  post-offices,  and  that  there  were  pending  at  that  time 
3,859  petitions  for  the  establishment  of  new  rural  routes.  Unquestion- 
ably some  part  of  the  general  increase  in  receipts  is  due  to  the  in- 
creased postal  facilities  which  the  rural  service  has  afforded.  The  rev- 
enues have  also  been  aided  greatly  by  amendments  in  the  classification 
of  mail  matter,  and  the  curtailment  of  abuses  of  the  second-class  mail- 
ing privilege.  The  average  increase  in  the  volume  of  mail  matter  for 
the  period  beginning  with  1902  and  ending  June,  1905  (that  portion 
for  1905  being  estimated),  is  40.47  per  cent,  as  compared  with  25.46 
per  cent  for  the  period  immediately  preceding,  and  15.92  for  the  four- 
year  period  immediately  preceding  that. 

Our  consular  system  needs  improvement.  Salaries  should  be  sub- 
stituted for  fees,  and  the  proper  classification,  grading,  and  transfer 
of  consular  officers  should  be  provided.  I  am  not  prepared  to  say  that 
a  competitive  system  of  examinations  for  appointment  would  work 
well ;  but  by  law  it  should  be  provided  that  consuls  should  be  familiar, 
according  to  places  for  which  they  apply,  with  the  French..  German,  or 


848  Messages  and  Speeches 

Spanish  languages,  and  should  possess  acquaintance  with  the  resources 
of  the  United  States, 

The  collection  of  objects  of  art  contemplated  in  section  5586  of  the 
Revised  Statutes  should  be  designated  and  established  as  a  National 
Gallery  of  Art;  and  the  Smithsonian  Institution  should  be  authorized 
to  accept  any  additions  to  said  collection  that  may  be  received  bv  gift, 
bequest,  or  devise. 

It  is  desirable  to  enact  a  proper  National  quarantine  law.  It  is  most 
undesirable  that  a  State  should  on  its  own  initiative  enforce  quarantine 
regulations  which  are  in  effect  a  restriction  upon  interstate  and  inter- 
national commerce.  The  question  should  properly  be  assumed  by  the 
Government  alone.  The  Surgeon-General  of  the  National  Public 
Health  and  Marine-Hospital  Service  has  repeatedly  and  convincingly 
set  forth  the  need  for  such  legislation. 

I  call  your  attention  to  the  great  extravagance  in  printing  and  bind- 
ing Government  publications,  and  especially  to  the  fact  that  altogether 
too  many  of  these  publications  are  printed.  There  is  a  constant  tend- 
ency to  increase  their  number  and  their  volume.  It  is  an  understate- 
ment to  say  that  no  appreciable  harm  would  be  caused  by,  and  sub- 
stantial benefit  would  accrue  from,  decreasing  the  amount  of  printing 
now  done  by  at  least  one-half.  Probably  the  great  majority  of  the 
Government  reports  and  the  like  now  printed  are  never  read  at  all, 
and  furthermore  the  printing  of  much  of  the  material  contained  in 
many  of  the  remaining  ones  serves  no  useful  purpose  whatever. 

The  attention  of  the  Congress  should  be  especially  given  to  the  cur- 
rency question,  and  that  the  standing  committees  on  the  matter  in  the 
two  Houses  charged  with  the  duty,  take  up  the  matter  of  our  cur- 
rency and  see  whether  it  is  not  possible  to  secure  an  agreemnt  in  the 
business  world  for  bettering  the  system ;  the  committees  should  con- 
sider the  question  of  the  retirement  of  the  greenbacks  and  the  problem 
of  securing  in  our  currency  such  elasticity  as  is  consistent  with  safety. 
Every  silver  dollar  should  be  made  by  law  redeemable  in  gold  at  the 
option  of  the  holder. 

I  especially  commend  to  your  immediate  attention  the  encouragement 
of  our  merchant  marine  by  appropriate  legislation. 

The  growing  importance  of  the  Orient  as  a  field  for  American  ex- 
ports drew  from  my  predecessor,  President  McKinley,  an  urgent  re- 
quest for  its  special  consideration  by  the  Congress.  In  his  message  of 
1898  he  stated : 

"In  this  relation,  as  showing  the  peculiar  volume  and  value  of  our 
trade  with  China  and  the  peculiarly  favorable  conditions  which  exist 
for  their  expansion  in  the  normal  course  of  trade,  I  refer  to  the  com- 
munication addressed  to  the  Speaker  of  the  House  of  Representatives 
by  the  Secretary  of  the  Treasury  on  the  14th  of  last  June,  with  its  ac- 


Theodore  Roosevelt  849 

companying  letter  of  the  Secretary  of  State,  recommending  an  appro- 
priation for  a  commission  to  study  the  industrial  and  commercial  con- 
ditions in  the  Chinese  Empire  and  to  report  as  to  the  opportunities  for 
and  the  obstacles  to  the  enlargement  of  markets  in  China  for  the  raw 
products  and  manufactures  of  the  United  States.  Action  was  not  taken 
thereon  during  the  last  session.  I  cordially  urge  that  the  recommenda- 
tion receive  at  your  hands  the  consideration  which  its  importance  and 
timeliness  merit." 

In  his  annual  message  of  1889  he  again  called  attention  to  this  recom- 
mendation, quoting  it,  and  stated  further : 

"I  now  renew  this  recommendation,  as  the  importance  of  the  sub- 
ject has  steadily  grown  since  it  was  first  submitted  to  you,  and  no  time 
should  be  lost  in  studying  for  ourselves  the  resources  of  this  great  field 
for  American  trade  and  enterprise." 

The  importance  of  securing  proper  information  and  data  with  a 
view  to  the  enlargement  of  our  trade  with  Asia  is  undiminished.  Our 
consular  representatives  in  China  have  strongly  urged  a  place  for  per- 
manent display  of  American  products  in  some  prominent  trade  center 
of  that  Empire,  under  Government  control  and  management,  as  an 
efifective  means  of  advancing  our  export  trade  therein.  I  call  the  at- 
tention of  the  Congress  to  the  desirability  of  carrying  out  these  sug- 
gestions. 

In  dealing  with  the  questions  of  immigration  and  naturalization  it 
is  indispensable  to  keep  certain  facts  ever  before  the  minds  of  those 
who  share  in  enacting  the  laws.  First  and  foremost,  let  us  remember 
that  the  question  of  being  a  good  American  has  nothing  whatever  to 
do  with  a  man's  birthplace  any  more  than  it  has  to  do  with  his  creed. 
In  every  generation  from  the  time  this  Government  was  founded  men 
of  foreign  birth  have  stood  in  the  very  foremost  rank  of  good  citizen- 
ship, and  that  not  merely  in  one  but  in  every  field  of  American  activity ; 
while  to  try  to  draw  a  distinction  between  the  man  whose  parents 
came  to  this  country  and  the  man  whose  ancestors  came  to  it  several 
generations  back  is  a  mere  absurdity.  Good  Americanism  is  a  matter 
of  heart,  of  conscience,  of  lofty  aspiration,  of  sound  common  sense,  but 
not  of  birthplace  or  of  creed.  The  medal  of  honor,  the  highest  prize 
to  be  won  by  those  who  serve  in  the  Army  and  the  Navy  of  the  United 
States  decorates  men  born  here,  and  it  also  decorates  men  born  in 
Great  Britain  and  Ireland,  in  Germany,  in  Scandinavia,  in  France,  and 
doubtless  in  other  countries  also.  In  the  field  of  statesmanship,  in  the 
field  of  business,  in  the  field  of  philanthropic  endeavor,  it  is  equally 
true  that  among  the  men  of  whom  we  are  most  proud  as  Americans 
no  distinction  whatever  can  be  drawn  between  those  who  themselves 
or  whose  parents  came  over  in  sailing  ship  or  steamer  from  across  the 
water  and   those   whose  ancestors   stepped   ashore   into  the  wooded 


850  Messages  and  Speeches 

wilderness  at  Plymouth  or  at  the  mouth  of  the  Hudson,  the  Delaware, 
or  the  James  nearly  three  centuries  ago.  No  fellow-citizen  of  ours  is 
entitled  to  any  particular  regard  because  of  the  way  in  which  he  wor- 
ships his  Maker,  or  because  of  the  birthplace  of  himself  or  his  parents, 
nor  should  he  be  in  any  way  discriminated  against  therefor.  Each 
must  stand  on  his  worth  as  a  man  and  each  is  entitled  to  be  judged 
solely  thereby. 

There  is  no  danger  of  having  too  many  immigrants  of  the  right  kind. 
It  makes  no  difference  from  what  country  they  come.  If  they  are 
sound  in  body  and  in  mind,  and,  above  all,  if  they  are  of  good  char- 
acter, so  that  we  can  rest  assured  that  their  children  and  grandchildren 
will  be  worthy  fellow-citizens  of  our  children  and  grandchildren,  then 
we  should  welcome  them  with  cordial  hospitality. 

But  the  citizenship  of  this  country  should  not  be  debased.  It  is  vital 
that  we  should  keep  high  the  standard  of  well-being  among  our  wage- 
workers,  and  therefore  we  should  not  admit  masses  of  men  whose 
standards  of  living  and  whose  personal  customs  and  habits  are  such 
that  they  tend  to  lower  the  level  of  the  American  wage-worker ;  and 
above  all  we  should  not  admit  any  man  of  an  unworthy  type,  any  man 
concerning  whom  we  can  say  that  he  will  himself  be  a  bad  citizen,  or 
that  his  children  and  grandchildren  will  detract  from  instead  of  adding 
to  the  sum  of  the  good  citizenship  of  the  country.  Similarly  we 
should  take  the  greatest  care  about  naturalization.  Fraudulent  natural- 
ization, the  naturalization  of  improper  persons,  is  a  curse  to  our  Gov- 
ernment ;  and  it  is  the  affair  of  every  honest  voter,  wherever  born,  to 
see  that  no  fraudulent  voting  is  allowed,  that  no  fraud  in  connection 
with  naturalization  is  permitted. 

In  the  past  year  the  cases  of  false,  fraudulent,  and  improper  naturali- 
zation of  aliens  coming  to  the  attention  of  the  executive  branches  of 
the  Government  have  increased  to  an  alarming  degree.  Extensive  sales 
of  forged  certificates  of  naturalization  have  been  discovered,  as  well  as 
many  cases  of  naturalization  secured  by  perjury  and  fraud;  and  in 
addition,  instances  have  accumulated  showing  that  many  courts  issue 
certificates  of  naturalization  carelessly  and  upon  insufficient  evidence. 

Under  the  Constitution  it  is  in  the  power  of  the  Congress  "to  estab- 
lish a  uniform  rule  of  naturalization,"  and  numerous  laws  have  from 
time  to  time  been  enacted  for  that  purpose,  which  have  been  supple- 
mented in  a  few  States  by  State  laws  having  special  application.  The 
Federal  statutes  permit  naturalization  by  any  court  of  record  in  the 
United  States  having  common-law  jurisdiction  and  a  seal  and  clerk, 
except  the  police  court  of  the  District  of  Columbia,  and  nearly  all  these 
courts  exercise  this  important  function.  It  results  that  w'here  so  many 
courts  of  such  varying  grades  have  jurisdiction,  there  is  lack  of  uni- 
formity in  the  rules  applied  in  conferring  naturalization.     Some  courts 


Theodore  Roosevelt  851 

are  strict  and  others  lax.  An  alien  who  may  secure  naturalization  in 
one  place  might  be  denied  it  in  another,  and  the  intent  of  the  consti- 
tutional provision  is  in  fact  defeated.  Furthermore,  the  certificates  of 
naturalization  issued  by  the  courts  differ  widely  in  wording  and  ap- 
pearance, and  when  they  are  brought  into  use  in  foreign  countries,  are 
frequently  subject  to  suspicion. 

There  should  be  a  comprehensive  revision  of  the  naturalization  laws. 
The  courts  having  power  to  naturalize  should  be  definitely  named  by 
national  authority ;  the  testimony  upon  which  naturalization  may  be 
conferred  should  be  definitely  prescribed ;  publication  of  impending 
naturalization  applications  should  be  required  in  advance  of  their  hear- 
ing in  court ;  the  form  and  wording  of  all  certificates  issued  should  be 
uniform  throughout  the  country,  and  the  courts  should  be  required  to 
make  returns  to  the  Secretary  of  State  at  stated  periods  of  all  naturali- 
zations conferred. 

Not  only  are  the  laws  relating  to  naturalization  now  defective,  but 
those  relating  to  citizenship  of  the  United  States  ought  also  to  be  made 
the  subject  of  scientific  inquiry  with  a  view  to  probable  further  legisla- 
tion. By  what  acts  expatriation  may  be  assumed  to  have  been  accom- 
plished, how  long  an  American  citizen  may  reside  abroad  and  receive 
the  protection  of  our  passport,  whether  any  degree  of  protection 
should  be  extended  to  one  who  has  made  the  declaration  of  intention 
to  become  a  citizen  of  the  United  States  but  has  not  secured  naturaliza- 
tion, are  questions  of  serious  import,  involving  personal  rights  and 
often  producing  friction  between  this  Government  and  foreign  gov- 
ernments. Yet  upon  these  question  our  laws  are  silent.  I  recommend 
that  an  examination  be  made  into  the  subjects  of  citizenship,  expatria- 
tion, and  protection  of  Americans  abroad,  with  a  view  to  appropriate 
legislation. 

The  power  of  the  Government  to  protect  the  integrity  of  the  elec- 
tions of  its  own  officials  is  inherent  and  has  been  recognized  and 
affirmed  by  repeated  declarations  of  the  Supreme  Court.  There  is  no 
enemy  of  free  government  more  dangerous  and  none  so  insidious  as  the 
corruption  of  the  electorate.  No  one  defends  or  excuses  corruption, 
and  it  would  seem  to  follow  that  none  would  oppose  vigorous  meas- 
ures to  eradicate  it.  I  recommend  the  enactment  of  a  law  directed 
against  bribery  and  corruption  in  Federal  elections.  The  details  of 
such  a  law  may  be  safely  left  to  the  wise  discretion  of  the  Congress, 
but  it  should  go  as  far  as  under  the  Constitution  it  is  possible  to  go, 
and  should  include  severe  penalties  against  him  who  gives  or  receives 
a  bribe  intended  to  influence  his  act  or  opinion  as  an  elector ;  and  pro- 
visions for  the  publication  not  only  of  the  expenditures  for  nomina- 
tions and  elections  of  all  candidates  but  also  of  all  contributions  re- 
ceived and  expenditures  made  by  political  committees. 


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No  subject  is  better  worthy  the  attention  of  the  Congress  than  that 
portion  of  the  report  of  the  Attorney-General  deahng  with  the  long 
delays  and  the  great  obstruction  to  justice  experienced  in  the  cases  of 
Beavers,  Green  arid  Gaynor,  and  Benson.  Were  these  isolated  and 
special  cases,  I  should  not  call  your  attention  to  them;  but  the  diffi- 
culties encountered  as  regards  these  men  who  have  been  indicted  for 
criminal  practices  are  not  exceptional ;  they  are  precisely  similar  in 
kind  to  what  occurs  again  and  again  in  the  case  of  criminals  who  have 
sufficient  means  to  enable  them  to  take  advantage  of  a  system  of  pro- 
cedure which  has  grown  up  in  the  Federal  courts  and  which  amounts 
in  effect  to  making  the  law  easy  of  enforcement  against  the  man  who 
has  no  money,  and  difficult  of  enforcement,  even  to  the  point  of  some- 
times securing  immunity,  as  regards  the  man  who  has  money.  In 
criminal  cases  the  writ  of  the  United  States  should  run  throughout  its 
borders.  The  wheels  of  justice  should  not  be  clogged,  as  they  have 
been  clogged  in  the  cases  above  mentioned,  where  it  has  proved  absor 
lutely  impossible  to  bring  the  accused  to  the  place  appointed  by  the 
Constitution  for  his  trial.  Of  recent  years  there  has  been  grave  and 
increasing  complaint  of  the  difficulty  of  bringing  to  justice  those  crim- 
inals whose  criminality,  instead  of  being  against  one  person  in  the 
Republic,  is  against  all  persons  in  the  Republic,  because  it  is  against 
the  Republic  itself.  Under  any  circumstances  and  from  the  very  nature 
of  the  case  it  is  often  exceedingly  difficult  to  secure  proper  punish- 
ment of  those  who  have  been  guilty  of  wrongdoing  against  the  Gov- 
ernment. By  the  time  the  offender  can  be  brought  into  court  the 
popular  wrath  against  him  has  generally  subsided ;  and  there  is  in 
most  instances  very  slight  danger  indeed  of  any  prejudice  existing  in 
the  minds  of  the  jury  against  him.  At  present  the  interests  of  the 
innocent  man  are  amply  safeguarded ;  but  the  interests  of  the  Govern- 
ment, that  is,  the  interests  of  honest  administration,  that  is  the  interests 
of  the  people,  are  not  recognized  as  they  should  be.  No  subject  better 
warrants  the  attention  of  the  Congress.  Indeed,  no  subject  better 
warrants  the  attention  of  the  bench  and  the  bar  throughout  the  United 
States. 

Alaska,  like  all  our  Territorial  acquisitions,  has  proved  resourceful 
beyond  the  expectations  of  those  who  made  the  purchase.  It  has  be- 
come the  home  of  many  hardy,  industrious,  and  thrifty  American  citi- 
zens. Towns  of  a  permanent  character  have  been  built.  The  extent  of 
its  wealth  in  minerals,  timber,  fisheries,  and  agriculture,  while  great,  is 
probably  not  comprehended  yet  in  any  just  measure  by  our  people. 
We  do  know,  however,  thai  from  a  very  small  beginning  its  products 
have  grown  until  they  are  a  steady  and  material  contribution  to  the 
wealth  of  the  nation.  Owing  to  the  immensity  of  Alaska  and  its  loca- 
tion in  the  far  north,  it  is  a  difficult  matter  to  provide  many  things  as- 


Theodore  Roosevelt  853 

sential  to  its  growth  and  to  the  happiness  and  comfort  of  its  people 
by  private  enterprise  alone.  It  should,  therefore,  receive  reasonable  aid 
from  the  Government.  The  Government  has  already  done  excellent 
work  for  Alaska  in  laying  cables  and  building  telegraph  lines.  This 
work  has  been  done  in  the  most  economical  and  efficient  way  by  the 
Signal  Corps  of  the  Army. 

In  some  respects  it  has  outgrown  its  present  laws,  while  in  others 
those  laws  have  been  found  to  be  inadequate.  In  order  to  obtain  in- 
formation upon  which  I  could  rely  I  caused  an  official  of  the  Depart- 
ment of  Justice,  in  whose  judgment  I  have  confidence,  to  visit  Alaska 
during  the  past  summer  for  the  purpose  of  ascertaining  how  govern- 
ment is  administered  there  and  what  legislation  is  actually  needed  at 
present.  A  statement  of  the  conditions  found  to  exist,  together  with 
some  recommendations  and  the  reasons  therefor,  in  which  I  strongly 
concur,  will  be  found  in  the  annual  report  of  the  Attorney-General. 
In  some  instances  I  feel  that  the  legislation  suggested  is  so  impera- 
tively needed  that  I  am  moved  briefly  to  emphasize  the  Attorney-Gen- 
eral's proposals. 

Under  the  Code  of  Alaska  as  it  now  stands  many  purely  adminis- 
trative powers  and  duties,  including  by  far  the  most  important,  de- 
volve upon  the  district  judges  or  upon  the  clerks  of  the  district  court 
acting  under  the  direction  of  the  judges,  while  the  governor,  upon 
whom  these  powers  and  duties  should  logically  fall,  has  nothing  specific 
to  do  except  to  make  annual  reports,  issue  Thanksgiving  Day  proc- 
lamations, and  appoint  Indian  policemen  and  notaries  public.  I  be- 
lieve it  essential  to  good  government  in  Alaska,  and  therefore  recom- 
mend, that  the  Congress  divest  the  district  judges  and  the  clerks  of 
their  courts  of  the  administrative  or  executive  functions  that  they  now 
exercise  and  cast  them  upon  the  governor.  This  would  not  be  an 
innovation ;  it  would  simply  conform  the  government  of  Alaska  to 
fundamental  principles,  making  the  governorship  a  real  instead  of  a 
merely  nominal  office,  and  leaving  the  judges  free  to  give  their  entire 
attention  to  their  judicial  duties  and  at  the  same  time  removing  them 
from  a  great  deal  of  the  strife  that  now  embarrasses  the  judicial  office 
in  Alaska. 

I  also  recommend  that  the  salaries  of  the  district  judges  and  dis- 
trict attorneys  in  Alaska  be  increased  so  as  to  make  them  equal  to 
those  received  by  corresponding  officers  in  the  United  States  after 
deducting  the  difference  in  the  cost  of  living ;  that  the  district  attor- 
neys should  be  prohibited  from  engaging  in  private  practice;  that 
United  States  commissioners  be  appointed  by  the  governor  of  the 
Territory  instead  of  by  the  district  judges,  and  that  a  fixed  salary  be 
provided  for  them  to  take  the  place  of  the  discredited  "fee  system," 
which  should  be  abolished  in  all    offices ;  that  a  mounted  constabulary 


854  Messages  and  Speeches 

be  created  to  police  the  territory  outside  the  Hmits  of  incorporated 
towns — a  vast  section  now  wholly  without  police  protection ;  and  that 
some  provision  be  made  to  at  least  lessen  the  oppressive  delays  and 
costs  that  now  attend  the  prosecution  of  appeals  from  the  district  court 
of  Alaska.  There  should  be  a  division  of  the  existing  judicial  dis- 
tricts, and  an  increase  in  the  number  of  judges, 

Alaska  should  have  a  Delegate  in  the  Congress.  Where  possible, 
the  Congress  should  aid  in  the  construction  of  needed  wagon  roads. 
Additional  light-houses  should  be  provided.  In  my  judgment,  it  is 
especially  important  to  aid  in  such  manner  as  seems  just  and  feasible 
in  the  construction  of  a  trunk  line  of  railway  to  connect  the  Gulf  of 
Alaska  with  the  Yukon  River  through  American  territory.  This  would 
be  most  beneficial  to  the  development  of  the  resources  of  the  Terri- 
tory, and  to  the  comfort  and  welfare  of  its  people. 

Salmon  hatcheries  should  be  established  in  many  different  streams, 
so  as  to  secure  the  preservation  of  this  valuable  food  fish.  Salmon 
fisheries  and  canneries  should  be  prohibited  on  certain  of  the  rivers 
where  the  mass  of  those  Indians  dwell  who  live  almost  exclusively 
on  fish. 

The  Alaskan  natives  are  kindly,  intelligent,  anxious  to  learn,  and 
willing  to  work.  Those  who  have  come  under  the  influence  of  civiliza- 
tion, even  for  a  limited  period,  have  proved  their  capability  of  becom- 
ing self-supporting,  self-respecting  citizens,  and  ask  only  for  the  just 
enforcement  of  law  and  intelligent  instruction  and  supervision.  Others, 
living  in  more  remote  regions,  primitive,  simple  hunters  and  fisher 
folk,  who  know  only  the  life  of  the  woods  and  the  waters,  are  daily 
being  confronted  with  twentieth-century  civilization  with  all  of  its 
complexities.  Their  country  is  being  overrun  by  strangers,  the  game 
slaughtered  and  driven  away,  the  streams  depleted  of  fish,  and  hith- 
erto unknown  and  fatal  diseases  brought  to  them,  all  of  which  com- 
bine to  produce  a  state  of  abject  poverty  and  want  which  must  result 
in  their  extinction.  Action  in  their  interest  is  demanded  by  every  con- 
sideration of  justice  and  humanity. 

The  needs  of  these  people  are : 

The  abolition  of  the  present  fee  system,  whereby  the  native  is  de- 
graded, imposed  upon,  and  taught  the  injustice  of  law. 

The  establishment  of  hospitals  at  central  points,  so  that  contagious 
diseases  that  are. brought  to  them  continually  by  incoming  whites  may 
be  localized  and  not  allowed  to  become  epidemic,  to  spread  death  and 
destitution  over  great  areas. 

The  development  of  the  educational  system  in  the  form  of  practical 
training  in  such  industries  as  will  assure  the  Indians  self-support  under 
the  changed  conditions  in  which  they  will  have  to  live. 

The  duties  of  the  office  of  the  governor  should  be  extended  to  in- 


Theodore  Roosevelt  855 

elude  the  supervision  of  Indian  affairs,  with  necessary  assistants  in 
different  districts.  He  should  be  provided  with  the  means  and  the 
power  to  protect  and  advise  the  native  people,  to  furnish  medical  treat- 
ment in  time  of  epidemics,  and  to  extend  material  relief  in  periods  of 
famine  and  extreme  d,estitution. 

The  Alaskan  natives  should  be  given  the  right  to  acquire,  hold,  and 
dispose  of  property  upon  the  same  conditions  as  given  other  inhabi- 
tants ;  and  the  privilege  of  citizenship  should  be  given  to  such  as  may 
be  able  to  meet  certain  definite  requirements.  In  Hawaii  Congress 
should  give  the  governor  power  to  remove  all  the  officials  appointed 
under  him.  The  harbor  of  Honolulu  should  be  dredged.  The  Marine- 
Hospital  Service  should  be  empowered  to  study  leprosy  in  the  islands. 
I  ask  special  consideration  for  the  report  and  recommendation  of  the 
governor  of  Porto  Rico. 

In  treating  of  our  foreign  policy  and  of  the  attitude  that  this  great 
Nation  should  assume  in  the  world  at  large,  it  is  absolutely  necessary 
to  consider  the  Army  and  the  Navy,  and  the  Congress,  through  which 
the  thought  of  the  Nation  finds  its  expression,  should  keep  ever  vividly 
in  mind  the  fundamental  fact  that  it  is  impossible  to  treat  our  foreign 
policy,  whether  this  policy  takes  shape  in  the  effort  to  secure  justice  for 
others  or  justice  for  ourselves,  save  as  conditioned  upon  the  attitude 
we  are  willing  to  take  toward  our  Army,  and  especially  toward  our 
Navy.  It  is  not  merely  unwise,  it  is  contemptible,  for  a  nation,  as 
for  an  individual,  to  use  high-sounding  language  to  proclaim  its  pur- 
poses, or  to  take  positions  which  are  ridiculous  if  unsupported  by 
potential  force,  and  then  to  refuse  to  provide  this  force.  If  there  is 
no  intention  of  providing  and  of  keeping  the  force  necessary  to  back 
up  a  strong  attitude,  then  it  is  far  better  not  to  assume  such  an  attitude. 

The  steady  aim  of  this  Nation,  as  of  all  enlightened  nations,  should 
be  to  strive  to  bring  ever  nearer  the  day  when  there  shall  prevail 
throughout  the  world  the  peace  of  justice.  There  are  kinds  of  peace 
which  are  highly  undesirable,  which  are  in  the  long  run  as  destruc- 
tive as  any  war.  Tyrants  and  oppressors  have  many  times  made  a 
wilderness  and  called  it  peace.  Many  times  peoples  who  were  slothful 
or  timid  or  shortsighted,  who  had  been  enervated  by  ease  or  by  luxury, 
or  misled  by  false  teachings,  have  shrunk  in  unmanly  fashion  from 
doing  duty  that  was  stern  and  that  needed  self-sacrifice,  and  have 
sought  to  hide  from  their  own  minds  their  shortcomings,  their  ignoble 
motives,  by  calling  them  love  of  peace.  The  peace  of  tyrannous  terror, 
the  peace  of  craven  weakness,  the  peace  of  injustice,  all  these  should 
be  shunned  as  we  shun  unrighteous  war.  The  goal  to  set  before  us 
as  a  nation,  the  goal  which  should  be  set  before  all  mankind,  is  the 
attainment  of  the  peace  of  justice,  of  the  peace  which  comes  when  each 
nation  is  not  merely  safe-guarded  in  its  own  rights,  but  scrupulously 


856  Messages  and  Speeches 

recognizes  and  performs  its  duty  toward  others.  Generally  peace  tells 
for  righteousness ;  but  if  there  is  conflict  between  the  two,  then  our 
fealty  is  due  first  to  the  cause  of  righteousness.  Unrighteous  wars 
are  common,  and  unrighteous  peace  is  rare;  but  both  should  be 
shunned.  The  right  of  freedom  and  the  responsibility  for  the  exercise 
of  that  right  can  not  be  divorced.  One  of  our  great  poets  has  well 
and  finely  said  that  freedom  is  not  a  gift  that  tarries  long  in  the  hands 
of  cowards.  Neither  does  it  tarry  long  in  the  hands  of  those  too 
slothful,  too  dishonest,  or  too  unintelligent  to  exercise  it.  The  eternal 
vigilance  w^hich  is  the  price  of  liberty  must  be  exercised,  sometimes 
to  guard  against  outside  foes ;  although  of  course  far  more  often  to 
guard  against  our  own  selfish  or  thoughtless  shortcomings. 

If  these  self-evident  truths  are  kept  before  us,  and  only  if  they  are 
so  kept  before  us,  we  shall  have  a  clear  idea  of  what  our  foreign  policy 
in  its  larger  aspects  should  be.  It  is  our  duty  to  remember  that  a  nation 
has  no  more  right  to  do  injustice  to  another  nation,  strong  or  weak, 
than  an  individual  has  to  do  injustice  to  another  individual ;  that  the 
same  moral  law  applies  in  one  case  as  in  the  other.  But  we  must  also 
remember  that  it  is  as  much  the  duty  of  the  Nation  to  guard  its  own 
rights  and  its  own  interests  as  it  is  the  duty  of  the  individual  so  to 
do.  Within  the  Nation  the  individual  has  now  delegated  this  right 
to  the  State,  that  is,  to  the  representative  of  all  the  individuals,  and 
it  is  a  maxim  of  the  law  that  for  every  wrong  there  is  a  remedy.  But 
in  international  law  we  have  not  advanced  by  any  means  as  far  as  we 
have  advanced  in  municipal  law.  There  is  as  yet  no  judicial  way  of 
enforcing  a  right  in  international  law.  When  one  nation  wrongs  an- 
other or  wrongs  many  others,  there  is  no  tribunal  before  which  the 
wrongdoer  can  be  brought.  Either  it  is  necessary  supinely  to  acquiesce 
in  the  wrong,  and  thus  put  a  premium  upon  brutality  and  aggression, 
or  else  it  is  necessary  for  the  aggrieved  nation  valiantly  to  stand  up  for 
its  rights.  Until  some  method  is  devised  by  which  there  shall  be  a 
degree  of  international  control  over  offending  nations,  it  w^ould  be  a 
wicked  thing  for  the  most  civilized  powers,  for  those  with  most  sense 
of  international  obligations  and  with  keenest  and  most  generous  appre- 
ciation of  the  difference  between  right  and  wrong,  to  disarm.  If  the 
great  civilized  nations  of  the  present  day  should  completely  disarm, 
the  result  would  mean  an  immediate  recrudescence  of  barbarism  in 
one  form  or  another.  Under  any  circumstances  a  sufficient  arma- 
ment would  have  to  be  kept  up  to  serve  the  purposes  of  international 
police;  and  until  international  cohesion  and  the  sense  of  international 
duties  and  rights  are  far  more  advanced  than  at  present,  a  nation 
desirous  both  of  securing  respect  for  itself  and  of  doing  good  to  others 
must  have  a  force  adequate  for  the  work  w'hich  it  feels  is  allotted 
to  it  as  its  part  of  the  general  world  duty.    Therefore  it  follows  that 


Theodore  Roosevelt  857 

a  self-respecting,  just,  and  far-seeing  nation  should  on  the  one  hand 
endeavor  by  every  means  to  aid  in  the  development  of  the  various 
movements  which  tend  to  provide  substitutes  for  war,  which  tend  to 
render  nations  in  their  actions  toward  one  another,  and  indeed  toward 
their  own  peoples,  more  responsive  to  the  general  sentiment  of  humane 
and  civilized  mankind ;  and  on  the  other  hand  that  it  should  keep  pre- 
pared, while  scrupulously  avoiding  wrongdoing  itself,  to  repel  any 
wrong,  and  in  exceptional  cases  to  take  action  which  in  a  more  ad- 
vanced stage  of  international  relations  would  come  under  the  head 
of  the  exercise  of  the  international  police.  A  great  free  people  owes 
it  to  itself  and  to  all  mankind  not  to  sink  into  helplessness  before  the 
powers  of  evil. 

We  are  in  every  way  endeavoring  to  help  on,  with  cordial  good 
will,  every  movement  which  will  tend  to  bring  us  into  more  friendly 
relations  with  the  rest  of  mankind.  In  pursuance  of  this  policy  I 
shall  shortly  lay  before  the  Senate  treaties  of  arbitration  with  all  powers 
which  are  willing  to  enter  into  these  treaties  with  us.  It  is  not  pos- 
sible at  this  period  of  the  world's  development  to  agree  to  arbitrate  all 
matters,  but  there  are  many  matters  of  possible  difference  between  us 
and  other  nations  which  can  be  thus  arbitrated.  Furthermore,  at  the 
request  of  the  Interparliamentary  Union,  an  eminent  body  composed 
of  practical  statesmen  from  all  countries,  I  have  asked  the  Powers  to 
join  with  this  Government  in  a  second  Hague  conference,  at  which  it 
is  hoped  that  the  work  already  so  happily  begun  at  The  Hague  may 
be  carried  some  steps  further  toward  completion.  This  carries  out  the 
desire  expressed  by  the  first  Hague  conference  itself. 

It  is  not  true  that  the  United  States  feels  any  land  hunger  or  enter- 
tains any  projects  as  regards  the  other  nations  of  the  Western  Hemis- 
phere save  such  as  are  for  their  welfare.  All  that  this  country  de- 
sires is  to  see  the  neighboring  countries  stable,  orderly,  and  pros- 
perous. Any  country  whose  people  conduct  themselves  well  can  count 
upon  our  hearty  friendship.  If  a  nation  shows  that  it  knows  how  to 
act  with  reasonable  efficiency  and  decency  in  social  and  political  mat- 
ters, if  it  keeps  order  and  pays  its  obligations,  it  need  fear  no  inter- 
ference from  the  United  States.  Chronic  wrongdoing,  or  an  im- 
potence which  results  in  a  general  loosening  of  the  ties  of  civilized 
society,  may  in  America,  as  elsewhere,  ultimately  require  intervention 
by  some  civilized  nation,  and  in  the  Western  Hemisphere  the  adherence 
of  the  United  States  to  the  Monroe  Doctrine  may  force  the  United 
States,  however  reluctantly,  in  flagrant  cases  of  such  wrongdoing  or 
impotence,  to  the  exercise  of  an  international  police  power.  If  every 
country  washed  by  the  Caribbean  Sea  would  show  the  progress  in  stable 
and  just  civilization  which  with  the  aid  of  the  Piatt  amendment  Cuba 
has  shown  since  our  troops  left  the  island,  and  which  so  many  of 


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the  republics  in  both  Americas  are  constantly  and  brilliantly  showing, 
all  questions  of  interference  by  this  Nation  with  their  affairs  would 
be  at  an  end.  Our  interests  and  those  of  our  southern  neighbors  are 
in  reality  identical.  They  have  great  natural  riches,  and  if  within 
their  borders  the  reign  of  law  and  justice  obtains,  prosperity  is  sure 
to  come  to  them.  While  they  thus  obey  the  primary  laws  of  civilized 
society  they  may  rest  assured  that  they  will  be  treated  by  us  in  a  spirit 
of  cordial  and  helpful  sympathy.  We  would  interfere  with  them  only 
in  the  last  resort,  and  then  only  if  it  became  evident  that  their  inability 
or  unwillingness  to  do  justice  at  home  and  abroad  had  violated  the 
rights  of  the  United  States  or  had  invited  foreign  aggression  to  the 
detriment  of  the  entire  body  of  American  nations.  It  is  a  mere  truism 
to  say  that  every  nation,  whether  in  America  or  anywhere  else,  which 
desires  to  maintain  its  freedom,  its  independence,  must  ultimately 
realize  that  the  right  of  such  independence  can  not  be  separated  from 
the  responsibility  of  making  good  use  of  it. 

In  asserting  the  Monroe  Doctrine,  in  taking  such  steps  as  we  have 
taken  in  regard  to  Cuba,  Venezuela,  and  Panama,  and  in  endeavoring 
to  circumscribe  the  theater  of  war  in  the  Far  East,  and  to  secure  the 
open  door  in  China,  we  have  acted  in  our  own  interest  as  well  as  in 
the  interest  of  humanity  at  large.  There  are,  however,  cases  in  which, 
while  our  own  interests  are  not  greatly  involved,  strong  appeal  is  made 
to  our  sympathies.  Ordinarily  it  is  very  much  wiser  and  more  useful 
for  us  to  concern  ourselves  with  striving  for  our  own  moral  and 
material  betterment  here  at  home  than  to  concern  ourselves  with  try- 
ing to  better  the  condition  of  things  in  other  nations.  We  have  plenty 
of  sins  of  our  own  to  war  against,  and  under  ordinary  circumstances 
we  can  do  more  for  the  general  uplifting  of  humanity  by  striving 
with  heart  and  soul  to  put  a  stop  to  civic  corruption,  to  brutal  lawless- 
ness and  violent  race  prejudices  here  at  home  than  by  passing  reso- 
lutions about  wrongdoing  elsewhere.  Nevertheless  there  are  occa- 
sional crimes  committed  on  so  vast  a  scale  and  of  such  peculiar  horror 
as  to  make  us  doubt  whether  it  is  not  our  manifest  duty  to  endeavor 
at  least  to  show  our  disapproval  of  the  deed  and  our  sympathy  with 
those  who  have  suffered  by  it.  The  cases  must  be  extreme  in  which 
such  a  course  is  justifiable.  There  must  be  no  effort  made  to  remove 
the  mote  from  our  brother's  eye  if  we  refuse  to  remove  the  beam  from 
our  own.  But  in  extreme  cases  action  may  be  justifiable  and  proper. 
What  form  the  action  shall  take  must  depend  upon  the  circumstances^ 
of  the  case;  that  is,  upon  the  degree  of  the  atrocity  and  upon  our 
power  to  remedy  it.  The  cases  in  which  we  could  interfere  by  force 
of  arms  as  we  interfered  to  put  a  stop  to  intolerable  conditions  in 
Cuba  are  necessarily  very  few.  Yet  it  is  not  to  be  expected  that  a 
people  like  ours,  which  in  spite  of  certain  very  obvious  shortcomings, 


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nevertheless  as  a  whole  shows  by  its  consistent  practice  its  belief  in  the 
principles  of  civil  and  religious  liberty  and  of  orderly  freedom,  a 
people  among  whom  even  the  worst  crime,  like  the  crime  of  lynching,  is 
never  more  than  sporadic,  so  that  individuals  and  not  classes  are 
molested  in  their  fundamental  rights — it  is  inevitable  that  such  a 
nation  should  desire  eagerly  to  give  expression  to  its  horror  on  an 
occasion  like  that  of  the  massacre  of  the  Jews  in  Kishenef,  or  when 
it  witnesses  such  systematic  and  long-extended  cruelty  and  oppression 
as  the  cruelty  and  oppression  of  which  the  Armenians  have  been  the 
victims,  and  which  have  won  for  them  the  indignant  pity  of  the  civil- 
ized world. 

Even  where  it  is  not  possible  to  secure  in  other  nations  the  observance 
of  the  principles  which  we  accept  as  axiomatic,  it  is  necessary  for  us 
firmly  to  insist  upon  the  rights  of  our  own  citizens  without  regard  to 
their  creed  or  race ;  without  regard  to  whether  they  were  born  here 
or  born  abroad.  It  has  proved  very  difficult  to  secure  from  Russia 
the  right  for  our  Jewish  fellow-citizens  to  receive  passports  and  travel 
through  Russian  territory.  Such  conduct  is  not  only  unjust  and  irri- 
tating toward  us,  but  it  is  difficult  to  see  its  wisdom  from  Russia's 
standpoint.  No  conceivable  good  is  accomplished  by  it.  If  an  Amer- 
ican Jew  or  an  American  Christian  misbehaves  himself  in  Russia  he 
can  at  once  be  driven  out ;  but  the  ordinary  American  Jew,  like  the 
ordinary  American  Christian,  would  behave  just  about  as  he  behaves 
here,  that  is,  behave  as  any  good  citizen  ought  to  behave ;  and  where 
this  is  the  case  it  is  a  wrong  against  which  we  are  entitled  to  protest 
to  refuse  him  his  passport  without  regard  to  his  conduct  and  char- 
acter, merely  on  racial  and  religious  grounds.  In  Turkey  our  diffi- 
culties arise  less  from  the  way  in  which  our  citizens  are  sometimes 
treated  than  from  the  indignation  inevitably  excited  in  seeing  such 
fearful  misrule  as  has  been  witnessed  both  in  Armenia  and  Macedonia. 

The  strong  arm  of  the  Government  in  enforcing  respect  for  its  just 
rights  in  international  matters  is  the  Navy  of  the  United  States.  I 
most  earnestly  recommend  that  there  be  no  halt  in  the  work  of  up- 
building the  American  Navy.  There  is  no  more  patriotic  duty  before 
us  a  people  than  to  keep  the  Navy  adequate  to  the  needs  of  this 
country's  position.  We  have  undertaken  to  build  the  Isthmian  Canal. 
We  have  undertaken  to  secure  for  ourselves  our  just  share  in  the  trade 
of  the  Orient.  We  have  undertaken  to  protect  our  citizens  from  im- 
proper treatment  in  foreign  lands.  We  continue  steadily  to  insist  on 
the  application  of  the  Monroe  Doctrine  to  the  Western  Hemisphere. 
Unless  our  attitude  in  these  and  all  similar  matters  is  to  be  a  mere 
boastful  sham  we  can  not  afford  to  abandon  our  naval  programme. 
Our  voice  is  now  potent  for  peace,  and  is  so  potent  because  we  are 
not  afraid  of  war.    But  our  protestations  upon  behalf  of  peace  would 


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neither  receive  nor  deserve  the  slightest  attention  if  we  were  impotent 
to  make  them  good. 

The  war  which  now  unfortunately  rages  in  the  far  East  has  empha- 
sized in  striking  fashion  the  new  possibilities  of  naval  warfare.  The 
lessons  taught  are  both  strategic  and  tactical,  and  are  political  as  well 
as  military.  The  experiences  of  the  war  have  shown  in  conclusive 
fashion  that  while  sea-going  and  sea-keeping  torpedo  destroyers  are 
indispensable,  and  fast  lightly  armed  and  armored  cruisers  very  useful, 
yet  that  the  main  reliance,  the  main  standby,  in  any  navy  worthy 
the  name  must  be  the  great  battle  ships,  heavily  armored  and  heavily 
gunned.  Not  a  Russian  or  Japanese  battle  ship  has  been  sunk  by  a 
torpedo  boat,  or  by  gunfire,  while  among  the  less  protected  ships, 
cruiser  after  cruiser  has  been  destroyed  whenever  the  hostile  squadrons 
have  gotten  within  range  of  one  another's  weapons.  There  will  al- 
ways be  a  large  field  of  usefulness  for  cruisers,  especially  of  the  more 
formidable  type.  We  need  to  increase  the  number  of  torpedo-boat 
destroyers,  paying  less  heed  to  their  having  a  knot  or  two  extra  speed 
than  to  their  capacity  to  keep  the  seas  for  weeks,  and,  if  necessary, 
for  months  at  a  time.  It  is  wise  to  build  submarine  torpedo  boats,  as 
under  certain  circumstances  they  rhight  be  very  useful.  But  most  of 
all  we  need  to  continue  building  our  fleet  of  battle  ships,  or  ships  so 
powerfully  armed  that  they  can  inflict  the  maximum  of  damage  upon 
our  opponents,  and  so  well  protected  that  they  can  suffer  a  severe 
hammering  in  return  without  fatal  impairment  of  their  ability  to  fight 
and  maneuver.  Of  course  ample  means  must  be  provided  for  enabling 
the  personnel  of  the  Navy  to  be  brought  to  the  highest  point  of  efifi- 
cincy.  Our  great  fighting  ships  and  torpedo  boats  must  be  ceaselessly 
trained  and  maneuvered  in  squadrons.  The  officers  and  men  can  only 
learn  their  trade  thoroughly  by  ceaseless  practice  on  the  high  seas. 
In  the  event  of  war  it  would  be  far  better  to  have  no  ships  at  all  than 
to  have  ships  of  a  poor  and  ineffective  type,  or  ships  which,  however 
good,  were  yet  manned  by  untrained  and  unskillful  crews.  The  best 
officers  and  men  in  a  poor  ship  could  do  nothing  against  fairly  good 
opponents ;  and  on  the  other  hand  a  modern  war  ship  is  useless  unless 
the  officers  and  men  aboard  her  have  become  adepts  in  their  duties. 
The  marksmanship  in  our  Navy  has  improved  in  an  extraordinary 
degree  during  the  last  three  years,  and  on  the  whole  the  types  of  our 
battle  ships  are  improving;  but  much  remains  to  be  done.  Sooner  or 
later  we  shall  have  to  provide  for  some  method  by  which  there  will  be 
promotions  for  merit  as  well  as  for  seniority,  or  else  retirement  of 
all  those  who  after  a  certain  age  have  not  advanced  beyond  a  certain 
grade ;  while  no  effort  must  be  spared  to  make  the  service  attractive 
to  the  enlisted  men  in  order  that  they  may  be  kept  as  long  as  possible 


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in  it.  Reservation  public  schools  should  be  provided  wherever  there 
are  navy-yards. 

Within  the  last  three  years  the  United  States  has  set  an  example 
in  disarmament  where  disarmament  was  proper.  By  law  our  Army 
is  fixed  at  a  maximum  of  one  hundred  thousand  and  a  minimum  of 
sixty  thousand  men.  When  there  was  insurrection  in  the  PhiUppines 
we  kept  the  Army  at  the  maximum.  Peace  came  in  the  Philippines, 
and  now  our  Army  has  been  reduced  to  the  minimum  at  which  it  is 
possible  to  keep  it  with  due  regard  to  its  efficiency.  The  guns  now 
mounted  require  twenty-eight  thousand  men,  if  the  coast  fortifications 
are  to  be  adequately  manned.  Relatively  to  the  Nation,  it  is  not  now 
so  large  as  the  police  force  of  New  York  or  Chicago  relatively  to  the 
population  of  either  city.  We  need  more  officers ;  there  are  not  enough 
to  perform  the  regular  army  work.  It  is  very  important  that  the 
officers  of  the  Army  should  be  accustomed  to  handle  their  men  in 
masses,  as  it  is  also  important  that  the  National  Guard  of  the  several 
States  should  be  accustomed  to  actual  field  maneuvering,  especially  in 
connection  with  the  regulars.  For  this  reason  we  are  to  be  congrat- 
ulated upon  the  success  of  the  field  maneuvers  at  Manassas  last  fall, 
maneuvers  in  which  a  large  number  of  Regulars  and  National  Guard 
took  part  than  was  ever  before  assembled  together  in  time  of  peace. 
No  other  civilized  nation  has,  relative  to  its  population,  such  a  diminu- 
tive Army  as  ours ;  and  while  the  Army  is  so  small  we  are  not  to  be 
excused  if  we  fail  to  keep  it  at  a  very  high  grade  of  proficiency.  It 
must  be  incessantly  practiced ;  the  standard  for  the  enlisted  men  should 
be  kept  very  high,  while  at  the  same  time  the  service  should  be  made 
as  attractive  as  possible ;  and  the  standard  for  the  officers  should  be 
kept  even  higher — which,  as  regards  the  upper  ranks,  can  best  be  done 
by  introducing  some  system  of  selection  and  rejection  into  the  promo- 
tions. We  should  be  able,  in  the  event  of  some  sudden  emergency,  to 
put  into  the  field  one  first-class  army  corps,  which  should  be,  as  a 
whole,  at  least  the  equal  of  any  body  of  troops  of  like  number  belong- 
ing to  any  other  nation. 

Great  progress  has  been  made  in  protecting  our  coasts  by  adequate 
fortifications  with  sufficient  guns.  We  should,  however,  pay  much 
more  heed  than  at  present  to  the  development  of  an  extensive  system 
of  floating  mines  for  use  in  all  our  more  important  harbors.  These 
mines  have  been  proved  to  be  a  most  formidable  safeguard  against 
hostile  fleets. 

I  earnestly  call  the  attention  of  the  Congress  to  the  need  of  amend- 
ing the  existing  law  relating  to  the  award  of  Congressional  medals  of 
honor  in  the  Navy  so  as  to  provide  that  they  may  be  awarded  to  com- 
missioned officers  and  warrant  officers  as  well  as  to  enlisted  men. 
These  justly  prized  medals  are  given  in  the  Army  alike  to  the  officers 


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and  the  enlisted  men,  and  it  is  most  unjust  that  the  commissioned 
officers  and  warrant  officers  of  the  Navy  should  not  in  this  respect  have 
the  same  rights  as  their  brethren  in  the  Army  and  as  the  enlisted  men 
of  the  Navy. 

In  the  Philippine  Islands  there  has  been  during  the  past  year  a  con- 
tinuation of  the  steady  progress  which  has  obtained  ever  since  our 
troops  definitely  got  the  upper  hand  of  the  insurgents.  The  Philippine 
people,  or,  to  speak  more  accurately,  the  many  tribes,  and  even  races, 
sundered  from  one  another  more  or  less  sharply,  who  go  to  make  up 
the  people  of  the  Philippine  Islands,  contain  many  elements  of  good, 
and  some  elements  which  we  have  a  right  to  hope  stand  for  progress. 
At  present  they  are  utterly  incapable  of  existing  in  independence  at 
all  or  of  building  up  a  civilization  of  their  own.  I  firmly  believe  that 
we  can  help  them  to  rise  higher  and  higher  in  the  scale  of  civilization 
and  of  capacity  for  self-government,  and  I  most  earnestly  hope  that 
in  the  end  they  will  be  able  to  stand,  if  not  entirely  alone,  yet  in  some 
such  relation  to  the  United  States  as  Cuba  now  stands.  This  end  is 
not  yet  in  sight,  and  it  may  be  indefinitely  postponed  if  our  people  are 
foolish  enough  to  turn  the  attention  of  the  Filipinos  away  from  the 
problems  of  achieving  moral  and  material  prosperity,  of  working  for 
a  stable,  orderly,  and  just  government,  and  toward  foolish  and  dan- 
gerous intrigues  for  a  complete  independence  for  which  they  are  as 
yet  totally  unfit.  "^ 

On  the  other  hand  our  people  must  keep  steadily  before  their  minds 
the  fact  that  the  justification  for  our  stay  in  the  Philippines  must  ulti- 
mately rest  chiefly  upon  the  good  we  are  able  to  do  in  the  islands. 
I  do  not  overlook  the  fact  that  in  the  development  of  our  interests  in 
the  Pacific  Ocean  and  along  its  coasts,  the  Philippines  have  played  and 
will  play  an  important  part;  and  that  our  interests  have  been  served 
in  more  than  one  way  by  the  possession  of  the  islands.  But  our  chief 
reason  for  continuing  to  hold  them  must  be  that  we  ought  in  good 
faith  to  try  to  do  our  share  of  the  world's  work,  and  this  particular 
piece  of  work  has  been  imposed  upon  us  by  the  results  of  the  war  with 
Spain.  The  problem  presented  to  us  in  the  Philippine  Islands  is  akin 
to,  but  not  exactly  like,  the  problems  presented  to  the  other  great 
civilized  powers  which  have  possessions  in  the  Orient.  There  are 
points  of  resemblance  in  our  work  to  the  work  which  is  being  done 
by  the  British  in  India  and  Egypt,  by  the  French  in  Algiers,  by  the 
Dutch  in  Java,  by  the  Russians  in  Turkestan,  by  the  Japanese  in 
Formosa ;  but  more  distinctly  than  any  of  these  powers  we  are  en- 
deavoring to  develop  the  natives  themselves  so  that  they  shall  take 
an  ever-increasing  share  in  their  own  government,  and  as  far  as  is 
prudent  we  are  already  admitting  their  representatives  to  a  govern- 
mental equality  with  our  own.    There  are  commissioners,  judges,  and 


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governors  in  the  islands  who  are  Filipinos  and  who  have  exactly  the 
same  share  in  the  government  of  the  islands  as  have  their  colleagues 
who  are  Americans,  while  in  the  lower  ranks,  of  course,  the  great 
majority  of  the  public  servants  are  Filipinos.  Within  two  years  we 
shall  be  trying  the  experiment  of  an  elective  lower  house  in  the  Philip- 
pine legislature.  It  may  be  that  the  Filipinos  will  misuse  this  legis- 
lature, and  they  certainly  will  misuse  it  if  they  are  misled  by  fooHsh 
persons  here  at  home  into  starting  an  agitation  for  their  own  inde- 
pendence or  into  any  factious  or  improper  action.  In  such  case  they 
will  do  themselves  no  good  and  will  stop  for  the  time  being  all  further 
effort  to  advance  them  and  give  them  a  greater  share  in  their  own 
government.  But  if  they  act  with  wisdom  and  self-restraint,  if  they 
show  that  they  are  capable  of  electing  a  legislature  which  in  its  turn 
is  capable  of  taking  a  sane  and  efficient  part  in  the  actual  work  of  gov- 
ernment, they  can  rest  assured  that  a  full  and  increasing  measure  of 
recognition  will  be  given  them.  Above  all  they  should  remember  that 
their  prime  needs  are  moral  and  industrial,  not  political.  It  is  a  good 
thing  to  try  the  experiment  of  giving  them  a  legislature ;  but  it  is  a 
far  better  thing  to  give  them  schools,  good  roads,  railroads  which  will 
enable  them  to  get  their  products  to  market,  honest  courts,  an  honest 
and  efficient  constabulary,  and  all  that  tends  to  produce  order,  peace, 
fair  dealing  as  between  man  and  man,  and  habits  of  intelligent  in- 
dustry and  thrift.  If  they  are  safeguarded  against  oppression,  and  if 
their  real  wants,  material  and  spiritual,  are  studied  intelligently  and  in 
a  spirit  of  friendly  sympathy,  much  more  good  will  be  done  them 
than  by  any  effort  to  give  them  political  power,  though  this  effort  may- 
in  its  own  proper  time  and  place  be  proper  enough. 

Meanwhile  our  own  people  should  remem.ber  that  there  is  need 
for  the  highest  standard  of  conduct  among  the  Americans  sent  to  the 
Philippine  Islands,  not  only  among  the  public  servants  but  among  the 
private  individuals  who  go  to  them.  It  is  because  I  feel  this  so  deeply 
that  in  the  administration  of  these  islands  I  have  positively  refused  to 
permit  any  discrimination  whatsoever  for  political  reasons  and  have 
insisted  that  in  choosing  the  public  servants  consideration  should  be 
paid  solely  to  the  worth  of  the  men  chosen  and  to  the  needs  of  the 
islands.  There  is  no  higher  body  of  men  in  our  public  service  than 
we  have  in  the  Philippine  Islands  under  Governor  Wright  and  his 
associates.  So  far  as  possible  these  men  should  be  given  a  free  hand, 
and  their  suggestions  should  receive  the  hearty  backing  both  of  the 
Executive  and  of  the  Congress.  There  is  need  of  a  vigilant  and  dis- 
interested support  of  our  public  servants  in  the  Philippines  by  good 
citizens  here  in  the  United  States.  Unfortunately  hitherto  those  of 
our  people  here  at  home  who  have  specially  claimed  to  be  the  cham- 
pions of  the  Filipinos  have  in  reality  been  their  worst  enemies.    This 


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will  continue  to  be  the  case  as  long  as  they  strive  to  make  the  Filipinos 
independent,  and  stop  all  industrial  development  of  the  islands  by 
crying  out  against  the  laws  which  would  bring  it  on  the  ground  that 
capitalists  must  not  "exploit"  the  islands.  Such  proceedings  are  not 
only  unwise,  but  are  most  harmful  to  the  Filipinos,  who  do  not  need 
independence  at  all,  but  who  do  need  good  laws,  good  public  servants, 
and  the  industrial  development  that  can  only  come  if  the  investment 
of  American  and  foreign  capital  in  the  islands  is  favored  in  all  legiti- 
mate ways. 

Every  measure  taken  concerning  the  islands  should  be  taken  pri- 
marily with  a  view  to  their  advantage.  We  should  certainly  give 
them  lower  tariff  rates  on  their  exports  to  the  United  States;  if  this 
is  not  done  it  will  be  a  wrong  to  extend  our  shipping  laws  to  them. 
I  earnestly  hope  for  the  immediate  enactment  into  law  of  the  legisla- 
tion now  pending  to  encourage  American  capital  to  seek  investment 
in  the  islands  in  railroads,  in  factories,  in  plantations,  and  in  lumber- 
ing and  mining. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 
INAUGURAL   ADDRESS. 

My  fellow-citizens,  no  people  on  earth  have  more  cause  to  be 
thankful  than  ours,  and  this  is  said  reverently,  in  no  spirit  of  boastful- 
ness  in  our  own  strength,  but  with  gratitude  to  the  Giver  of  Good 
who  has  blessed  us  with  the  conditions  which  have  enabled  us  to 
achieve  so  large  a  measure  of  well-being  and  of  happiness.  To  us  as 
a  people  it  has  been  granted  to  lay  the  foundations  of  our  national  life 
in  a  new  continent.  We  are  the  heirs  of  the  ages,  and  yet  we  have 
had  to  pay  few  of  the  penalties  which  in  old  countries  are  exacted  by 
the  dead  hand  of  a  bygone  civilization.  We  have  not  been  obliged  to 
fight  for  our  existence  against  any  alien  race ;  and  yet  our  life  has 
called  for  the  vigor  and  effort  without  which  the  manlier  and  hardier 
virtues  wither  away.  Under  such  conditions  it  would  be  our  own  fault 
if  we  failed ;  and  the  success  which  we  have  had  in  the  past,  the  suc- 
cess which  we  confidently  believe  the  future  will  bring,  should  cause  in 
us  no  feeling  of  vainglory,  but  rather  a  deep  and  abiding  realization 
of  all  which  life  has  offered  us ;  a  full  acknowledgment  of  the  re- 
sponsibility which  is  ours ;  and  a  fixed  determination  to  show  that 
under  a  free  government  a  mighty  people  can  thrive  best,  alike  as  re- 
gards the  things  of  the  body  and  the  things  of  the  soul. 

Much  has  been  given  us,  and  much  will  rightfully  be  expected 
from  us.  We  have  duties  to  others  and  duties  to  ourselves ;  and  we 
can  shirk  neither.  We  have  become  a  great  nation,  forced  by  the  fact 
of  its  greatness  into  relations  with  the  other  nations  of  the  earth,  and 


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we  must  behave  as  beseems  a  people  with  such  responsibihties.  Toward 
all  other  nations,  large  and  small,  our  attitude  must  be  one  of  cordial 
and  sincere  friendship.  We  must  show  not  only  in  our  words,  but  in 
our  deeds,  that  we  are  earnestly  desirous  of  securing  their  good  will 
by  acting  toward  them  in  a  spirit  of  just  and  generous  recognition  of 
all  their  rights.  But  justice  and  generosity  in  a  nation,  as  in  an  in- 
dividual, count  most  when  shown  not  by  the  weak  but  by  the  strong. 
While  ever  careful  to  refrain  from  wronging  others,  we  must  be  no 
less  insistent  that  we  are  not  wronged  ourselves.  We  wish  peace,  but 
we  wish  the  peace  of  justice,  the  peace  of  righteousness.  We  wish  it 
because  we  think  it  is  right  and  not  because  we  are  afraid.  No  weak 
nation  that  acts  manfully  and  justly  should  ever  have  cause  to  fear  us, 
and  no  strong  power  should  ever  be  able  to  single  us  out  as  a  subject 
for  insolent  aggression. 

Our  relations  with  the  other  powers  of  the  world  are  important; 
but  still  more  important  are  our  relations  among  ourselves.  Such 
growth  in  wealth,  in  population,  and  in  power  as  this  nation  has  seen 
during  the  century  and  a  quarter  of  its  national  life  is  inevitably  ac- 
companied by  a  like  growth  in  the  problems  which  are  ever  before 
every  nation  that  rises  to  greatness.  Power  invariably  means  both  re- 
sponsibility and  danger.  Our  forefathers  faced  certain  perils  which 
we  have  outgrown.  We  now  face  other  perils,  the  very  existence  of 
which  it  was  impossible  that  they  should  foresee.  Modern  life  is 
both  complex  and  intense,  and  the  tremendous  changes  wrought  by 
the  extraordinary  industrial  development  of  the  last  half  century  are 
felt  in  every  fiber  of  our  social  and  political  being.  Never  before  have 
men  tried  so  vast  and  formidable  an  experiment  as  that  of  administer- 
ing the  affairs  of  a  continent  under  the  forms  of  a  Democratic  republic. 
The  conditions  which  have  told  for  our  marvelous  material  well-being, 
which  have  developed  to  a  very  high  degree  our  energy,  self-reliance, 
and  individual  initiative,  have  also  brought  the  care  and  anxiety  insep- 
arable from  the  accumulation  of  great  wealth  in  industrial  centers. 
Upon  the  success  of  our  experiment  much  depends,  not  only  as  regards 
our  own  welfare,  but  as  regards  the  welfare  of  mankind.  If  we  fail, 
the  cause  of  free  self-government  throughout  the  world  will  rock  to  its 
foundations,  and  therefore  our  responsibility  is  heavy,  to  ourselves,  to-^ 
the  world  as  it  is  to-day,  and  to  the  generations  yet  unborn.  There  is  no 
good  reason  why  we  should  fear  the  future,  but  there  is  every  reason 
why  we  should  face  it  seriously,  neither  hiding  from  ourselves  the  grav- 
ity of  the  problems  before  us  nor  fearing  to  approach  these  problems 
with  the  unbending,  unflinching  purpose  to  solve  them  aright. 

Yet,  after  all,  though  the  problems  are  new,  though  the  tasks  set 
before  us  differ  from  the  tasks  set  before  our  fathers  who  founded  and 
preserved  this  Republic,  the  spirit  in  which  these  tasks  must  be  under- 


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taken  and  these  problems  faced,  if  our  duty  is  to  be  well  done,  remains 
essentially  unchanged.  We  know  that  self-government  is  difficult.  We 
know  that  no  people  needs  such  high  traits  of  character  as  that  people 
which  seeks  to  govern  its  affairs  aright  through  the  freely  expressed 
will  of  the  freemen  who  compose  it.  But  we  have  faith  that  we  shall 
not  prove  false  to  the  memories  of  the  men  of  the  mighty  past.  They 
did  their  work,  they  left  us  the  splendid  heritage  we  now  enjoy.  We 
in  our  turn  have  an  assured  confidence  that  we  shall  be  able  to  leave  this 
heritage  unwasted  and  enlarged  to  our  children  and  our  children's 
children.  To  do  so  we  must  show,  not  merely  in  great  crises,  but  in  the 
everyday  affairs  of  life,  the  qualities  of  practical  intelligence,  of  cour- 
age, of  hardihood,  and  endurance,  and  above  all  the  power  of  devotion 
to  a  lofty  ideal,  which  made  great  the  men  who  founded  this  Republic 
in  the  days  of  Washington,  which  made  great  the  men  who  preserved 
'this  Republic  in  the  days  of  Abraham  Lincoln. 
March  4,  1905. 

SPECIAL  MESSAGES. 

White  House,  December  7,  1^04. 
To  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives: 

I  transmit  herewith  a  report  from  the  Secretary  of  State  covering 
statements  showing  the  receipts  and  disbursements  of  the  Louisiana 
Purchase  Exposition  Company  for  the  months  of  March,  April,  May, 
June,  July,  August,  September,  and  October,  1904,  furnished  by  the 
Louisiana  Purchase  Exposition  Commission  in  pursuance  of  section  11 
of  the  "Act  to  provide  for  celebrating  the  one  hundredth  anniversary 
of  the  purchase  of  the  Louisiana  territory,"  etc.,  approved  March  3, 
1901. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 

White  House,  December  /j,  1904. 
To  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives : 

I  transmit  herewith,  for  the  information  of  the  Congress,  the  fourth 
annual  report  (with  appendices)  of  the  governor  of  Porto  Rico,  cover- 
ing the  period  from  July  i,  1903,  to  June  30,  1904. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 

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White  House,  December  14,  1904. 
To  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives: 

Referring  to  section  32  of  the  act  approved  April  12,  1900,  entitled 
"An  act  temporarily  to  provide  revenues  and  a  civil  government  for 


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Porto  Rico,  and  for  other  purposes,"  I  transmit  herewith  an  ordinance 
enacted  by  the  executive  council  of  Porto  Rico  on  August  30,  1904, 
granting  to  the  Ponce  Railway  and  Light  Company  the  right  to  con- 
struct branch  tracks  or  extensions  of  its  present  line  of  railway 
around  the  Playa  of  Ponce,  which  ordinance  was  approved  by  the  Presi- 
dent of  the  United  States  on  October  8,  1904,  subject  to  disqualification. 
Attention  is  invited  to  the  accompanying  report  of  the  Secretary  of 
State. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 


White  House,  December  14,  1^)04. 
To  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives: 

Referring  to  section  32  of  the  act  approved  April  12,  1900,  entitled 
"An  act  temporarily  to  provide  revenues  and  a  civil  government  for 
Porto  Rico,  and  for  other  purposes,"  I  transmit  herewith  an  ordinance 
enacted  by  the  executive  council  of  Porto  Rico  on  August  30,  1904, 
granting  to  the  Compania  de  los  Ferrocarriles  de  Puerto  Rico  and  to 
its  assign,  the  American  Railroad  Company  of  Porto  Rico,  the  right 
to  construct  a  spur  or  branch  railway  track  connecting  its  warehouse 
at  the  Playa  of  Ponce  with  its  main  line,  which  ordinance  was  ap- 
proved by  the  President  of  the  United  States  on  October  8,  1904,  sub- 
ject to  qualification. 

Attention  is  invited  to  the  accompanying  report  of  the  Secretary  of 
State. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 


White  House,  December  14,  1904. 
To  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives: 

Referring  to  section  32  of  the  act  approved  April  12,  1900,  entitled 
"An  act  temporarily  to  provide  revenues  and  a  civil  government  for 
Porto  Rico,  and  for  other  purposes,"  I  transmit  herewith  an  ordinance 
enacted  by  the  executive  council  of  Porto  Rico  on  July  7,  1904,  amend- 
ing "An  ordinance  granting  to  the  Vandegrift  Construction  Company 
the  right  to  build  and  operate  a  line  of  railway  between  the  munici- 
pality of  San  Juan  and  the  Playa  of  Ponce,  in  the  island  of  Porto  Rico, 
and  to  develop  electric  energy  by  water  or  other  power  for  distribution 
and  sale  for  railway,  lighting,  and  industrial  purposes." 

This  ordinance  was  approved  by  the  President  of  the  United  States 
on  August  2,  1904,  subject  to  qualification. 

Attention  is  invited  to  the  accompanying  report  of  the  Secretary  of 
State. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 


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White  House,  December  14,  1^04. 
To  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives: 

Referring  to  section  32  of  the  act  approved  April  12,  1900,  entitled 
"An  act  temporarily  to  provide  revenues  and  a  civil  government  for 
Porto  Rico,  and  for  other  purposes,"  I  transmit  herewith  an  ordinance 
enacted  by  the  executive  council  of  Porto  Rico  on  November  4,  1904, 
granting  to  the  Campania  de  los  Ferrocarriles  de  Puerto  Rico  and  to  its 
assign,  the  American  Railroad  Company  of  Porto  Rico,  the  right 
to  construct  a  spur  or  branch  railway  track  running  from  its  station 
of  Lajas  in  the  southwest  direction  toward  the  district  of  Boqueron, 
for  a  distance  of  about  7  kilometers,  which  ordinance  was  approved  by 
the  President  of  the  United  States  on  December  8,  1904,  subject  to 
qualification. 

Attention  is  invited  to  the  accompanying  report  of  the  Secretary  of 
State. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 


White  House,  December  14,  1904. 
To  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives : 

Referring  to  section  32  of  the  act  approved  April  12,  1900,  entitled 
"An  act  temporarily  to  provide  revenues  and  a  civil  government  for 
Porto  Rico,  and  for  other  purposes,"  I  transmit  herewith  an  ordinance 
enacted  by  the  executive  council  of  Porto  Rico  on  April  2,  1904, 
authorizing  the  transfer  to  the  Ponce  and  Guayama  Railroad  Com- 
pany of  the  franchise,  rights,  and  exemptions  granted  to  the  "Com- 
pania  de  los  Ferrocarriles  de  Puerto  Rico"  for  the  construction  and 
maintenance  of  a  railway  between  Ponce  and  Guayama,  and  also  the 
transfer  and  assignment  of  such  franchise,  rights,  and  exemptions  from 
the  American  Railroad  Company  of  Porto  Rico  Central  Aguirre  Opera- 
tor to  the  said  Ponce  and  Guayama  Railroad  Company. 

This  ordinance  was  approved  by  the  President  of  the  United  States 
on  May  2,  1904,  subject  to  qualification. 

Attention  is  invited  to  the  accompanying  report  of  the  Secretary  of 
State. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 

White  House,  December  15,  IQ04. 
To  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives: 

I  transmit  herewith,  for  the  consideration  of  Congress,  a  report  by 
the  Secretary  of  State  resubmitting  a  claim  of  the  owners  of  the 
British  steamship  Lindisfarne,  amounting  to  $158.11,  for  demurrage 
to  that  vessel  while  undergoing  repairs  necessitated  through  a  col- 


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lision  with  the  United  States  army  transport  Crook  in  New  York  Har- 
bor on  May  23,  1900. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 


White  House,  December  21,  1904. 
To  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives : 

I  transmit  herewith  the  report  of  the  Commissioner  of  Corporations, 
covering  the  period  from  the  organization  of  the  Bureau  to  June  30, 
1904. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 

White  House,  December  21,  ipo4. 
To  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives: 

I  transmit  herewith,  for  your  consideration,  a  report  and  recommen- 
dations from  the  Secretary  of  State  of  the  United  States  on  the  subject 
of  the  naturaUzation  of  ahens  in  the  United  States. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 

White  House,  January  p,  1^05. 
To  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives : 

I  transmit  herewith  a  report,  by  the  Secretary  of  Agriculture,  of  the 
operations  of  the  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry  of  the  Department  of 
Agriculture  for  the  fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1904,  in  compliance  with 
the  requirements  of  section  11  of  the  act  approved  May  29,  1884,  for 
the  establishment  of  that  Bureau. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 

White  House,  January  p,  ipo^. 
To  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives : 

I  have,  in  a  former  message,  stated  to  the  Congress  my  belief  that 
our  army  need  not  be  large,  but  that  it  should  in  every  part  be  brought 
to  the  highest  point  of  efficiency.  The  Secretary  of  War  has  called  to 
my  attention  the  fact  that  the  act  approved  February  2,  1901,  which  ac- 
complished so  much  to  promote  this  result,  failed  to  meet  the  needs  of 
one  staff  department,  in  which  all  of  our  people  are  peculiarly  inter- 
ested and  of  which  they  have  a  right  to  demand  a  high  degree  of  ex- 
cellence. I  refer  to  the  Medical  Department.  Not  only  does  a  com- 
petent medical  service  by  safeguarding  the  health  of  the  Army  con- 
tribute greatly  to  its  power,  but  it  gives  to  the  families  of  the  nation 
a  guaranty  that  their  fathers,  brothers,  and  sons  who  are  wounded  in 


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battle  or  sicken  in  the  camp  shall  have  not  only  skilled  medical  aid, 
but  also  that  prompt  and  well-ordered  attention  to  all  their  wants 
which  can  come  only  by  an  adequate  and  trained  personnel. 

I  am  satisfied  that  the  Medical  Corps  is  much  too  small  for  the  needs 
of  the  present  Army  and  therefore  very  much  too  small  for  its  suc- 
cessful expansion  in  time  of  war  to  meet  the  needs  of  an  enlarged 
Army,  and,  in  addition,  to  furnish  the  volunteer  service  a  certain  num- 
ber of  officers  trained  in  medical  administration.  A  bill  which,  in  the 
opinion  of  the  Secretary  of  War,  of  the  late  Secretary  of  War,  and  of 
the  General  Staff  of  the  Army,  supplies  these  deficiencies  was  intro- 
duced at  the  last  session  of  Congress  and  is  now  before  you.  I  am  also 
advised  that  it  meets  the  cordial  approval  of  the  medical  profession  of 
the  country.  It  provides  an  organization  which,  when  compared  with 
that  of  other  nations,  does  not  seem  to  err  on  the  side  of  excessive 
liberality,  but  which  is  believed  to  be  sufficient.  I  earnestly  recom- 
mend its  passage  by  the  present  Congress.  If  the  Medical  Department 
is  left  as  it  is,  no  amount  of  wisdom  or  efficiency  in  its  administration 
would  prevent  a  complete  breakdown  in  the  event  of  a  serious  war. 

I  transmit  herewith  a  memorandum  which  has  been  prepared  for  me 
by  the  Surgeon-General  of  the  Army,  and  also  the  remarks  of  the 
former  and  of  the  present  Secretary  of  War  with  reference  to  this  bill. 

It  is  reported  to  me  that  the  Ordnance  Corps  is  in  a  position  of  dis- 
advantage ;  that  its  personnel  is  inadequate  to  the  performance  of  the 
duties  with  which  it  is  charged,  and  that  under  existing  conditions  it 
is  unable  to  recruit  its  numbers  with  officers  of  the  class  necessary  for 
the  conduct  of  its  very  technical  work.  It  is  unnecessary  for  me  to  lay 
stress  upon  the  desirability  of  having  the  design  and  manufacture  of 
the  material  with  which  we  are  to  fight  in  competent  and  sufficient 
hands,  as  there  is  no  difiference  of  opinion  as  to  the  intention  of  all  con- 
cerned to  have  provided  a  proper  supply  of  weapons,  munitions,  en- 
gines of  war,  equal  in  conception  and  construction  to  any  in  the  world, 
and  superior  in  any  respects  in  which  by  skill  and  attention  we  may 
be  able  to  compass  such  superiority. 

The  greatly  increased  utilization  of  the  exact  sciences  in  ordnance 
construction  requires  a  larger  personnel  for  their  application,  and  the 
process  of  its  selection  should  be  severely  and  continuously  discriminat- 
ing, under  conditions  ofiFering  stimulus  sufficient  to  cause  officers  of 
proper  capacity,  of  whom  it  appears  there  are  plenty,  to  wish  to  sub- 
ject themselves  to  it.  A  bill  embodying  the  necessary  provisions  and 
involving  no  radical  departure  from  existing  methods  has  been  pre- 
pared by  the  War  Department.    I  think  it  should  be  passed. 

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White  House,  January  10,  1905. 
To  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives: 

I  transmit  herewith,  for  the  consideration  of  the  Congress,  a  com- 
munication from  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior  relative  to  the  re-estab- 
Hshment  of  the  boundary  line  between  the  State  of  Colorado  and  the 
Territories  of  New  Mexico  and  Oklahoma,  surveyed  under  authority  of 
the  act  of  Congress  of  July  i,  1902.     (32  Stat.,  552,  574.) 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 


White  House,  January  10,  1905. 
To  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives: 

I  transmit  herewith  a  communication  from  the  Secretary  of  the 
Interior  relative  to  the  reservation  of  certain  lands  in  the  abandoned 
Fort  Sherman  Military  Reservation,  in  view  of  the  contemplated  use 
of  such  lands  in  connection  with  irrigation  works  to  be  constructed 
under  the  act  of  June  17,  1902.     (32  Stat.,  388.) 

The  matter  is  presented  for  the  consideration  of  the  Congress. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 

White  House,  January  11,  1905. 
To  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives : 

In 'the  fall  of  1903,  John  Henry  Lofland,  Earl  Worden  Chaffee,  and 
Joseph  Drummond  Little,  then  members  of  the  first  or  highest  class  at 
the  Naval  Academy,  severally  committed  acts  for  which  they  were 
charged  with  the  offense  of  hazing,  were  tried  by  court-martial,  and 
were  dismissed  from  the  academy  and  from  the  naval  service. 

In  a  letter  addressed  to  the  chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Naval 
Affairs  of  the  House  March  21,  1904,  the  Secretary  of  the  Navy,  after 
reviewing  the  facts  upon  which  action  in  the  cases  of  these  midshipmen 
was  based,  states  that  "if  discretion  in  the  infliction  of  punishment 
had  been  vested  either  in  the  court-martial  or  the  Department  a  lighter 
punishment  than  dismissal  from  the  service  might  have  been  inflicted," 
and  concludes  that  Congress  is  the  proper  authority  to  determine  in 
cases  of  this  character  whether  exception  should  be  made  to  the  opera- 
tion of  the  statute. 

The  Committee  on  Naval  Affairs  (H.  R.  No.  2554,  58th  Cong,,  2d 
sess.),  upon  consideration  of  the  Department's  report,  unanimously  con- 
cludes that  "under  all  the  circumstances  no  detriment  will  be  done  the 
service"  by  sanctioning  the  appointment  of  these  midshipmen  to  the 
naval  service  under  appropriate  conditions  and  restrictions. 

Upon  review  of  the  facts  in  this  case  I  concur  generally  in  the  con- 


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elusions  of  the  Secretary  of  the  Navy  and  the  Committee  on  Naval 
Affairs  with  respect  to  the  character  of  the  offenses  committed  by  these 
midshipmen.  Their  acts  were  in  plain  violation  of  the  letter  of-  the 
statute,  but  the  case  presented  is  not  an  aggravated  one,  and  I  believe 
that  their  severance  from  the  academy,  their  reduction  to  the  foot  of 
the  class  of  which  they  were  members,  and  their  entry  into  the  naval 
service  without  formal  graduation  will  be  adequate  punishment. 

The  draft  of  a  bill  granting  authority  for  the  appointment  of  these 
midshipmen  to  the  Navy  under  conditions  and  restrictions  believed  to 
be  sufficient  to  guard  the  interests  of  the  service  is  inclosed  for  the  con- 
sideration of  the  Congress. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 


White  House,  January  ij,  1905. 

To  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives: 

I  transmit  herewith  the  report  of  the  Isthmian  Canal  Commission, 
accompanied  by  a  letter  of  the  Secretary  of  War,  under  whose  super- 
vision I  have,  by  Executive  order,  placed  the  work  of  the  Commission. 
I  concur  with  the  Secretary  of  War  in  the  view  that  the  present  provi- 
sion of  law,  by  which  the  work  of  building  the  canal  has  to  be  done 
only  through  a  body  of  seven  members,  is  inelastic  and  clumsy,  and  I 
earnestly  recommend  a  change  so  that  the  President,  who  is  charged 
with  the  responsibility  of  building  the  canal,  may  exercise  greater  dis- 
cretion in  the  organization  of  the  personnel  through  whom  he  is  to 
discharge  this  duty.  Actual  experience  has  convinced  me  that  it  will 
be  impossible  to  obtain  the  best  and  most  effective  service  under  the 
limitations  prescribed  by  law.  The  general  plans  for  the  work  must  be 
agreed  upon  with  the  aid  of  the  best  engineers  of  the  country,  who 
should  act  as  an  advisory  or  consulting  body.  The  consulting  engi- 
neers should  not  be  put  on  the  Commission,  which  should  be  used  only 
as  an  executive  instrument  for  the  executive  and  administrative  work. 
The  actual  work  of  executing  the  general  plans  agreed  upon  by  the 
Commission,  after  receiving  the  conclusions  of  the  advising  engineers, 
must  be  done  by  an  engineer  in  charge,  and  we  now  have  an  excellent 
engineer.  It  is,  in  my  judgment,  inadvisable,  therefore,  to  restrict  the 
Executive's  choice  of  commissioners  to  representatives  of  the  Engineer 
Corps  of  the  Army  or  the  Navy.  The  Commission  should  consist  of 
five,  or  preferably  three,  members,  whose  respective  duties,  powers, 
and  salaries  should  be  assigned  to  them  by  the  President,  and  v/ho 
should  be  placed  under  the  member  of  the  Cabinet  whom  the  President 
desires.  Of  these  men  the  one  appointed  as  administrator  of  the  Canal 
Strip  should  also  serve  as  minister  to  Panama. 

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White  House,  January  ij,  ipo^. 
To  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives: 

I  transmit  herewith,  for  the  consideration  of  Congress,  a  report  by 
the  Secretary  of  State  concerning  the  importance  of  reform  in  our  ex- 
traterritorial judicial  system  in  China  and  Korea,  with  accompanying 
papers,  including  a  draft  of  an  act  providing  for  the  establishment  of  a 
district  court  of  the  United  States  for  China  and  Korer 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 


White  House,  January  16,  1905. 
To  the  Senate  and  House  of  Rcprcsentathes: 

I  transmit  herewith,  for  the  information  of  the  Congress,  the  annual 
report  of  the  Philippine  Commission,  together  with  the  separate  reports 
to  the  Commission  of  the  civil  governor  of  the  islands  and  of  the  heads 
of  the  four  departments. 

I  also  inclose  a  letter  from  the  Secretary  of  War,  submitting  the  re- 
ports for  my  consideration. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 

White  House,  January  18,  ipo^. 
To  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives : 

I  transmit  herewith  a  communication  from  the  Acting  Secretary  of 
State,  accompanied  by  reports  from  the  diplomatic  and  consular  officers, 
upon  the  feasibility  of  regular  co-operation  between  the  two  branches  of 
our  foreign  service  for  the  better  promotion  of  American  industry  and 
trade.  Basing  his  conclusions  upon  the  views  expressed  in  these  re- 
ports, the  Acting  Secretary  recommends  that  provision  be  made  for  six 
special  agents,  with  the  diplomatic  rank  and  title  of  commercial 
attache,  to  be  sent  abroad  to  make  a  practical  trial  of  the  proposed  plan ; 
to  report  to  the  Department  of  State  conditions  existing  in  different 
countries  which  might  suggest  modifications  or  changes  in  the  general 
scheme;  to  prepare,  for  the  Department  of  Commerce  and  Labor, 
reports  upon  commerce  and  manufactures,  or  upon  kindred  topics,  of  a 
more  exhaustive  and  comprehensive  character  than  is  ordinarily  obtain- 
able at  present ;  and  to  visit  consulates,  examine  their  workings,  and 
suggest  such  changes,  either  to  the  consular  officers  or  to  the  Depart- 
ment of  State,  as  would  tend  to  the  general  improvement  and  strength- 
ening of  the  service. 

It  is  proposed  that  these  agents  shall  be  chosen  primarily  for  their 
expert  knowledge,  but  shall  be  not  merely  specialists,  except  for  par- 
ticular investigation  that  might,  from  time  to  time,  be  required,  but 
practical  men  of  affairs,  with  the  experience  best  suited  to  fit  them  for 


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their  executive  duties.  It  is  suggested  that  the  consular  service  might 
supply  the  best  type  of  agents  desired,  and  that,  for  this  reason,  and 
also  because  of  the  incentive  to  merit  which  would  thus  be  provided^ 
appointments  should  be  made  preferably  from  among  those  consular 
officers  who  have  demonstrated  their  special  fitness  and  capacity. 

It  will,  in  my  opinion,  be  found  upon  examination  that,  while  the 
measure  proposed  is  a  modest  and  more  or  less  tentative  one,  involving 
comparatively  slight  expense,  it  promises  important  and  far-reaching 
consequences  in  the  judicious  strengthening  of  our  whole  foreign  serv- 
ice in  the  interest  of  trade,  and  the  gradual  development  of  capacities 
in  it  but  imperfectly  available  as  yet  to  make  it  fully  adequate  to  the 
demands  of  our  productive  energy  as  a  nation.  Agriculture  in  the 
United  States  has  long  been  dependent  for  its  prosperity  upon  the 
demand  from  abroad  for  its  surplus  product ;  and  of  late  years  our 
manufacturing  industries  have  found  that  they  were  outstripping  the 
capacity  of  even  our  enormous  home  market,  and  are  now  looking  more 
and  more  to  foreign  consumption  for  relief  from  accumulating  stocks. 
According  to  an  estimate  of  the  Department  of  Commerce  and  Labor, 
our  exports  of  manufactures  in  the  calendar  year  1904  "will  not  only 
exceed  the  highest  figures  of  any  earlier  year,  but  may  probably  pass 
the  $500,000,000  line,  as  against  434  millions  in  the  high-record  year, 
the  fiscal  year  1900,  151  millions  in  1890,  103  millions  in  1880, 
68  millions  in  1870,  and  40  millions  in  i860."  The  magnitude  and 
steady  growth  of  this  export  movement  from  our  workshops  and  fac- 
tories are  such  as  to  suggest  the  grave  importance  of  providing  it  with 
all  the  official  apparatus  necessary  to  its  full  and  free  development. 

It  is  generally  admitted  that  in  recent  years  the  consular  service, 
whatever  may  be  its  defects  of  system,  has  developed  a  commercial 
utility  which  has  been  of  great  practical  value.  It  would  be  most 
regrettable,  however,  if  this  improvement,  which  has  been  brought 
about  by  the  zeal  and  energy  of  individual  consuls  rather  than  by  the 
efforts  of  the  service  as  a  whole,  and  also,  to  a  large  extent,  by  the 
special  direction  of  the  Department  of  State,  should  be  accepted  as 
fully  satisfying  even  present  requirements,  not  to  speak  of  the  pros- 
pective demands  of  a  rapidly  expanding  commerce.  For  this  reason 
I  cordially  commend  to  the  consideration  of  Congress  the  recom- 
mendations of  the  Acting  Secretary  of  State,  looking  to  the  gradual 
systematizing  and  equipment  of  the  whole  foreign  service,  by  simple 
and  inexpensive  means,  as  an  auxiliary,  responsive  at  all  points,  to 
what  may  reasonably  be  expected  of  it  by  the  great  industrial  and  com- 
mercial interests  which  are  so  deeply  concerned  in  enlarging  their 
share  of  the  world's  trade. 

In  view  of  the  interest  and  importance  of  the  subject  to  the  public, 
and  especially  to  the  business  community,  I  also  suggest  that  authority 


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be  given  for  the.  printing  of  a  special  edition  of  5,000  copies  of  the 
Acting  Secretary's  letter,  together  with  the  appended  reports  from 
diplomatic  and  consular  officers,  of  which  2,000  copies  shall  be  for  dis- 
tribution by  the  Department  of  State. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 

White  House,  January  ip,  1905. 
To  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives: 

I  transmit  herewith  a  report  on  the  condition  and  needs  of  the  na- 
tives of  Alaska,  made  by  Lieut.  G.  T.  Emmons,  United  States  Navy,  re- 
tired. 

Lieutenant  Emmons  had  for  many  years  peculiar  facilities  for  ascer- 
taining the  facts  about  the  natives  of  Alaska  and  has  recently  con- 
cluded an  investigation  made  on  the  ground  by  my  special  direction. 
I  very  earnestly  ask  the  attention  of  the  Congress  to  the  facts  set  forth 
in  this  report  as  to  the  needs  of  the  native  people  of  Alaska.  It  seems 
to  me  that  our  honor  as  a  nation  is  involved  in  seeing  that  these  needs 
are  met.  I  earnestly  hope  that  legislation  along  the  general  lines  advo- 
cated by  Lieutenant  Emmons  can  be  enacted. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 

White  House,  January  2^,  1905. 
To  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives: 

I  transmit  herewith  a  communication  from  the  Secretary  of  State 
covering  the  report  of  the  agent  of  the  United  States  in  the  arbitration 
of  the  Venezuelan  cases  before  The  Hague  tribunal,  with  accompanying 
appendixes. 

The  attention  of  Congress  is  invited  to  the  request  of  the  Secretary 
of  State  that  500  copies  of  the  report  and  appendixes  be  printed  for  the 
use  of  the  Department  of  State. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 

White  House,  January  26,  1905. 
To  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives: 

I  transmit  herewith  the  final  report  of  the  Commission  on  Interna- 
tional Exchange,  constituted  under  the  authority  of  the  act  of  March 
3,  1903,  in  compliance  with  the  requests  of  the  Governments  of  China 
and  Mexico. 

The  work  of  the  Commission  has  assisted  greatly  in  the  establish- 
ment of  the  new  monetary  system  of  the  Philippine  Islands,  Mexico, 
and  the  Republic  of  Panama.    The  work  done  in  China  has,  from  the 


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letter  of  the  Prince  of  Ching,  the  head  of  the  executive,  been  very  help- 
ful to  that  Government.  Such  improvements  in  the  monetary  systems 
of  the  silver-using  countries  bring  them  into  closer  connection  with  the 
gold-standard  countries  and  are  of  very  great  benefit  to  the  trade  of 
the  United  States,  and  every  effort  should  be  made  to  encourage  such 
reforms. 

The  attention  of  Congress  is  invited  to  the  accompanying  report  of 
the  Acting  Secretary  of  State,  whose  request  for  a  suitable  appropria- 
tion for  carrying  on  this  valuable  work  in  the  manner  which  seems  to 
him  most  practicable  I  heartily  indorse  and  recommend  to  your  favor- 
able consideration. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 

White;  House,  January  <?/,  ipo^. 
To  the  Senate: 

In  compliance  with  a  resolution  of  the  Senate  of  the  25th  instant  (the 
House  of  Representatives  concurring),  I  return  herewith  Senate  bill 
No.  5501,  entitled  "An  act  granting  an  increase  of  pension  to  Sarah  A. 
Rowe." 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT 


White;  House,  January  2y,  ipo^. 
To  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives: 

I  transmit  herewith  certain  reports  by  the  Commissioner  of  Labor 
and  the  Attorney-General  on  the  labor  disturbances  in  Colorado,  to- 
gether with  copies  of  correspondence  between  the  President  and  the 
Attorney-General  and  the  Commissioner  of  Labor  upon  the  matter; 
and  copies  of  correspondence  between  the  Secretary  of  War  and  the 
governor  of  Colorado  as  to  the  request  of  the  governor  of  Colorado  for 
aid  by  the  National  Executive  in  dealing  with  the  labor  disturbances. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 

White  House,  January  jo,  1905. 
To  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives: 

I  call  the  attention  of  the  Congress  to  the  fact  that  no  statistics 
have  been  collected  by  the  Federal  Government  upon  the  subject  of 
marriage  and  divorce  since  the  year  1886,  and  that  but  few  of  the 
States  have  provisions  for  the  collection  of  such  statistics. 

The  institution  of  marriage  is,  of  course,  at  the  very  foundation  of 
our  social  organization,  and  all  influences  that  affect  that  institution 
are  of  vital  concern  to  the  people  of  the  whole  country.  There  is  a 
widespread  conviction  that  the  divorce  laws  are  dangerously  lax  and 


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indifferently  administered  in  some  of  the  States,  resulting  in  a  dimin- 
ishing regard  for  the  sanctity  of  the  marriage  relation. 

The  hope  is  entertained  that  co-operation  amongst  the  several  States 
can  be  secured  to  the  end  that  there  may  be  enacted  upon  the  subject 
of  marriage  and  divorce  uniform  laws,  containing  all  possible  safe- 
guards for  the  security  of  the  family.  Intelligent  and  prudent  action 
in  that  direction  will  be  greatly  promoted  by  securing  reliable  and 
trustworthy  statistics  upon  marriage  and  divorce.  I  deem  the  matter 
of  sufficient  general  importance  to  recommend  that  the  Director  of 
the  Census  be  authorized  by  appropriate  legislation  to  collect  and  pub- 
lish statistics  pertaining  to  that  subject  covering  the  period  from  1886 
to  the  present  time. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 


White  House,  January  ^0,  1905. 
To  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives: 

I  have  been  informed  that  the  attention  of  Congress  has  been  drawn 
to  the  defects  of  the  law  authorizing  the  formation  of  corporations  in 
the  District  of  Columbia.  The  evils  growing  out  of  the  existing  law 
were  brought  to  my  notice  by  a  member  of  the  bar  of  the  District,  and 
I  directed  the  Attorney-General  to  make  me  a  report  upon  the  sub- 
ject. From  that  report  it  appears  that  in  the  past  two  years  there 
have  been  incorporated  under  the  law  of  the  District  2,211  companies, 
with  a  total  authorized  capital  of  nearly  $4,000,000,000.  Many  of  the 
companies  thus  incorporated  represent  no  actual  investment  and  may 
be  used  by  unscrupulous  persons  to  perpetrate  fraud  upon  the  public 
and  upon  those  who  may  be  deluded  into  investing  in  their  stock.  The 
increase  of  these  corporations  is  going  on  with  alarming  rapidity.  On 
one  day  of  last  week  one  person  presented  for  filing  articles  for  the 
incorporation  of  fourteen  companies ;  another  person  presented  for 
filing  articles  of  incorporation  for  thirty-eight  companies.  In  each  of 
these  the  same  persons  were  named  as  trustees.  The  aggregate  author- 
ized capital  proposed  for  these  thirty-eight  companies  amounted  to 
$43,000,000.  On  one  day  of  this  week  one  person  presented  for  filing 
articles  of  incorporation  for  fifty-four  companies,  in  each  of  which  the 
same  three  persons  were  named  as  trustees.  The  authorized  capital 
proposed  for  these  companies  was  over  $200,000,000.  The  Attorney- 
General  closes  his  report  with  the  statement  that — 

"The  law  governing  the  formation  and  control  of  corporations  in  the 
District  of  Columbia  is  not,  as  it  should  be,  a  model  of  its  kind,  but,  on 
the  other  hand,  is  hopelessly  vicious." 

The  evil  growing  out  of  these  laws  is  of  such  magnitude  and  the 
necessity  for  action  is  so  urgent  that  I  recommend  to  Congress  the  im- 


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mediate  consideration  of  the  subject.  The  case  calls  for  the  most  rad- 
ical remedy.  The  right  of  incorporation  ought  to  be  suspended  at  once 
until  Congress  can  devise  proper  legislation  for  guarding  its  exercise. 
Moreover,  measures  ought  to  be  taken  to  annul  the  charters  which 
have  already  been  issued,  either  by  their  direct  repeal,  if  that  be  pos- 
sible under  the  Constitution,  or  by  what  other  legislative  action  may  be 
deemed  necessary.  I  doubt  not  that  Congress  has  already  seen  the 
necessity  of  replacing  these  vicious  incorporation  laws  by  those  which 
are  governed  by  sounder  principles,  which  will  forbid  the  issuance  of 
stock  or  bonds  in  excess  of  the  actual  investment  and  permit  a  proper 
public  supervision.  When  such  a  law  shall  have  been  enacted,  all  legiti- 
mate corporations  which  have  been  formed  under  the  existing  law  may 
readily  be  reincorporated. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 


White  House,  February  7,  1905. 
To  the  House  of  Representatives: 

In  compliance  with  a  resolution  of  the  House  of  Representatives 
dated  the  4th  instant  (the  Senate  concurring),  I  return  herewith  House 
bill  No.  3286,  entitled  "An  act  granting  an  increase  of  pension  to 
Jacob  F.  French." 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 

White  House,  February  7,  1905. 
To  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives: 

Circumstances  have  placed  under  the  control  of  this  Government  the 
Philippine  Archipelago.  The  islands  of  that  group  present  as  many 
interesting  and  novel  questions  with  respect  to  their  ethnology,  their 
fauna  and  flora,  and  their  geology  and  mineral  resources  as  any  region 
of  the  world.  At  my  request  the  National  Academy  of  Sciences  ap- 
pointed a  committee  to  consider  and  report  upon  the  desirability  of  in- 
stituting scientific  explorations  of  the  Philippine  Islands.  The  report 
of  this  committee,  together  with  the  report  of  the  Board  of  Scientific 
Surveys  of  the  Philippine  Islands,  including  draft  of  a  bill  providing 
for  surveys  of  the  Philippine  Islands,  which  board  was  appointed  by 
me,  after  receiving  the  report  of  the  committee  appointed  by  the 
National  Academy  of  Sciences,  with  instructions  to  prepare  such  esti- 
mates and  make  such  suggestions  as  might  appear  to  it  pertinent  in  the 
circumstances,  accompanies  this  message. 

The  scientific  surveys  which  should  be  undertaken  go  far  beyond 
any  surveys  or  explorations  which  the  government  of  the  Philippine 
Islands,  however  completely  self-supporting,  could  be  expected  to  make. 
The  surveys,  while  of  course  beneficial  to  the  people  of  the  Philippine 


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Islands,  should  be  undertaken  as  a  national  work  for  the  information 
not  merely  of  the  people  of  the  Philippine  Islands,  but  of  the  people  of 
this  country  and  of  the  world.  Only  preliminary  explorations  have 
yet  been  made  in  the  archipelago,  and  it  should  be  a  matter  of  pride 
to  the  Government  of  the  United  States  fully  to  investigate  and  to  de- 
scribe the  entire  region.  So  far  as  may  be  convenient  and  practical, 
the  vi^ork  of  this  survey  should  be  conducted  in  harmony  with  that  of 
the  proper  bureaus  of  the  government  of  the  Philippines ;  but  it  should 
not  be  under  the  control  of  the  authorities  of  the  Philippine  Islands, 
for  it  should  be  undertaken  as  a  national  work  and  subject  to  a  board 
to  be  appointed  by  Congress  or  the  President.  The  plan  transmitted 
recommends  simultaneous  surveys  in  different  branches  of  research, 
organized  on  a  co-operative  system.  This  would  tend  to  completeness, 
avoid  duplication,  and  render  the  work  more  economical  than  if  the 
exploration  were  undertaken  piecemeal.  No  such  organized  surveys 
have  ever  yet  been  attempted  anywhere ;  but  the  idea  is  in  harmony 
with  modern,  scientific,  and  industrial  methods. 

I  recommend,  therefore,  that  provision  be  made  for  the  appointment 
of  a  board  of  surveys  to  superintend  the  national  surveys  and  explora- 
tions to  be  made  in  the  Philippine  Islands,  and  that  appropriations  be 
made  from  time  to  time  to  meet  the  necessary  expenses  of  such  investi- 
gation. It  is  not  probable  that  the  survey  would  be  completed  in  a 
less  period  than  that  of  eight  or  ten  years,  but  it  is  well  that  it  should 
be  begun  in  the  near  future.  The  Philippine  Commission,  and  those 
responsible  for  the  Philippine  government,  are  properly  anxious  that 
this  survey  should  not  be  considered  as  an  expense  of  that  government, 
but  should  be  carried  on  and  treated  as  a  national  duty  in  the  interests 
of  science. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 

White  House;,  February  jj,  1905. 
To  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives: 

For  a  number  of  years  efforts  have  been  made  to  confirm  the  histor- 
ical statement  that  the  remains  of  Admiral  John  Paul  Jones  were  in- 
terred in  a  certain  piece  of  ground  in  the  city  of  Paris  then  owned  by 
the  Government  and  used  at  the  time  as  a  burial  place  for  foreign 
Protestants.  These  eflforts  have  at  last  resulted  in  documentary  proof 
that  John  Paul  Jones  was  buried,  on  July  20,  1792,  between  8  and 
9  o'clock  p.  m.,  in  the  now  abandoned  cemetery  of  St.  Louis,  in  the 
northeastern  section  of  Paris.  About  500  bodies  were  interred  there, 
and  the  body  of  the  Admiral  was  probably  among  the  last  hundred 
buried.  It  was  incased  in  a  leaden  coffin,  calculated  to  withstand  the 
ravages  of  time. 

The  cemetery  was  about  210  feet  long  by  120  feet  wide.     Since  its 


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disuse  as  a  burial  place  the  soil  has  been  filled  to  a  level,  and  covered 
almost  completely  by  buildings,  most  of  them  of  an  inferior  class. 

The  American  ambassador  in  Paris,  being  satisfied  that  it  is  prac- 
tical to  discover  and  identify  the  remains  of  John  Paul  Jones,  has, 
after  prolonged  negotiations  with  the  present  holders  of  the  property, 
and  the  tenants  thereof,  secured  from  them  options  in  writing,  which 
give  him  the  right  to  dig  in  all  parts  of  the  property  during  a  period 
of  three  months  for  the  purpose  of  making  the  necessary  excavations 
and  searches,  upon  condition  of  a  stated  compensation  for  the  damage 
and  annoyance  caused  by  the  work.  The  actual  search  is  to  be  con- 
ducted by  the  chief  engineer  of  the  municipal  department  of  Paris,  hav- 
ing charge  of  subterranean  works,  at  a  cost  which  has  been  carefully 
estimated.  The  ambassador  gives  the  entire  cost  of  the  work,  includ- 
ing the  options,  compensation,  cost  of  excavating,  and  caring  for  the 
remains,  as  not  exceeding  180,000  francs,  or  $35,000,  on  the  supposi- 
tion that  the  body  may  not  be  found  until  the  whole  area  has  been 
searched.  If  earlier  discovered  the  expense  would  be  proportionately 
less. 

The  great  interest  which  our  people  feel  in  the  story  of  Paul  Jones's 
life,  the  national  sense  of  gratitude  for  the  great  service  done  by  him 
toward  the  achievement  of  independence,  and  the  sentiment  of  mingled 
distress  and  regret  felt  because  the  body  of  one  of  our  greatest  heroes 
lies,  forgotten  and  unmarked,  in  foreign  soil,  lead  me  to  approve  the 
ambassador's  suggestion  that  Congress  should  take  advantage  of  this 
unexpected  opportunity  to  do  proper  honor  to  the  memory  of  Paul 
Jones,  and  appropriate  the  sum  of  $35,000,  or  so  much  thereof  as  may 
be  necessary  for  the  purposes  above  described,  to  be  expended  under 
the  direction  of  the  Secretary  of  State. 

The  report  of  Ambassador  Porter,  with  the  plans  and  photograph 
of  the  property,  is  annexed  hereto. 

In  addition  to  the  foregoing  recommendation  I  urge  that  Congress 
emphasize  the  value  set  by  our  people  upon  the  achievements  of  the 
naval  commanders  in  our  war  of  independence  by  providing  for  the 
erection  of  appropriate  monuments  to  the  memory  of  two,  at  least,  of 
those  who  now  lie  in  undistinguished  graves,  John  Paul  Jones  and  John 
Barry.  These  two  men  hold  unique  positions  in  the  history  of  the 
birth  of  our  Navy.  Their  services  were  of  the  highest  moment  to  the 
young  Republic  in  the  days  when  it  remained  to  be  determined  whether 
or  not  she  should  win  out  in  her  struggle  for  independence.  It  is 
eminently  fitting  that  these  services  should  now  be  commemorated  in 
suitable  manner. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 


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White  House,  February  ij,  ipoj. 
To  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives: 

I  submit  herewith  the  second  partial  report  of  the  Public  Lands 
Commission,  appointed  by  me  October  22,  1903,  to  report  upon  the  con- 
dition, operation,  and  effect  of  the  present  land  laws  and  to  recommend 
such  changes  as  are  needed  to  effect  the  largest  practical  disposition 
of  the  public  lands  to  actual  settlers  who  will  build  homes  upon  them, 
and  to  secure  in  permanence  the  fullest  and  most  effective  use  of  the 
resources  of  the  public  lands.  The  subject  is  one  of  such  magnitude 
and  importance  that  I  have  concluded  to  submit  this  second  partial 
report  bearing  upon  some  of  the  larger  features  which  require  imme- 
diate attention  without  waiting  for  the  final  statement  of  the  Commis- 
sion, which,  from  the  very  nature  of  the  case,  it  has  not  been  possible 
to  complete  at  this  time.  I  am  in  full  sympathy  with  the  general  con- 
clusions of  the  Commission  in  substance  and  in  essence,  and  I  commend 
its  recommendations  to  your  earnest  and  favorable  consideration.  The 
existing  conditions,  as  set  forth  in  this  report,  seem  to  require  a  radical 
revision  of  most  of  the  laws  affecting  the  public  domain  if  we  are  to 
secure  the  best  possible  use  of  the  remaining  public  lands  by  actual 
home  makers. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 

White  House,  February  15,  1905. 
To  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives: 

I  transmit  herewith  for  the  information  of  the  Congress  a  report  on 
the  progress  of  the  beet-sugar  industry  in  the  United  States  in  1904. 
Your  attention  is  respectfully  invited  to  the  accompanying  letter  of 
the  Secretary  of  Agriculture,  recommending  that  10,000  copies  of  the 
report  be  printed  for  the  use  of  the  Department  of  Agriculture  in 
addition  to  such  number  as  may  be  desired  for  the  use  of  the  Senate 
and  House  of  Representatives. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 

White  House,  February  27,  igos- 
To  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives: 

In  further  compliance  with  the  provisions  of  the  act  making  appro- 
priation for  the  support  of  the  Army,  approved  June  30,  1902,  relating 
to  "the  proper  shelter  and  protection  of  officers  and  enlisted  men  of 
the  Army  of  the  United  States  lawfully  on  duty  in  the  Philippine 
Islands,  etc.,"  I  transmit  herewith  a  letter  from  the  Secretary  of  War, 
together  with  a  supplemental  statement  from  the  Quartermaster-Gen- 
eral of  the  Army,  showing  additional  expenditures. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 


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White  House,  February  28,  1905. 
To  the  House  of  Representatives: 

In  compliance  with  a  resolution  of  the  House  of  Representatives, 
dated  the  25th  instant  (the  Senate  concurring),  I  return  herewith 
House  bill  No.  15657,  entitled  "An  act  granting  an  increase  of  pension 
to  "^Villiam  Tawney." 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 


White  House,  March  i,  1Q03. 
To  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives: 

Your  attention  is  respectfully  called  to  the  necessity  of  passing  some 
legislation  at  this  session  which  will  supplement  existing  law  intended 
to  prevent  the  spread  of  contagious  diseases  of  animals  from  one 
State  to  another  or  to  foreign  countries.  Two  bills,  each  designed  to 
cure  defects  in  existing  law,  are  now  pending  before  the  Congress.  The 
measures  are  practically  identical.  One  is  H,  B.  17589,  the  other  S. 
7167.  These  bills  have  been  favorably  reported  by  the  Committee  on 
Agriculture  of  both  branches  of  Congress. 

Recent  decisions  of  the  Federal  courts  have  held  that  the  statutory 
powers  of  the  Secretary  of  Agriculture  are  inadequate  to  enforce  regu- 
lations that  prohibit  the  interstate  movement  of  animals  which  have 
been  exposed  to  contagion,  but  which  at  the  time  of  shipment  have  not 
yet  developed  visible  signs  of  disease. 

The  right  of  the  Secretary  of  Agriculture  to  regulate  interstate  move- 
ment of  animals  exposed  but  not  actually  diseased  must  be  recognized 
if  the  spread  of  such  diseases  from  State  to  State  and  to  other  coun- 
tries is  to  be  prevented ;  and  yet  this  right  has  recently  been  attacked 
in  two  cases  filed  in  the  Supreme  Court  of  the  United  States,  and  the 
Secretary  of  Agriculture  is  advised  that  the  trend  of  recent  decisions 
makes  it  probable  that  the  Supreme  Court  may  hold  that  the  existing 
law  is  not  sufficiently  clear  as  to  the  steps  which  may  be  taken  to 
accompUsh  this  object.  Each  of  the  bills  referred  to  in  this  message 
is  accompanied  by  an  able  report,  which  points  out  the  necessity,  from 
a  legal  standpoint,  for  the  enactment  of  this  legislation. 

I  fear,  if  no  remedial  legislation  be  granted  at  this  session,  that  it 
may  not  be  possible  to  continue  to  enforce  the  necessary  measures  for 
controlling  this  class  of  diseases,  and  that  serious,  widespread,  and 
irreparable  injury  will  be  caused  to  the  live-stock  interests  of  the 
United  States.  If  the  Federal  quarantine  is  rendered  ineffective.  State 
will  quarantine  against  State,  each  requiring  compliance  with  differing 
statutes ;  the  way  to  market  may  be  blocked  or  rendered  very  difficult 
for  shippers  of  live  stock ;  contagious  diseases  of  live  stock  may  be  so 
disseminated  through  the  stock  yards  and  channels  of  commerce  that 


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foreign  countries  will  restrict  the  export  of  animals  and  possibly  meats 
from  the  United  States,  all  of  which  would  be  disastrous  to  the  live- 
stock industry. 

I  therefore  put  in  an  earnest  plea  for  early  action  in  this  matter, 
and  commend  to  your  favorable  consideration  the  two  bills  proposed 
by  the  Committees  on  Agriculture  and  referred  to  in  this  message. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 


White  House,  March  2,  ipo^. 
To  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives^: 

I  transmit  herewith,  for  the  information  of  the  Congress,  a  Report 
on  Sugar  Cane  Experiments,  1903 — 4.  The  attention  of  the  Congress 
is  respectfully  invited  to  the  accompanying  letter  of  the  Secretary  of 
Agriculture,  recommending  that  10,000  copies  of  the  report  be  printed 
for  the  use  of  the  Department  of  Agriculture  in  addition  to  such  num- 
ber as  may  be  desired  for  the  use  of  the  Senate  and  House  of  Repre- 
sentatives. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 

White  House,  March  2,  ipoj. 
To  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives: 

I  transmit  herewith  the  appendix  to  the  Report  of  the  Commission 
on  the  Public  Lands,  forwarded  by  me  to  the  Congress  on  February  13, 
1905. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 

White  House,  March  2,  1905. 
To  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives: 

I  transmit  herewith,  for  the  information  of  the  Congress,  a  report 
on  the  Mexican  cotton-boll  weevil.  Your  attention  is  respectfully 
invited  to  the  accompanying  letter  of  the  Secretary  of  Agriculture, 
recommending  that  at  least  10,000  copies  of  this  report  be  printed 
for  the  use  of  the  Department  of  Agriculture,  in  addition  to  such 
number  as  may  be  desired  for  the  use  of  the  Senate  and  House  of 
Representatives. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 


Whits  House,  March  5,  7905. 
To  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives: 

I  transmit  herewith  a  report  from  the  Secretary  of  Commerce  and 
Labor  upon  that  ccrtion  of  th^  resolution  of  the  House  of  Representa- 


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tives  adopted  March  7,  1904,  having  to  do  with  the  prices  of  cattle  and 
dressed  beef,  the  margins  between  such  prices,  and  the  organization, 
conduct,  and  profits  of  the  corporations  engaged  in  the  beef-packing 
industry. 

In  view  of  the  fact  that  the  Department  of  Justice  is  now  engaged 
upon  other  matters  involved  in  the  resolution,  the  Secretary  of  Com- 
merce and  Labor  can  not  at  this  time  report  thereon. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 

White;  House,  March  6,  1905. 
To  the  Senate: 

I  wish  to  call  the  attention  of  the  Senate  at  this  executive  session  to 
the  treaty  with  Santo  Domingo.  I  feel  that  I  ought  to  state  to  the 
Senate  that  the  condition  of  affairs  in  Santo  Domingo  is  such  that  it  is 
very  much  for  the  interest  of  that  Republic  that  action  on  the  treaty 
should  be  had  at  as  early  a  moment  as  the  Senate,  after  giving  the 
matter  full  consideration,  may  find  practicable. 

I  call  attention  to  the  following  facts : 

1.  This  treaty  was  entered  into  at  the  earnest  request  of  Santo 
Domingo  itself,  and  is  designed  to  afford  Santo  Domingo  relief  and 
assistance.  Its  primary  benefit  will  be  to  Santo  Domingo.  It  offers 
the  method  most  likely  to  secure  peace  and  to  prevent  war  in  the  island. 

2.  The  benefit  to  the  United  States  will  consist  chiefly  in  the  ten- 
dency under  the  treaty  to  secure  stability,  order,  and  prosperity  in 
Santo  Domingo,  and  the  removal  of  the  apprehension  lest  foreign 
powers  make  aggressions  on  Santo  Domingo  in  the  course  of  collecting 
claims  due  their  citizens ;  for  it  is  greatly  to  our  interest  that  all  the 
islands  in  the  Caribbean  Sea  should  enjoy  peace  and  prosperity  and 
feel  good  will  toward  this  country.  The  benefit  to  honest  creditors 
will  come  from  the  fact  that  for  the  first  time  under  this  treaty  a  prac- 
ticable method  of  attempting  to  settle  the  debts  due  them  will  be 
inaugurated. 

3.  Many  of  the  debts  alleged  to  be  due  from  Santo  Domingo  to 
outside  creditors  unquestionably  on  their  face  represent  far  more  money 
than  ever  was  actually  given  Santo  Domingo.  The  proposed  treaty 
provides  for  a  process  by  which  impartial  experts  will  determine  what 
debts  are  valid  and  what  are  in  whole  or  in  part  invalid,  and  will  appor- 
tion accordingly  the  surplus  revenue  available  for  the  payment  of  the 
debts.  This  treaty  offers  the  only  method  for  preventing  the  collection 
of  fraudulent  debts,  whether  owed  to  Americans  or  to  citizens  of  other 
nations. 

4.  This  treaty  affords  the  most  practicable  means  of  obtaining  pay- 
ment for  the  just  claims  of  American  citizens. 


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5.  If  the  treaty  is  ratified,  creditors  belonging  to  other  nations  will 
have  exactly  as  good  treatment  as  creditors  who  are  citizens  of  the 
United  States,  and  at  the  same  time  Santo  Dommgo  will  be  protected 
against  unjust  and  exorbitant  claims.  If  it  is  not  ratified,  the  chances 
are  that  American  creditors  will  fare  ill  as  compared  with  those  of  other 
nations ;  for  foreign  nations,  being  denied  the  opportunity  to  get  what 
is  rightfully  due  their  citizens  under  the  proposed  arrangement,  will  be 
left  to  collect  the  debts  due  their  citizens  as  they  see  fit,  provided,  of 
course,  there  is  not  permanent  occupancy  of  Dominican  territory.  As 
in  such  case  the  United  States  will  have  nothing  to  say  as  to  what  debts 
should  or  should  not  be  collected,  and  as  Santo  Domingo  will  be  left 
without  aid,  assistance,  or  protection,  it  is  impossible  to  state  that  the 
sums  collected  from  it  will  not  be  improper  in  amount.  In  such  event, 
whatever  is  collected  by  means  of  forcible  intervention  will  be  applied 
to  the  creditors  of  foreign  nations  in  preference  to  creditors  who  are 
citizens  of  the  United  States. 

6.  The  correspondence  between  the  Secretary  of  State  and  the 
Minister  of  Haiti,  submitted  to  the  Senate  several  days  ago,  shows  that 
our  position  is  explicitly  and  unreservedly  that  under  no  circumstances 
do  we  intend  to  acquire  territory  in  or  possession  of  either  Haiti  or 
Santo  Domingo,  it  being  stated  in  these  letters  that  even  if  the  two 
republics  desired  to  become  a  part  of  the  United  States  the  United 
States  would  certainly  refuse  its  assent. 

7.  Santo  Domingo  grievously  needs  the  aid  of  a  powerful  and 
friendly  nation.  This  aid  we  are  able,  and  I  trust  that  we  are  willing, 
to  bestow.  She  has  asked  for  this  aid,  and  the  expressions  of  friend- 
ship, repeatedly  sanctioned  by  the  people  and  the  Government  of  the 
United  States,  warrant  her  in  believing  that  it  will  not  be  withheld  in 
the  hour  of  her  need. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 


PROCLAMATIONS. 

By  the  President  of  the  United  States  oe  America. 

A   PROCLAMATION. 

Whereas,  The  Big  Horn  Forest  Reserve,  in  the  State  of  Wyoming, 
was  established  by  proclamation  dated  February  twenty-second, 
eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-seven,  under  and  by  virtue  of  section 
twenty-four  of  the  Act  of  Congress,  approved  March  third,  eighteen 
hundred  and  ninety-one,  entitled,  "An  act  to  repeal  timber-culture  laws, 
and  for  other  purposes",  which  provides,  "That  the  President  of  the 
United  States  may,  from  time  to  time,  set  apart  and  reserve,  in  any 
State  or  Territory  having  public  land  bearing  forests,  in  any  part  of  the 


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public  lands  wholly  or  in  part  covered  with  timber  or  undergrowth, 
whether  of  commercial  value  or  not,  as  public  reservations,  and  the 
President  shall,  by  public  proclamation,  declare  the  establishment  of 
such  reservations  and  the  limits  thereof" ; 

And  whereas,  it  is  further  provided  by  the  Act  of  Congress,  approved 
June  fourth,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-seven,  entitled,  "An  act  mak- 
ing appropriations  for  sundry  civil  expenses  of  the  Government  for  the 
fiscal  year  ending  June  thirtieth,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-eight, 
and  for  other  purposes",  that  "the  President  is  hereby  authorized  at 
any  time  to  modify  any  Executive  order  that  has  been  or  may  hereafter 
be  made  establishing  any  forest  reserve,  and  by  such  modification  may 
reduce  the  area  or  change  the  boundary  lines  of  such  reserve,  or  may 
vacate  altogether  any  order  creating  such  reserve" ;  under  which  pro- 
vision, the  boundary  lines  of  the  said  forest  reserves  were  changed  and 
enlarged  by  proclamations  dated  June  twenty-ninth,  nineteen  hundred, 
and  May  twenty-second,  nineteen  hundred  and  two ; 

And  whereas,  it  appears  that  the  public  good  would  be  promoted  by 
releasing  and  excluding  certain  lands  from  the  said  forest  reserve,  and 
by  including  therein  certain  additional  lands  which  are  in  part  covered 
with  timber; 

Now,  therefore,  I,  Theodore  Roosevelt,  President  of  the  United 
States,  by  virtue  of  the  power  vested  in  me  by  the  aforesaid  act  of  Con- 
gress, approved  June  fourth,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-seven,  do 
hereby  make  known  and  proclaim  that  the  boundary  lines  of  the  afore- 
said Big  Horn  Forest  Reserve  are  hereby  further  modified  so  as  to  read 
as  follows : 

Beginning  at  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  seventeen  (17),  Town- 
ship fifty-eight  (58)  North,  Range  eighty-nine  (89)  West,  Sixth  (6th) 
Principal  Meridian,  Wyoming ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  cor- 
ner of  Section  twenty  (20),  said  township  ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  point  for  the  north- 
west corner  of  Section  thirty-three  (t,t,),  said  township;  thence  east- 
erly to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-seven  (2y),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  southerly  to  the  point  for  the  south-east  corner  of  Section 
thirty-three  (33),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  point  for  the 
north-east  corner  of  Section  four  (4),  Township  fifty-seven  (57) 
North,  Range  eighty-nine  (89)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the  point  for 
the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  point  for 
the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twelve  (12),  said  township;  thence 
southerly  to  the  point  for  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section  ;  thence 
easterly  to  the  point  for  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  seventeen 
(17),  Township  fifty-seven  (57)  North,  Range  eighty-eight  (88) 
West ;  thence  southerly  to  the  point  for  the  south-east  corner  of  said 
section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  point  for  the  north-east  corner  of  Section 


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twenty-four  (24),  said  township;  thence  southerly^  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  Section  thirty  (30),  Township  fifty-seven  (57)  North,  Range 
eighty-seven  (87)  West;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of 
said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ; 
thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-two  (32), 
said  township ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  sec- 
tion ;  thence  westerly  along  the  Fourteenth  (14)  Standard  Parallel 
North  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  six  (6),  Township  fifty-six 
(56)  North,  Range  eighty-seven  (87)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  said  section  ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  cor- 
ner of  Section  ten  (10),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  Section  twenty-six  (26),  said  township;  thence  easterly 
to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  Section  thirty-five  (35),  said  township;  thence  easterly 
to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  six  (6),  Township  fifty-five  (55) 
North,  Range  eighty-six  (86)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  said  section  ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of 
Section  eight  (8),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  Section  twenty-one  (21),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to 
the  north-east  corner  of  said  section  ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  Section  twenty-eight  (28),  said  township;  thence  west- 
erly to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  Section  nineteen  (19),  said  township  ;  thence  southerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  Township  fifty-four  (54)  North,  Range  eighty- 
six  (86)  West ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  two 
(2),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Sec- 
tion eleven  (11),  said  township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  cor- 
ner of  Section  thirteen  (13),  said,  township;  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  Section  twenty  (20),  Township  fifty-four  (54)  North,  Range 
eighty-five  (85)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of 
said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty- 
eight  (28),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of 
said  section  ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty 
(30),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of 
Township  fifty-three  (53)  North,  Range  eighty-five  (85)  West;  thence 
easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  two  (2),  said  township; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  eleven  (ii),  said 
township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  fourteen 
(14),  Township  fifty-three  (53)  North,  Range  eighty-four  (84)  West; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-five  (35), 
'said  township;  thence  easterly  along  the  Thirteenth  (13th)  Standard 
Parallel  North  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  two  (2),  Township 


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fifty-two  (52)  North,  Range  eighty-four  (84)  West;  thence  southerly 
along  the  section  lines  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  twelve  (12), 
Township  fifty-one  (51)  North,  Range  eighty-four  (84)  West;  thence 
easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to 
the  north-west  corner  of  Section  nineteen  (19),  Township  fifty-one 
(51)  North,  Range  eighty-three  (83)  West;  thence  easterly  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  Section  twenty-nine  (29),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to 
the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  along  the  sec- 
tion lines,  allowing  for  ofifsets,  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  nine 
(9),  Township  fifty  (50)  North,  Range  eighty-three  (83)  West;  thence 
easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  along 
the  section  lines  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-three  (33), 
Township  forty-nine  (49)  North,  Range  eighty-three  (83)  West; 
thence  westerly  along  the  Twelfth  (12th)  Standard  Parallel  North  to 
the  north-east  corner  of  Township  forty-eight  (48)  North,  Range 
eighty-four  (84)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of 
Section  twenty-four  (24),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  Section  twenty-three  (23),  said  township  ;  thence  north- 
erly to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  fourteen  (14),  said  township; 
thence  westerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  seventeen  (17), 
said  township ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section 
twenty  (20),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner 
of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section 
thirty-one  (31),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner 
of  Section  five  (5),  Township  forty-seven  (47)  North,  Range  eighty- 
four  (84)  West ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said 
section;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  nine  (9), 
said  township ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section 
twenty-one  (21),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  Section  nineteen  (19),  said  township :  thence  northerly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  Section  thirteen  (13),  Township  forty-seven  (47) 
North,  Range  eighty-five  (85)  West;  thence  westerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  Section  fifteen  (15),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to 
the  north-west  corner  of  Section  three  (3),  said  township ;  thence  west- 
erly to  the  north-east  corner  of  Township  forty-seven  (47)  North, 
Range  eighty-seven  (87)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  Section  twelve  (12),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  Section  nine  (9),  said  township;  thence  northerly 
along  the  section  lines  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-three 
(33) »  Township  forty-eight  (48)  North,  Range  eighty-seven  (87) 
West ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-seven  (27),  said 
township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty- 


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three  (23),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner 
of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  one  (i),  said 
township;  thence  westerly  along  the  Twelfth  (12th)  Standard  Par- 
allel North  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-five  (35),  Town- 
ship forty-nine  (49)  North,  Range  eighty-seven  (87)  West ;  thence 
northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-two  (22),  said 
township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ; 
thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  nine  (9),  said 
township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-wes*  corner  of  Section  seven 
(7),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Sec- 
tion thirteen  (13),  Township  fifty  (50)  North,  Range  eighty-eight 
(88)  West;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  fifteen 
(15),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of 
Section  three  (3),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  Section  thirty-two  (32),  Township  fifty-one  (51)  North, 
Range  eighty-eight  (88)  West ;  thence  northerly  along  the  section  lines 
to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  five  (5),  Township  fifty-two  (52) 
North,  Range  eighty-eight  (88)  West;  thence  westerly  along  the  Thir- 
teenth (13th)  Standard  Parallel  North  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
Township  fifty-three  (53)  North,  Range  eighty-eight  (88)  West; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-one  (31), 
said  township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  point  for  the  south-west  corner 
of  Section  twenty-five  (25),  Township  fifty-three  (53)  North,  Range 
eighty-nine  (89)  West ;  thence  northerly  to  the  point  for  the  south-east 
corner  of  Section  twenty-three  (23),  said  township;  thence  westerly 
to  the  point  for  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly 
to  the  point  for  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly 
to  the  point  for  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  sixteen  (16),  Town- 
ship fifty-three  (53)  North,  Range  ninety  (90)  West;  thence  northerly 
to  the  point  for  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  five  (5),  said  township  ; 
thence  westerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  six  (6),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  township ;  thence  northerly 
to  the  point  for  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-five  (25), 
Township  fifty-four  (54)  North,  Range  ninety-one  (91)  West;  thence 
westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-six  (26),  said 
township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  point  for  the  north-east  corner  of 
said  section  ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty- 
one  (21),  said  Township;  thence  northerly  along  the  surveyed  and 
unsurveyed  section  lines  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty- 
eight  (28),  Township  fifty-five  (55)  North,  Range  ninety-one  (91) 
West;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  thirty  (30), 
said  township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  point  for  the  north-east  corner 


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of  section  twenty-four  (24),  Township  fifty-five  (55)  North,  Range 
ninety-two  (92)  West;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Sec- 
tion twenty-three  {2T,),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  point 
for  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  fourteen  (14),  said  township; 
thence  westerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  fifteen  (15),  said 
township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  point  for  the  north-east  corner  of 
Section  ten  (10),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  point  for  the 
north-west  corner  of  said  section  ;  thence  northerly  to  the  point  for 
the  north-west  corner  of  Section  three  (3),  said  township;  thence  west- 
erly to  the  point  for  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-three  (33), 
township  fifty-six  (56)  North,  Range  ninety-two  (92)  West;  thence 
northerly  to  the  point  for  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-nine 
(29),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  point  for  the  south-west 
corner  of  said  section  ;  thence  northerly  to  the  point  for  the  north-west 
corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  point  for  the  south-west 
corner  of  Section  nineteen  (19),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  Section  thirteen  (13),  Township  fifty-six  (56) 
North,  Range  ninety-three  (93)  West;  thence  westerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner 
of  section  one  ( i ) ,  said  township  ;  thence  easterly  along  the  Fourteenth 
(14th)  Standard  Parallel  North  to  the  point  for  the  south-east  corner 
of  Section  thirty-one  (31),  Township  fifty-seven  (57)  North,  Range 
ninety-two  (92)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the  point  for  the  north-west 
corner  of  Section  seventeen  (17),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the 
point  for  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  ten  (10),  said  township; 
thence  northerly  to  the  point  for  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  three 
(3),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  point  for  the  south-west 
corner  of  Section  thirty-three  (33),  Township  fifty-eight  (58)  North, 
Range  ninety-two  (92)  W^est ;  thence  northerly  to  the  point  for  the 
north-west  corner  Section  sixteen  (16),  said  township;  thence  east- 
erly along  the  State  Line  between  the  States  of  Wyoming  and  Montana 
to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  seventeen  (17),  Township  fifty- 
eight  (58)  North,  Range  eighty-nine  (89)  West,  the  place  of  begin- 
ning. 

Excepting  from  the  force  and  efifect  of  this  proclamation  all  lands 
which  may  have  been,  prior  to  the  date  hereof,  embraced  in  any  legal 
entry  or  covered  by  any  lawful  filing  duly  of  record  in  the  proper 
United  States  Land  Office,  or  upon  which  any  valid  settlement  has  been 
made  pursuant  to  law,  and  the  statutory  period  within  which  to  make 
entry  or  filing  of  record  has  not  expired :  Provided,  that  this  exception 
shall  not  continue  to  apply  to  any  particular  tract  of  land  unless  the 
entryman,  settler  or  claimant  continues  to  comply  with  the  law  under 
which  the  entry,  filing  or  settlement  was  made. 

The  lands  hereby  excluded  from  the  reserve  and  restored  to  the  pub- 


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lie  domain  shall  be  open  to  settlement  from  the  date  hereof,  but  shall 
not  be  subject  to  entry,  filing  or  selection  until  after  ninety  days'  notice 
by  such  publication  as  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior  may  prescribe. 

Warning  is  hereby  expressly  given  to  all  persons  not  to  make  settle- 
ment upon  the  lands  reserved  by  this  proclamation. 

In  witness  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the 
seal  of  the  United  States  to  be  affixed. 

Done;  at  the  City  of  Washington  this  23d  day  of  December, 
[seal.]      in  the  year  of  our   Lord  one  thousand,  nine  hundred   and 
four,  and  of  the  Independence  of  the  United  States  the  one 
hundred  and  twenty-ninth. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 
By  the  President : 

John  Hay, 

Secretary  of  State. 

By  the  President  of  the  United  States  of  America. 
A   PROCLAMATION. 

Whereas  public  interests  require  that  the  Senate  of  the  United  States 
be  convened  at  12  o'clock  on  the  4th  day  of  March  next,  to  receive  such 
communications  as  may  be  made  by  the  Executive : 

Now,  therefore,  I,  Theodore  Roosevelt,  President  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  do  hereby  proclaim  and  declare  that  an  extraordinary 
occasion  requires  the  Senate  of  the  United  States  to  convene  at  the 
Capitol  in  the  city  of  Washington  on  the  4th  day  of  March  next,  at 
12  o'clock  noon,  of  which  all  persons  who  shall  at  that  time  be  entitled 
to  act  as  members  of  that  body  are  hereby  required  to  take  notice. 

Given  under  my  hand  and  the  seal  of  the  L^nited  States  at 
Washington,  the  23rd  day  of  February  in  the  year  of  our 
[seal.]     Lord  one  thousand  nine  hundred  and  five,  and  of  the   In- 
dependence of  the  United  States  the  one  hundred  and  twenty- 
ninth. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 
By  the  President : 

John  Hay, 

Secretary  of  State. 

By  the  President  of  the  United  States  of  America. 

A   PROCLAMATION. 

Whereas,  it  is  provided  by  section  twenty-four  of  the  Act  of  Con- 
gress, approved  March  third,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-one,  entitled, 
"An  act  to  repeal  timber-culture  laws,  and  for  other  purposes",  "That 


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the  President  of  the  United  States  may,  from  time  to  time,  set  apart 
and  reserve,  in  any  State  or  Territory  having  pubHc  land  bearing  for- 
ests, in  any  part  of  the  public  lands  wholly  or  in  part  covered  with 
timber  or  undergrowth,  whether  of  commercial  value  or  not,  as  public 
reservations,  and  the  President  shall,  by  public  proclamation,  declare  the 
establishment  of  such  reservations  and  the  limits  thereof" ; 

And  whereas,  the  public  lands  in  the  Territory  of  Arizona,  within 
the  limits  hereinafter  described,  are  in  part  covered  with  timber,  and  it 
appears  that  the  public  good  would  be  promoted  by  setting  apart  and 
reserving  said  lands  as  a  public  reservation; 

Now,  therefore,  I,  Theodore  Roosevelt,  President  of  the  United 
States,  by  virtue  of  the  power  in  me  vested  by  section  twenty-four  of 
the  aforesaid  Act  of  Congress,  do  hereby  make  known  and  proclaim 
that  there  are  hereby  reserved  from  entry  or  settlement  and  set  apart 
as  a  Public  Reservation  all  those  certain  tracts,  pieces  or  parcels  of  land 
lying  and  being  situate  in  the  Territory  of  Arizona,  and  within  the 
boundaries  particularly  described  as  follows : 

Beginning  at  the  point  for  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  eleven 
(11),  Township  one  (i)  South,  Range  fourteen  (14)  East,  Gila  and 
Salt  River  Meridian,  Arizona ;  thence  easterly  along  the  unsurveyed 
section  lines  to  the  point  for  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  eight  (8), 
Township  one  (i)  South,  Range  fifteen  (15)  East;  thence  southerly  to 
the  point  for  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section  ;  thence  easterly  along 
the  unsurveyed  section  lines  to  the  point  for  the  north-east  corner  of 
Section  fifteen  (15),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  point  for 
the  south-east  corner  of  said  section  ;  thence  easterly  along  the  un- 
surveyed section  lines  to  the  point  of  intersection  with  the  western 
boundary  of  the  White  Mountain  Indian  Reservation ;  thence  in  a 
southwesterly  direction  along  said  boundary  to  the  point  for  its  inter- 
section with  the  unsurveyed  section  line  between  Sections  seventeen 
(17)  and  twenty  (20),  Township  two  (2)  South,  Range  sixteen  (16) 
East ;  thence  westerly  along  the  unsurveyed  section  lines  to  the  point 
for  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  fourteen  (14),  Township  two  (2) 
South,  Range  fourteen  (14)  East;  thence  northerly  along  the  unsur- 
veyed section  lines  to  the  point  for  the  north-west  corner  of  Section 
eleven  (11),  Township  one  (i)  South,  Range  fourteen  (14)  East,  the 
place  of  beginning. 

Excepting  from  the  force  and  effect  of  this  proclamation  all  lands 
which  may  have  been,  prior  to  the  date  hereof,  embraced  in  any  legal 
entry  or  covered  by  any  lawful  filing  duly  of  record  in  the  proper 
United  States  Land  Office,  or  upon  which  any  valid  settlement  has 
been  made  pursuant  to  law,  and  the  statutory  period  within  which  to 
make  entry  or  filing  of  record  has  not  expired :  Provided,  that  this  ex- 
ception shall  not  continue  to  apply  to  any  particular  tract  of  land  unless 


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the  entryman,  settler  or  claimant  continues  to  comply  with  the  law 
under  which  the  entry,  filing  or  settlement  was  made. 

Warning  is  hereby  expressly  given  to  all  persons  not  to  make  settle- 
ment upon  the  lands  reserved  by  this  proclamation. 

The  reservation  hereby  established  shall  be  known  as  The  Pinal 
Mountains  Forest  Reserve. 

In  witness  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the 
seal  of  the  United  States  to  be  affixed. 

Done  at  the  City  of  Washington,  this  20th  day  of  March 
[seal.]     in  the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  nine  hundred  and  five, 
and  of  the  Independence  of  the  United  States  the  one  hun- 
dred and  twenty-ninth. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 
By  the  President : 

Alvey  a.  Adee, 

Acting  Secretary  of  State. 

By  the  President  of  the  United  States  of  America. 
A    PROCLAMATION. 

Whereas,  it  is  provided  by  section  twenty-four  of  the  Act  of  Con- 
gress, approved  March  third,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-one,  entitled, 
"An  act  to  repeal  timber-culture  laws,  and  for  other  purposes",  "That 
the  President  of  the  United  States  may,  from  time  to  time,  set  apart 
and  reserve,  in  any  State  or  Territory  having  public  lands  bearing  for- 
ests, in  any  part  of  the  public  lands  wholly  or  in  part  covered  with 
timber  or  undergrowth,  whether  of  commercial  value  or  not,  as  public 
reservations,  and  the  President  shall,  by  public  proclamation,  declare 
the  establishment  of  such  reservations  and  the  limits  thereof" ; 

And  whereas,  the  public  lands  in  the  State  of  California,  within  the 
limits  hereinafter  described,  are  in  part  covered  with  timber,  and  it 
appears  that  the  public  good  would  be  promoted  by  setting  apart  and 
reserving  said  lands  as  a  public  reservation ; 

Now,  therefore,  I,  Theodore  Rooseveet,  President  of  the  United 
States,  by  virtue  of  the  power  in  me  vested  by  section  twenty-four  of 
the  aforesaid  Act  of  Congress,  do  hereby  make  known  and  proclaim  that 
there  are  hereby  reserved  from  entry  or  settlement  and  set  apart  as  a 
Public  Reservation  all  those  certain  tracts,  pieces  or  parcels  of  land 
lying  and  being  situate  in  the  State  of  California,  and  within  the  bound- 
aries particularly  described  as  follows : 

Beginning  at  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-one  (31),  Town- 
ship twenty-eight  (28)  North,  Range  six  (6)  East,  Mount  Diablo  Base 
and  Meridian,  California ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of 
said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  five 


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(5),  Township  twenty-seven  (2y)  North,  Range  six  (6)  East;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  eight  (8),  said  township; 
thence  westerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  eighteen  (18),  said 
township ;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  thirty- 
two  (32),  said  tow^nship ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of 
said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  seven- 
teen (17),  Township  twenty-six  (26)  North,  Range  six  (6)  East; 
thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-two  (22), 
said  township  ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section  ; 
thence  easterly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  nineteen  (19), 
Township  twenty-six  (26)  North,  Range  seven  (7)  East;  thence  north- 
erly to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  Section  seventeen  (17),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to 
the  north-east  corner  of  said  section  ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  Section  nine  (9),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  Section  ten  (10),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  north-west  quar- 
ter of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  south- 
west quarter  of  Section  eleven  ( 1 1 ) ,  said  township ;  thence  southerly 
to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  said  section  ;  thence 
easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  fourteen  (14),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  south-west  quar- 
ter of  the  north-west  quarter  of  Section  thirteen  (13),  said  township; 
thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  the 
north-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  Section  twelve  (12),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter 
of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  north- 
east quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner 
of  Section  one  ( i ) ,  said  township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  Section  twenty-five  (25),  Township  twenty-seven  (27)  North, 
Range  seven  (7)  East;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of 
Section  twenty-nine  (29),  Township  twenty-seven  (27)  North,  Range 
eight  (8)  East ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  sec- 
tion; thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-six  (36), 
said  township ;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section 
thirty-one  (31),  Township  twenty-six  (26)  North,  Range  nine  (9) 
East ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-six  (36), 
said  township ;  thence  southerly  along  the  range  line,  allowing  for  the 
proper  offset  on  the  Fifth  (5th)  Standard  Parallel  North,  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  Section  one  (i).  Township  twenty- four  (24)  North, 
Range  nine  (9)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Sec- 
tion nine  (9),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner 


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of  said  section  ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section  ; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty  (20),  said 
township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty- 
five  (25),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of 
Section  thirty-one  (31),  Township  twenty-four  (24)  North,  Range 
ten  (10)  East;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section 
thirty-two  (32),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  Section  five  (5),  Township  twenty-three  (23)  North,  Range 
ten  ( 10)  East ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section 
twelve  (12),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner 
of  Section  seven  (7),  Township  twenty-three  (23)  North,  Range 
eleven  ( 1 1 )  East ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  sec- 
tion ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  nineteen  ( 19), 
said  township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section 
twenty-seven  {2j),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  Section  three  (3),  Township  twenty-two  (22)  North,  Range 
eleven  (11)  East ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section 
twelve  (12),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-west  corner 
of  Section  eighteen  (18),  Township  twenty-two  (22)  North,  Range 
twelve  (12)  East;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said 
section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  nineteen 
(19),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section 
twenty-seven  {2y),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  Section  thirty-four  (34),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to 
the  south-west  corner  of  Township  twenty-two  (22)  North,  Range 
eleven  ( 1 1 )  East ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section 
thirty  (30),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
Section  twenty-two  (22),  Township  twenty  two  (22)  North,  Range 
ten  ( 10)  East ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  sec- 
tion ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-three, 
(23),  Township  twenty-two  (22)  North,  Range  nine  (9)  East;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section  ;  thence  westerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  Section  twenty-seven  {2'j),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to 
the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-six  (26),  Township  twenty- 
two  (22)  North,  Range  eight  (8)  East;  thence  northerly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  Section  fifteen  (15),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to 
the  south-west  corner  of  Section  eighteen  (18),  said  township;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Township  twenty-two  (22)  North, 
Range  seven  (7)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of 
Section  four  (4),  Township  twenty-one  (21)  North,  Range  seven  (7) 
East ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to 
the  south-east  corner  of  Section  eight  (8),  said  township;  thence  west- 


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erly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section;  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  Section  nineteen  (19),  said  township;  thence  west- 
erly to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-two  (22),  Township 
twenty-one  (21)  North,  Range  six  (6)  East;  thence  northerly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  Section  four  (4),  said  township;  thence  westerly 
to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner 
of  Township  twenty-two  {22)  North,  Range  six  (6)  East;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  thirty  (30),  Township 
twenty-three  (21,)  North,  Range  six  (6)  East;  thence  easterly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-seven  (27),  said  township;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  ten  (10),  said  township; 
thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  four  (4),  said 
township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty- 
eight  (28),  Township  twenty-four  (24)  North,  Range  six  (6)  East; 
thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  fractional  Section  twenty- 
four  (24),  Township  twenty-four  (24)  North,  Range  five  (5)  East; 
thence  northerly  to  the  southeast  corner  of  Section  two  (2),  said  town- 
ship; thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  three  (3), 
said  township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section 
four  (4),  Township  twenty-five  (25)  North,  Range  five  (5)  East; 
thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  north- 
erly to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  along  the 
Fifth  (5th)  Standard  Parallel  North  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Town- 
ship twenty-six  (26)  North,  Range  five  (5)  East;  thence  northerly  to 
the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirteen  (13),  Township  twenty-six 
(26)  North,  Range  four  (4)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of 
said  section  ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  south-east 
quarter  of  Section  ten  (10),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence 
westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  four  (4),  said  township; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  west- 
erly to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-two  (32),  Township 
twenty-seven  (27)  North,  Range  four  (4)  East ;  thence  northerly  to 
the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  Section  thirty  (30),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  Section  nineteen  (19),  said  township;  thence 
easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section  ;  thence  northerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  Section  seventeen  (17),  said  township;  thence 
easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to 
the  north-west  corner  of  Section  nine  (9),  said  township;  thence  east- 
erly to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  two  (2),  said  township ;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section  ;  thence  easterly  to  the 


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south-west  corner  of  Township  twenty-eight  (28)  North,  Range  five 
(5)  East;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  thirty- 
one  (31),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of 
Section  thirty-one  (31),  Township  twenty-eight  (28)  North,  Range 
six  (6)  East,  the  place  of  beginning;  such  of  the  above-named  cor- 
ners as  have  not  been  established  by  the  official  surveys  being  intended 
to  be  located  at  the  points  where  such  comers  would  fall  in  projecting 
the  surveys  in  the  directions  indicated  without  allowing  for  any  irregu- 
larities which  may  occur  in  actually  extending  the  surveys ; 

Excepting  from  the  force  and  effect  of  this  proclamation  all  lands 
which  may  have  been,  prior  to  the  date  hereof,  embraced  in  any  legal 
entry  or  covered  by  any  lawful  filing  duly  of  record  in  the  proper 
United  States  Land  Office,  or  upon  which  any  valid  settlement  has 
been  made  pursuant  to  law,  and  the  statutory  period  within  which  to 
make  entry  or  filing  of  record  has  not  expired :  Provided,  that  this 
exception  shall  not  continue  to  apply  to  any  particular  tract  of  land 
unless  the  entryman,  settler  or  claimant  continues  to  comply  with  the 
law  under  which  the  entry,  filing  or  settlement  was  made. 

Warning  is  hereby  expressly  given  to  all  persons  not  to  make  settle- 
ment upon  the  lands  reserved  by  this  proclamation. 

The  reservation  herebv  established  shall  be  known  as  The  Plumas 
Forest  Reserve. 

In  witness  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the 
seal  of  the  United  States  to  be  affixed. 
Done  at  the  City  of  Washington  this  27th  day  of  March, 
[seal.]     in  the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  nine  hundred  and  five, 
and  of  the  Independence  of  the  United  States  the  one  hun- 
dred and  twenty-ninth. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 
By  the  President: 

Alvey  a.  AdEE, 

Acting  Secretary  of  State. 

By  the  President  of  the  United  States  of  America. 

A   PROCLAMATION. 

Whereas,  the  Madison  Forest  Reserve,  in  the  State  of  Montana,  was 
established  by  proclamation  dated  August  sixteenth,  nineteen  hundred 
and  two,  under  and  by  virtue  of  section  twenty-four  of  the  Act  of 
Congress,  approved  March  third,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-one, 
entitled,  "An  act  to  repeal  timber-culture  laws,  and  for  other  purposes," 
which  provides,  "That  the  President  of  the  United  States  may,  from 
time  to  time,  set  apart  and  reserve,  in  any  State  or  Territory  having 
public  land  bearing  forests,  or  any  part  of  the  public  lands  wholly  or  in 


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part  covered  with  timber  or  undergrowth,  whether  of  commercial 
value  or  not,  as  public  reservations,  and  the  President  shall,  by  public- 
proclamation,  declare  the  establishment  of  such  reservations  and  the 
limits  thereof" ; 

And  whereas,  it  is  further  provided  by  the  Act  of  Congress,  ap- 
proved June  fourth,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-seven,  entitled,  "An 
act  making  appropriations  for  sundry  civil  expenses  of  the  Government 
for  the  fiscal  year  ending  June  thirtieth,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety- 
eight,  and  for  other  purposes",  that  "The  President  is  hereby  author- 
ized at  any  time  to  modify  any  Executive  order  that  has  been  or  may 
hereafter  be  made  establishing  any  forest  reserve,  and  by  such  modifi- 
cation may  reduce  the  area  or  change  the  boundary  lines  of  such  re- 
serve, or  may  vacate  altogether  any  order  creating  such  reserve" ; 

And  whereas,  it  appears  that  the  public  good  would  be  promoted 
by  releasing  and  excluding  certain  lands  from  the  said  forest  reserve ; 

Now,  therefore,  I,  Theodore;  Roosevelt,  President  of  the  United 
States,  by  virtue  of  the  power  vested  in  me  by  the  aforesaid  act  of 
Congress,  approved  June  fourth,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-seven, 
do  hereby  make  known  and  proclaim  that  the  boundary  lines  of  the 
aforesaid  Madison  Forest  Reserve  are  hereby  modified  so  as  to  read 
as  follows : 

Beginning  at  the  point  where  the  western  boundary  of  the  Yellow- 
stone National  Park  intersects  the  boundary  line  between  the  States 
of  Montana  and  Idaho ;  thence  in  a  general  north-westerly  and  south- 
westerly direction  along  said  state  boundary  line  to  its  intersection 
with  the  range  line  between  Ranges  one  (i)  and  two  (2)  East; 
thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Township  thirteen  (13) 
South,  Range  one  (i)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner 
of  said  township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Town- 
ship twelve  (12)  South,  Range  one  (i)  West;  thence  westerly  to 
the  south-east  corner  of  Township  twelve  (12)  South,  Range  six 
(6)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  town- 
ship; thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Township  twelve 
(12)  South,  Range  five  (5)  West;  thence  northerly,  allowing  for 
the  proper  oflFset  on  the  Second  (2nd)  Standard  Parallel  South,  to 
the  north-west  corner  of  Township  ten  (10)  South,  Range  four 
(4)  West;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Sec- 
tion thirty-three  (33),  Township  nine  (9)  South,  Range  four 
(4)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  fif- 
teen (15),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of 
Section  twelve  (12),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  Section  thirty  (30),  Township  seven  (7)  South,  Range 
three  (3)  West;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section 
twenty-seven  (27),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east 


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corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of 
Section  thirty-six  (36),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  said  township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-west  corner 
of  Township  eight  (8)  South,  Range  one  (i)  West;  thence  south- 
erly to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  township ;  thence  easterly  to 
the  south-east  corner  of  said  township;  thence  southerly  along  the 
Principal  Meridian  to  its  intersection  with  the  Second  (2nd)  Stand- 
ard Parallel  South ;  thence  easterly  along  said  parallel  to  its  inter- 
section with  the  western  boundary  of  the  Yellowstone  National  Park ; 
thence  southerly  along  the  western  boundary  of  said  park  to  its  inter- 
section with  the  boundary  line  between  the  States  of  Montana  and 
Idaho,  the  place  of  beginning;  such  of  the  above-named  corners  as 
have  not  been  established  by  the  official  surveys  being  intended  to 
be  located  at  the  points  where  such  corners  would  fall  in  projecting 
the  surveys  in  the  directions  indicated  without  allowing  for  any  irregu- 
larities which  may  occur  in  actually  extending  the  surveys. 

The  lands  hereby  excluded  from  the  reserve  and  restored  to  the 
public  domain  shall  be  open  to  settlement  from  the  date  hereof,  but 
shall  not  be  subject  to  entry,  filing  or  selection  until  after  ninety  days' 
notice  by  such  publication  as  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior  may  pre-, 
scribe. 

In  witness  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the 

seal  of  the  United  States  to  be  affixed. 

Done  at  the  City  of  Washington  this  28th  day  of  March, 
[seal.]     in  the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand    nine  hundred  and 

five,  and  of  the  Independence  of  the  United  States  the  one 

hundred  and  twenty-ninth. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 
By  the  President : 

AlvEy  a.  AdEE, 

Acting  Secretary  of  State. 

By  the  President  of  the  United  States  of  America. 

A   PROCLAMATION. 

Whereas  the  Congress  of  the  LTnited  States  has  passed  an  Act  ap- 
proved March  3,  1905,  and  entitled,  "An  Act  To  provide  for  cele- 
brating the  birth  of  the  American  nation,  the  first  permanent  settle- 
ment of  English-speaking  people  on  the  Western  Hemisphere,  by  the 
holding  of  an  international  naval,  marine,  and  military  celebration 
in  the  vicinity  of  Jamestown,  on  the  waters  of  Hampton  Roads,  in 
the  State  of  Virginia ;  to  provide  for  a  suitable  and  permanent  com- 
memoration of  said  event,  and  to  authorize  an  appropriation  in  aid 
thereof,  and  for  other  purposes" ; 


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And  Whereas  Section  3  of  the  said  Act  reads  as  follows : 

"Sec.  3.  The  President  of  the  United  States  is  hereby  authorized  to  make 
proclamation  of  said  celebration,  setting  forth  the  event  to  be  commemorated, 
inviting  foreign  nations  to  participate  by  the  sending  of  their  naval  vessels  and 
such  representation  of  their  military  organizations  as  may  be  practicable.     .    .     " : 

Now,  therefore,  I  Theodore  Roosevelt,  President  of  the  United 
States,  by  virtue  of  the  authority  vested  in  me  by  the  said  Act,  do 
hereby  declare  and  proclaim  that  there  shall  be  inaugurated,  in  the 
year  nineteen  hundred  and  seven,  on  and  near  the  waters  of  Hampton 
Roads,  in  the  State  of  Virginia,  an  international  naval,  marine  and 
military  celebration,  beginning  May  13,  and  ending  not  later  than 
November  i,  1907,  for  the  purpose  of  commemorating,  in  a  fitting 
and  appropriate  manner,  the  birth  of  the  American  nation,  the  first 
permanent  settlement  of  English-speaking  people  on  the  American 
Continent,  made  at  Jamestown,  Virginia,  on  the  thirteenth  day  of 
May,  sixteen  hundred  and  seven,  and  in  order  that  the  great  events 
of  American  history  which  have  resulted  therefrom,  may  be  ac- 
centuated to  the  present  and  future  generations  of  American  citizens. 
And  in  the  name  of  the  Government  and  of  the  people  of  the  United 
States,  I  do  hereby  invite  all  the  nations  of  the  earth  to  take  part  in 
the  commemoration  of  an  event  which  has  had  a  far  reaching  effect 
upon  the  course  of  human  history,  by  sending  their  naval  vessels 
to  the  said  celebration  and  by  making  such  representations  of  their 
military  organizations  as  may  be  practicable. 

In  testimony  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the 
seal  of  the  United  States  to  be  affixed. 

Done  at  the  City  of  Washington,  this  29th  day  of  March, 
[seal,.]     one    thousand    nine    hundred    and    five,    and    of    the    Inde- 
pendence   of    the    United    States,    the    one    hundred    and 
twenty-ninth. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 
By  the  President : 

Alvey  a.  AdeE, 

Acting  Secretary  of  State. 

By  the  President  of  the  United  States  of  America, 

A   PROCLAMATION. 

Whereas,  it  is  provided  by  section  twenty-four  of  the  Act  of  Con- 
gress, approved  March  third,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-one,  en- 
titled, "An  act  to  repeal  timber-culture  laws,  and  for  other  pur- 
poses", "That  the  President  of  the  United  States  may,  from  time 
to  time,  set  apart  and  reserve,  in  any  State  or  Territory  having  public 
land  bearing  forests,  in  any  part  of  the  public  lands  wholly  or  in  part 


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covered  with  timber  or  undergrowth,  whether  of  commercial  vahie 
or  not,  as  public  reservations,  and  the  President  shall,  by  public  proc- 
lamation, declare  the  establishment  of  such  reservation  and  the 
limits  thereof" ; 

And  whereas,  the  public  lands  in  the  State  of  California,  within  the 
limits  hereinafter  described,  are  in  part  covered  with  timber,  and  it 
appears  that  the  public  good  would  be  promoted  by  setting  apart 
and  reserving  said  lands  as  a  public  reservation ; 

Now,  therefore,  I,  Theodore  RoosevELT,  President  of  the  United 
States,  by  virtue  of  the  power  in  me  vested  by  section  twenty-four 
of  the  aforesaid  Act  of  Congress,  do  hereby  make  known  and  pro- 
claim that  there  are  hereby  reserved  from  entry  or  settlement  and  set 
apart  as  a  Public  Reservation  all  those  certain  tracts,  pieces  or  par- 
cels of  land  lying  and  being  situate  in  the  State  of  California,  and 
within  the  boundaries  particularly  described  as  follows : 

Beginning  at  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  seven  (7),  Town- 
ship nine  (9)  North,  Range  seven  (7)  East,  Humboldt  Base  and 
Meridian,  California;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Sec- 
tion ten  (10),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  cor- 
ner of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section 
eighteen  (18),  fractional  Township  nine  (9)  North,  Range  eight  (8) 
East ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  Twenty  (20),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-eight  (28),  said 
township ;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  thirty 
(30),  Township  thirty-eight  (38)  North,  Range  twelve  (12)  West, 
Mount  Diablo  Base  and  Meridian ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of 
said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  thirty- 
two  (32),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of 
said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  four 
(4),  Township  thirty-seven  (37)  North,  Range  twelve  (12)  West; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  east- 
erly to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  eleven  ( 1 1 ) ,  said  township ; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  sixteen  (16),  Township 
thirty-seven  (37)  North,  Range  eleven  (11)  West;  thence  southerly 
to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section;  thence  easterly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  Section  twenty-four  (24),  said  township;  thence  south- 
erly to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  one  (i).  Township  thirty-six 
(36)  North,  Range  eleven  (11)  West;  thence  westerly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  Section  nine  (9),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to 
the  south-east  corner  of   Section  thirty-three    (33),   said  township; 


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thence  westerly  along  the  Seventh  (7th)  Standard  Parallel  North  to 
the  north-east  corner  of  Section  five  (5),  Township  thirty-five  (35) 
North,  Range  eleven  (11)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  Section  seventeen  (17),  Township  thirty-four  (34)  North, 
Range  eleven  (11)  West ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
Section  eighteen  (18),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  Township  thirty-three  (33)  North,  Range  eleven  (11) 
West;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  nine  (9), 
said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section 
twenty-two    (22),   Township   thirty-two    (32)    North,    Range   eleven 

(11)  West;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  nine- 
teen (19),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner 
of  Section  twenty-five  (25),  Township  thirty-two  (32)  North,  Range 
twelve  (12)  West;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section 
thirty-four  (34),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  said  section;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of 
Section   six    (6),    Township   thirty-one    (31)    North,    Range    twelve 

(12)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section 
seventeen  (17),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  cor- 
ner of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Sec- 
tion twenty-eight  (28),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  Section  twenty-seven  (27),  said  township;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section;  thence  easterly  to 
the  north-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-five  (35),  said  township; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  east- 
erly along  the  Sixth  (6th)  Standard  Parallel  North,  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  Township  thirty-one  (31)  North,  Range  eleven  (11) 
West;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  eighteen 
(18),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Sec- 
tion eleven  (11),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  said  section;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of 
Section  twelve  (12),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  Township  thirty-one  (31)  North,  Range  ten  (10) 
West;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  four  (4), 
said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section 
twenty-two  (22),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  cor- 
ner of  said  section;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Sec- 
tion thirty-four  (34),  said  township;  thence  easterly  along  the  Sixth 
(6th)  Standard  Parallel  North,  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  two 
(2),  Township  thirty  (30)  North,  Range  ten  (10)  West;  thence 
southerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  twelve  (12),  said  town- 
ship; thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-five  (25),  said 
township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  thirty- 


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three  (33),  said  township ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner 
of  Section  four  (4),  Township  twenty-nine  (29)  North,  Range  ten  (10) 
West ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  seventeen  (17),  said 
township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ; 
thence  southerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-nine  (29), 
said  township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section 
twenty-five  (25},  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  Township  twenty-eight  (28)  North,  Range  nine  (9)  West; 
thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  township;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Township  twenty-six  (26) 
North,  Range  nine  (9)  West;  thence  westerly  along  the  Fifth  (5th) 
Standard  Parallel  North,  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Township 
twenty-six  (26)  North,  Range  eleven  (11)  West;  thence  northerly 
to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-five  (25),  Township 
twenty-six  (26)  North,  Range  twelve  (12)  West;  thence  westerly 
to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  Section  twenty-three  (23),  said  township;  thence  northerly 
to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  Section  fifteen  (15),  said  township;  thence  northerly 
to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  Section  eight  (8),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to 
the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  Section  six  (6),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to 
the  south-east  corner  of  Section  sixteen  (16),  fractional  Township 
two  (2)  South  Range  eight  (8)  East,  Humboldt  Base  and  Meridian ; 
thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  seventeen  (17), 
said  township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section 
six  (6),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-five 
(35),  Township  one  (i)  South,  Range  seven  (7)  East;  thence  north- 
erly to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-seven  {2y),  said  township; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-eight 
(28),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
Section  twenty-one  (21),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  Section  seventeen  (17),  said  township;  thence 
westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly 
to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  Section  seven  (7),  said  township;  thence  northerly 
along  the  range  line,  allowing  for  the  proper  offset  on  the  Humboldt 
Base  lyine,  to  the  south-east  corner  of   Section  twenty-five    (25), 


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Township  one  (i)  North,  Range  six  (6)  East;  thence  westerly  to 
the  south-west  corner  of  said  section;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  said  section;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner 
of  Section  twenty-three  (23),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  Section  three  (3),  said  township;  thence  west- 
erly to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section;  thence  northerly  along 
the  section  lines,  allowing  for  the  proper  offset  on  the  township  line, 
to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-eight  (28),  Township  two 
(2)  North,  Range  six  (6)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  said  section;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of 
Section  eight  (8),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  said  section;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of 
Section  five  (5),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  Township  three  (3)  North,  Range  six  (6)  East;  thence 
northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-five  (25),  Town- 
ship three  (3)  North,  Range  five  (5)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  Section  fourteen  (14),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  Section  ten  (10),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  Section  thirty-three  (33),  Township  four  (4)  North,  Range 
five  (5)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  town- 
ship; thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirteen 
(13),  Township  five  (5)  North,  Range  four  (4)  East;  thence  west- 
erly to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  Section  eleven  (11),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  Section  three  (3),  said  township;  thence  northerly  along 
the  section  lines,  allowing  for  the  proper  offset  on  the  First  (ist) 
Standard  Parallel  North,  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  fifteen 
(15),  Township  six  (6)  North,  Range  four  (4)  East;  thence  east- 
erly to  the  south-west  comer  of  Section  ten  (10),  Township  six  (6) 
North,  Range  five  (5)  East;  thence  northerly  along  the  section  lines 
to  the  intersection  with  the  southern  boundary  of  the  Hoopa  Valley 
Indian  Reservation ;  thence  northeasterly  and  northwesterly  along  the 
boundary  of  said  reservation  to  the  intersection  with  the  township  line 
between  Townships  eight  (8)  and  nine  (9)  North,  Range  five  (5) 
East;  thence  easterly  along  said  township  line  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  Township  nine  (9)  North,  Range  seven  (7)  East ;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  seven  (7),  said  town- 
ship, the  place  of  beginning;  such  of  the  above-named  corners  as 
have  not  been  established  by  the  official  surveys  being  intended  to  be 


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located  at  the  points  where  such  corners  would  fall  in  projecting  the 
surveys  in  the  directions  indicated  without  allowing  for  any  irregu- 
larities which  may  occur  in  actually  extending  the  surveys; 

Excepting  from  the  force  and  effect  of  this  proclamation  all  lands 
which  may  have  been,  prior  to  the  date  hereof,  embraced  in  any  legal 
entry  or  covered  by  any  lawful  filing  duly  of  record  in  the  proper 
United  States  Land  Office,  or  upon  which  any  yalid  settlement  has 
been  made  pursuant  to  law,  and  the  statutory  period  within  which  to 
make  entry  or  filing  of  record  has  not  expired;  Provided,  that  this 
exception  shall  not  continue  to  apply  to  any  particular  tract  of  land 
unless  the  entryman,  settler  or  claimant  continues  to  comply  with 
the  law  under  which  the  entry,  filing  or  settlement  was  made. 

Warning  is  hereby  expressly  given  to  all  persons  not  to  make 
settlement  upon  the  lands  reserved  by  this  proclamation. 

The  reservation  hereby  established  shall  be  known  as  The  Trinity 
Forest  Reserve. 

In  witness  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the 
seal  of  the  United  States  to  be  affixed. 

Done  at  the  City  of  Washington  this  26th  day  of  April 
[seal.]     in  the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  nine  hundred  and 
five,  and  of  the  Independence  of  the  United  States  the  one 
hundred  and  twenty-ninth. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 
By  the  President : 

Alvey  a.  Adee, 

Acting  Secretary  of  State. 

By  the  President  of  the  United  States  of  America. 
A   PROCLAMATION. 

Whereas,  it  is  provided  by  section  twenty-four  of  the  Act  of 
Congress,  approved  March  third,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-one, 
entitled,  "An  act  to  repeal  timber-culture  laws,  and  for  other  pur- 
poses", "That  the  President  of  the  United  States  may,  from  time  to 
time,  set  apart  and  reserve,  in  any  State  or  Territory  having  public 
land  bearing  forests,  in  any  part  of  the  public  lands  wholly  or  in 
part  covered  with  timber  or  undergrowth,  whether  of  commercial 
value  or  not,  as  public  reservations,  and  the  President  shall,  by 
public  proclamation,  declare  the  establishment  of  such  reservations 
and  the  limits  thereof" ; 

And  whereas,  the  pubHc  lands  in  the  State  of  California,  within 
the  limits  hereinafter  described,  are  in  part  covered  with  timber, 
and  it  appears  that  the  public  good  would  be  promoted  by  setting 
apart  and  reserving  said  lands  as  a  public  reservation; 


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Now,  therefore,  I,  Theodore  Roosevelt,  President  of  the  United 
States,  by  virtue  of  the  power  in  me  vested  by  section  twenty-four 
of  the  aforesaid  Act  of  Congress,  do  hereby  make  known  and  pro- 
claim that  there  are  hereby  reserved  from  entry  or  settlement  and 
set  apart  as  a  Public  Reservation  all  those  certain  tracts,  pieces  or 
parcels  of  land  lying  and  being  situate  in  the  State  of  California, 
and  within  the  boundaries  particularly  described  as  follows: 

Beginning  at  the  north-west  corner  of  fractional  Township  nine- 
teen (19)  North,  Range  three  (3)  East,  Humboldt  Base  and  Meri- 
dian, California ;  thence  easterly  along  the  State  Line  between  the 
States  of  California  and  Oregon  to  the  north-east  corner  of  fractional 
Township  forty-eight  (48)  North,  Range  eight  (8)  West,  Mount 
Diablo  Base  and  Meridian ;  thence  southerly  along  the  range  line, 
allowing  for  the  proper  ofifset  on  the  Ninth  (9th)  Standard  Parallel 
North,  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty- four  (24),  Town- 
ship forty-five  (45)  North,  Range  eight  (8)  West;  thence  westerly 
to  the  north-west  corner  of  fractional  Section  thirty  (30),  said 
township ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Township  forty- 
five  (45)  North,  Range  nine  (9)  West;  thence  westerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  Township  forty-four  (44)  North,  Range  ten  (10) 
West ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Township  forty- 
one  (41)  North,  Range  ten  (10)  West;  thence  easterly  along  the 
Eighth  (8th)  Standard  Parallel  North  to  the  north-east  corner  of 
fractional  Section  five  (5),  Township  forty  (40)  North,  Range  ten 
(10)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section 
thirty-three  (33),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  Township  thirty-nine  (39)  North,  Range  ten  (10)  West; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-five  (25), 
Township  thirty-eight  (38)  North,  Range  ten  (10)  West;  thence 
westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to 
the  south-east  corner  of  Section  two  (2),  Township  thirty-seven  (37) 
North,  Range  ten  (10)  West ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner 
of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section 
twenty-two  (22),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of 
Section  thirty-three  (33),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  Section  five  (5),  Township  thirty-six  (36)  North, 
Range  ten  (10)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of 
Section  eight  (8),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  Section  seven  (7),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-four  (24),  Township  thirty-seven 
(37)  North,  Range  eleven  (11)  West;  thence  westerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  Section  fifteen  (15),  said  township;  thence  northerly 
to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south- 


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west  corner  of  Section  twelve  (12),  Township  thirty-seven  (37) 
North,  Range  twelve  (12)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  said  section;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
Section  three  (3),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
Section  thirty-three  {2i2>)>  Township  thirty-eight  (38)  North,  Range 
twelve  (12)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Sec- 
tion twenty-nine  (29),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner 
of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section 
nineteen  (19),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner 
of  fractional  Section  twenty-one  (21),  Township  nine  (9)  North, 
Range  eight  (8)  East,  Humboldt  Base  and  Meridian;  thence  westerly 
to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner 
of  Section  seventeen  (17^,  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  Section  eleven  (11),  Township  nine  (9)  North,  Range 
seven  (7)  East;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said 
section;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  seven  (7), 
said  township ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Township 
nine  (9)  North,  Range  six  (6)  East;  thence  westerly  along  the  town- 
ship line  to  its  intersection  with  the  eastern  boundary  of  the  Hoopa 
Valley  Indian  Reservation ;  thence  in  a  north-westerly  and  south- 
westerly direction  along  said  boundary  to  its  intersection  with  the 
range  line  between  Ranges  four  (4)  and  five  (5)  East;  thence  north- 
erly to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-five  (25),  Township 
ten  (10)  North,  Range  four  (4)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  Section  twenty-seven  {2y),  said  township;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  three  (3),  said  township; 
thence  westerly  along  the  Second  (2nd)  Standard  Parallel  North  to 
the  south-west  corner  of  Township  eleven  (11)  North,  Range  four 
(4)  East ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Township 
twelve  (12)  North,  Range  three  (3)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  Township  thirteen  (13)  North,  Range  three  (3) 
East;  thence  northerly  along  the  range  line,  allowing  for  the  proper 
offset  on  the  Third  (3rd)  Standard  Parallel  North,  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  fractional  Township  nineteen  (19)  North,  Range  three  (3) 
East,  the  place  of  beginning; 

Excepting  from  the  force  and  effect  of  this  proclamation  all  lands 
which  may  have  been,  prior  to  the  date  thereof,  embraced  in  any  legal 
entr\^  or  covered  by  any  lawful  filing  duly  of  record  in  the  proper 
United  States  Land  Office,  or  upon  which  any  valid  settlement  has 
been  made  pursuant  to  law,  and  the  statutory  period  within  which  to 


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make  entry  or  filing  of  record  has  not  expired :  Provided,  that  this 
exception  shall  not  continue  to  apply  to  any  particular  tract  of  land 
unless  the  entryman,  settler  or  claimant  continues  to  comply  with  the 
law  under  which  the  entry,  filing  or  settlement  was  made. 

Warning  is  hereby  expressly  given  to  all  persons  not  to  make 
settlement  upon  the  lands  reserved  by  this  proclamation. 

The  reservation  hereby  established  shall  be  known  as  The  Klamath 
Forest  Reserve. 

In  witness  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the 
seal  of  the  United  States  to  be  affixed. 

Done  at  the  City  of  Washington  this  6th  day  of  May,  in 
[seal.]     the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  nine  hundred  and  five, 
and  of  the  Independence  of  the  United  States  the  one  hun- 
dred and  twenty-ninth. 
By  the  President :  THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 

Francis  B.  Loomis, 

Acting  Secretary  of  State. 

By  the  President  of  the  United  States  of  America, 
A   PROCLAMATION. 

Whereas,  The  Grand  Cafion  Forest  Reserve,  in  the  Territory  of 
Arizona,  was  established  by  proclamation  dated  February  twentieth, 
eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-three,  under  and  by  virtue  of  section 
twenty-four  of  the  Act  of  Congress,  approved  March  third,  eighteen 
hundred  and  ninety-one,  entitled,  "An  act  to  repeal  timber-culture 
laws,  and  for  other  purposes,"  which  provides,  "That  the  President 
of  the  United  States  may,  from  time  to  time,  set  apart  and  reserve,  in 
any  State  or  Territory  having  public  lands  wholly  or  in  part  covered 
with  timber  or  undergrowth,  whether  of  commercial  value  or  not,  as 
public  reservations,  and  the  President  shall,  by  public  proclamation, 
declare  the  establishment  of  such  reservations  and  the  limits  thereof" ; 

And  whereas,  it  is  further  provided  by  the  Act  of  Congress,  ap- 
proved June  fourth,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-seven,  entitled,  "An 
act  making  appropriations  for  sundry  civil  expenses  of  the  Government 
for  the  fiscal  year  ending  June  thirtieth,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety- 
eight,  and  for  other  purposes",  that  "The  President  is  hereby  author- 
ized at  any  time  to  modify  any  Executive  order  that  has  been  or  may 
hereafter  be  made  establishing  any  forest  reserve,  and  by  such  modi- 
fication may  reduce  the  area  or  change  the  boundary  lines  of  such 
reserve,  or  may  vacate  altogether  any  order  creating  such  reserve" ; 

Now,  therefore,  I,  Theodore  Roosevelt,  President  of  the  United 
States,  by  virtue  of  the  power  vested  in  me  by  the  aforesaid  act  of 
Congress,  approved  June  fourth,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-seven. 


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do  hereby  make  known  and  proclaim  that  there  is  hereby  reserved 
from  entry  or  settlement,  and  added  to  and  made  a  part  of  the  afore- 
said Grand  Cafion  Forest  Reserve,  all  those  certain  tracts,  pieces  or 
parcels  of  land  lying  and  being  situate  in  the  Territory  of  Arizona 
and  within  the  boundaries  particularly  described  as  follows : 

Beginning  at  the  point  where  the  range  line  between  Ranges  four 
(4)  and  four  and  one-half  (43^)  West,  Salt  Lake  Meridian,  intersects 
the  boundary  line  between  the  State  of  Utah  and  the  Territory  of 
Arizona;  thence  due  south  twelve  (12)  miles;  thence  due  west  four 
(4)  miles;  thence  due  south  six  (6)  miles;  thence  due  west  eight  (8) 
miles ;  thence  due  south  to  the  center  of  the  stream  bed  of  Snake 
Gulch ;  thence  in  a  westerly  direction  along  the  center  of  the  stream  bed 
of  said  Gulch  to  its  intersection  with  Kanab  Creek ;  thence  in  a  general 
southerly  direction  along  the  middle  of  the  channel  of  said  creek  to  its 
intersection  with  the  north  boundary  of  The  Grand  Cafion  Forest 
Reserve;  thence  easterly  along  said  boundary  thirty-eight  (38)  miles; 
thence  due  north  seven  (7)  miles;  thence  due  west  two  (2)  miles; 
thence  due  north  four  (4)  miles;  thence  due  west  two  (2)  miles; 
thence  due  north  five  (5)  miles;  thence  due  west  one  (i)  mile;  thence 
due  north  twelve  (12)  miles;  thence  due  east  one  (i)  mile;  thence  due 
north  to  the  boundary  line  between  the  State  of  Utah  and  the  Territory 
of  Arizona ;  thence  westerly  along  said  boundary  line  to  its  inter- 
section with  the  range  line  between  Ranges  four  (4)  and  four  and 
one-half  (4^)  West,  Salt  Lake  Meridian,  the  place  of  beginning; 

Excepting  from  the  force  and  effect  of  this  proclamation  all  lands 
which  may  have  been,  prior  to  the  date  hereof,  embraced  in  any  legal 
entry  or  covered  by  any  lawful  filing  duly  of  record  in  the  proper 
United  States  Land  Office,  or  upon  which  any  valid  settlement  has 
been  made  pursuant  to  law,  and  the  statutory  period  within  which  to 
make  entry  or  filing  of  record  has  not  expired :  Provided,  that  this 
exception  shall  not  continue  to  apply  to  any  particular  tract  of  land 
unless  the  entryman,  settler  or  claimant  continues  to  comply  with  the 
law  under  which  the  entry,  filing  or  settlement  was  made. 

Warning  is  hereby  expressly  given  to  all  persons  not  to  make  settle- 
ment upon  the  tract  of  land  reserved  by  this  proclamation. 

In  witness  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the 
seal  of  the  United  States  to  be  affixed. 

Done  at  the  City  of  Washington  this  6th  day  of  May,  in 
[seal.]     the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  nine  hundred  and  five, 
and  of  the  Independence  of  the  United  States  the  one  hun- 
dred and  twenty-ninth. 

By  the  President :  THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 

Francis  B.  Loomis, 

Acting  Secretary  of  State. 


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By  the  President  of  the  United  States  of  America. 

A  PROCLAMATION. 

Whereas,  it  is  provided  in  the  Act  of  Congress  approved  March  3, 
1893,  entitled  "An  Act  Making  appropriations  for  sundry  civil  ex- 
penses of  the  Government  for  the  fiscal  year  ending  June  thirtieth, 
eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-four,  and  for  other  purposes",  "That  the 
President  is  hereby  authorized  by  proclamation  to  withhold  from  sale 
and  grant  for  public  use  to  the  municipal  corporation  in  which  the 
same  is  situated  all  or  any  portion  of  any  abandoned  military  reserva- 
tion not  exceeding  twenty  acres  in  one  place", 

And,  Whereas,  the  Fort  Sherman  Military  reservation  at  Coeur 
d'Alene,  Idaho,  created  by  Executive  orders  of  August  25,  1879,  and 
April  22,  1880,  and  enlarged  by  Executive  orders  of  May  26,  1891, 
and  February  2,  1892,  and  containing  902.21  acres,  more  or  less,  was 
by  Executive  order  of  October  5,  1900,  placed  under  the  custody  of 
the  Interior  Department  for  disposal  under  the  act  of  July  5,  1884, 
being  "An  Act  To  provide  for  the  disposal  of  abandoned  and  useless 
military  reservations", 

And,  Whereas,  the  citizens  of  the  town  of  Coeur  d'Alene,  Idaho, 
have  petitioned  that  a  portion  of  the  said  reservation  be  granted  to  the 
Municipal  Authorities  of  the  town  of  Coeur  d'Alene,  Idaho,  for  the 
use  of  a  public  cemetery. 

Now,  Therefore,  I,  Theodore  Roosevelt,  by  virtue  of  the  power  in 
me  vested  by  the  Act  of  Congress  aforesaid,  do  hereby  withdraw  from 
sale,  entry  or  other  disposition,  the  land  embraced  in  the  legal  sub- 
division, designated  on  the  official  plat  of  survey  of  the  former  Fort 
Sherman  Military  reservation  as  Lot  9  in  section  14,  township  50  north 
of  range  4  west,  Boise  Meridian,  containing  19.45  acres,  and  do  hereby 
grant,  for  public  use,  the  said  described  tract  of  land  to  the  incorpor- 
ated town  of  Coeur  d'Alene,  in  the  State  of  Idaho. 

In  witness  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the 
seal  of  the  United  States  to  be  affixed. 

Done  at  the  City  of  Washington,  this  6th  day  of  May,  in 
[seal.]     the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  nine  hundred  and  five, 
and  of  the  Independence  of  the  United  States  the  one  hun- 
dred and  twenty-ninth. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 

By  the  President : 

Francis  B.  Loomis, 

Acting  Secretary  of  State. 


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By  the;  President  op  the  United  States  of  America. 
A  PROCLAMATION. 

Whereas,  it  is  provided  by  section  twenty-four  of  the  Act  of  Con- 
gress, approved  March  third,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-one,  en- 
titled, "An  act  to  repeal  timber-culture  laws,  and  for  other  purposes", 
"That  the  President  of  the  United  States  may,  from  time  to  time,  set 
apart  and  reserve,  in  any  State  or  Territory  having  public  land  bearing 
forests,  in  any  part  of  the  public  lands  wholly  or  in  part  covered  with 
timber  or  undergrowth,  whether  of  commercial  value  or  not,  as  public 
reservations,  and  the  President  shall,  by  public  proclamation,  declare 
the  establishment  of  such  reservations  and  the  Hmits  thereof" ; 

And  whereas,  the  public  lands  in  the  State  of  Oregon,  within  the 
limits  hereinafter  described,  are  in  part  covered  with  timber,  and  it 
appears  that  the  public  good  would  be  promoted  by  setting  apart  and 
reserving  said  lands  as  a  public  reservation  ; 

Now,  therefore,  I,  Theodore  Roosevelt,  President  of  the  United 
States,  by  virtue  of  the  power  in  me  vested  by  section  twenty-four  of 
the  aforesaid  Act  of  Congress,  do  hereby  make  known  and  proclaim 
that  there  are  hereby  reserved  from  entry  or  settlement  and  set  apart 
as  a  Public  Reservation  all  those  certain  tracts,  pieces  or  parcels  of  land 
lying  and  being  situate  in  the  State  of  Oregon,  and  within  the  bounda- 
ries particularly  described  as  follows : 

Beginning  at  the  north-west  corner  of  Township  one  (i)  South, 
Range  forty-one  (41)  East,  Willamette  Meridian,  Oregon ;  thence 
easterly  along  the  Base  Line  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  six 
(6),  Township  one  (i)  South,  Range  forty-two  (42)  East;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to 
the  n®rth-east  corner  of  Section  nine  (9),  said  township;  thence  south- 
erly to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section  ;  thence  westerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  Section  twenty-one  (21),  said  township;  thence  easterly 
along  the  section  lines,  allowing  for  the  proper  offset  on  the  range  line, 
to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  nineteen  (19),  Township  one  (i) 
South,  Range  forty-three  (43)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  Section  thirty-two  (32),  said  township;  thence  easterly 
to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-three  (33),  said  township; 
thence  southerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  fifteen  (15), 
Township  two  (2)  South,  Range  forty-three  (43)  East;  thence  east- 
erly to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  thirteen  (13),  said  township; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  eighteen  (18), 
Township  two  (2)  South,  Range  forty-four  (44)  East;  thence  easterly 
to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty  ('20),  said  township; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-two  (32), 


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said  township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  three 
(3),  Township  three  (3)  South,  Range  forty-four  (44)  East;  thence 
southerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  fourteen  (14),  said 
township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  thirteen 
(13),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the 
south-west  quarter  of  Section  eighteen  (18),  Township  three  (3) 
South,  Range  forty-five  (45)  East;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  Section  seventeen  (17),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  south-w^est  quar- 
ter of  Section  twenty-nine  (29),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-eight  (28),  said  township;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  so.uth-west  quarter  of  said 
section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  south-east  quar- 
ter of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of 
Section  twenty-seven  (27),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-five  (25),  said  township;  thence 
southerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  Sec- 
tion thirty  (30),  Township  three  (3)  South,  Range  forty-six  (46) 
East ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter 
of  Section  twenty-six  (26),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-four  (24),  said  township;  thence 
easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  Section 
twenty-two  (22),  Township  three  (3)  South,  Range  forty-seven  (47) 
East ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  south-west  quar- 
ter of  said  section  ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section 
twenty-seven  (27),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
Section  twenty-six  (26),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly 
to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  said  section ; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of 
Section  thirteen  (13),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  said  section;  thence  northerly  to 
the  north-west  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence 
easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  seventeen  (17),  Township 
three  (3)  South,  Range  Forty-eight  (48)  East;  thence  southerly  to 
the  north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-one  (21),  said  township; 
thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  south- 
erly to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-three  (33),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter 
of  Section  four  (4),  Township  four  (4)  South,  Range  forty-eight 
(48)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  south-west 
quarter  of  said  section;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  seven- 


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teen  (17),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
the  south-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  Section  twenty-nine  (29),  said 
township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  north-west 
quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of 
Section  thirty-one  (31),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  Section  thirty-three  (33),  said  township;  thence  north- 
erly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  Sec- 
tion twenty-one  (21),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
Section  three  (3),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  said  section  ;  thence  northerly  to 
the  north-west  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence 
easterly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-five  (35),  Township 
three  (3),  South,  Range  forty-eight  (48)  East;  thence  northerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of 
Section  twenty-four  (24),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner 
of  Section  eighteen  (18),  Township  three  (3)  South,  Range  forty-^ 
nine  (49)  East ;  thence  easterly  to  the  middle  of  the  channel  of  Snake 
River ;  thence  in  a  general  south-westerly  direction  along  the  middle  of 
the  channel  of  said  river  to  its  intersection  with  the  section  line  be- 
tween Sections  nineteen  (19)  and  thirty  (30),  Township  five  (5) 
South,  Range  forty-nine  (49)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  Section  twenty-six  (26),  Township  five  (5)  South, 
Range  forty-eight  (48)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  cor- 
ner of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section 
thirtv-three  (33),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  said  section;  thence  westerly  along  the  First  (ist)  Standard 
Parallel  South  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  five  (5),,  Town- 
ship six  (6)  South,  Range  forty-eight  (48)  East;  thence  southerly  to 
the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  said  section;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of 
Section  seven  (7),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  said  section;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of 
Section  twelve  (12),  Township  seven  (7)  South,  Range  forty-seven 
(47)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  seven- 
teen (17),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner 
of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  south- 
-east  quarter  of  Section  fifteen  (15),  Township  seven  (7)  South, 
Range  forty-six  (46)  East ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner 


914  Messages  and  Speeches 

of  the  north-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  Section  seventeen  (17),  said  township;  thence  southerly 
to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  Section  eighteen  (18),  said  township;  thence  northerly 
to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twelve  (12),  Township  seven  (7) 
South,  Range  forty-five  (45)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Section  seven  (7),  said  township; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of 
said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section : 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of'  said  township ;  thence 
westerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Township  six  (6)  South  ;  Range 
forty-three  (43)  East;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of 
Section  twenty-five  (25),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  Section  thirty  (30),  said  township;  thence  northerly 
to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twelve  (12),  Township  six  (6) 
South,  Range  forty-two  (42)  East ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the 
north-east  quarter  of  Section  fourteen  (14),  said  township;  thence 
westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  Section 
fifteen  (15),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner 
of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  south- 
,east  quarter  of  Section  seven  (7),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to 
the  south-east  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  Section  six  (6),  said 
township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  north-west 
quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  along  the  range  line,  allow- 
ing for  the  proper  oflfset  on  the  First  (ist)  Standard  Parallel  South, 
to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  Section  thirty 
(30),  Township  five  (5)  South,  Range  forty-two  (42)  East;  thence 
easterly  to  the  n«orth-east  corner  of  the  south-e^st  quarter  of  said  sec- 
tion ;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  eighteen 
(18),  said  township;  thence  westerly  along  the  section  lines,  allowing 
for  the  proper  ofifset  on  the  range  line,  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
the  south-east  quarter  of  Section  fourteen  (14),  Township  five  (5) 
South,  Range  forty-one  (41)  East;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly 
to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  said  section; 
thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  three  (3),  said 
township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  south-east 
quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of 
the  south-west  quarter  of  Section  twenty-seven  (2y),  Township  four 
(4)  South,  Range  forty-one  (41)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner 
of  Section  nine  (9),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  said  secn'nn;  thence  northerly  to 


Theodore  Roosevelt  915 

tli£  north-west  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence 
westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  four  (4),  said  township; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  west- 
erly to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Section 
thirty-two  (32),  Township  three  (3)  South,  Range  forty-one  (41) 
East ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  south-east  quar- 
ter of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the 
north-west  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
the  south-east  quarter  of  Section  thirty  (30),  said  township;  thence 
northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  Section 
nineteen  (19),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  cor- 
ner of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Sec- 
tion twelve  (12),  Township  three  (3)  South,  Range  forty  (40)  East; 
thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter- of 
said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  north- 
west quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner 
of  the  north-west  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  Section  two  (2),  said  township;  thence  west- 
erly to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  said  sec- 
tion ;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  north-west  quar- 
ter of  Section  thirty-five  (35),  Township  two  (2)  South,  Range 
forty  (40)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  north- 
west quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner 
of  Section  twenty-seven  (27),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  said  section;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  Section  nine  (9),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  Section  four  (4),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  said  township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  Township  one  (i)  South,  Range  forty-one  (41)  East,  the 
place  of  beginning ;  such  of  the  above-named  corners  as  have  not  been 
established  by  the  official  survey  being  intended  to  be  located  at  the 
points  where  such  corners  would  fall  in  projecting  the  surveys  in  the 
directions  indicated  without  allowing  for  any  irregularities  which  may 
occur  in  actually  extending  the  surveys ; 

Excepting  from  the  force  and  effect  of  this  proclamation  all  lands 
which  may  have  been,  prior  to  the  date  hereof,  embraced  in  any  legal 
entry  or  covered  by  any  lawful  filing  duly  of  record  in  the  proper 
United  States  Land  Office,  or  upon  which  any  valid  settlement  has 
been  made  pursuant  to  law,  and  the  statutory  period  within  which  to 
make  entry  or  filing  of  record  has  not  expired:  Provided,  that  this 
exception  shall  not  continue  to  apply  to  any  particular  tract  of  land 


91 6  Messages  and  Speeches 

unless  the  entryman,  settler  or  claimant  continues  to  comply  with  the 
law  under  which  the  entry,  filing  or  settlement  was  made. 

Warning  is  hereby  expressly  given  to  all  persons  not  to  make 
settlement  upon  the  lands  reserved  by  this  proclamation. 

The  reservation  hereby  established  shall  be  known  as  The  Wallowa 
Forest  Reserve. 

In  witness  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the 
seal  of  the  United  States  to  be  affixed. 

Done  at  the  City  of  Washington  this  6th  day  of  May, 
[seal.]     in  the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  nine  hundred  and 
five,  and  of  the  Independence  of  the  United  States  the  one 
hundred  and  twenty-ninth. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 
By  the  President : 

Francis  B.  Loomis, 

Acting  Secretary  of  State. 

By  the  President  oe  the  United  States  of  America. 

A   PROCLAMATION. 

Whereas,  it  is  provided  by  section  twenty-four  of  the  Act  of  Con- 
gress, approved  March  third,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-one,  enti- 
tled, "An  act  to  repeal  timber-culture  laws,  and  for  other  purposes," 
"That  the  President  of  the  United  States  may,  from  time  to  time,  set 
apart  and  reserve,  in  any  State  or  Territory  having  public  land  bear- 
ing forests,  in  any  part  of  the  public  lands  wholly  or  in  part  covered 
with  timber  or  undergrowth,  whether  of  commercial  value  or  not,  as 
public  reservations,  and  the  President  shall,  by  public  proclamation, 
declare  the  establishment  of  such  reservations  and  the  limits  thereof" ; 

And  whereas,  the  public  lands  in  the  State  of  Oregon,  within 
the  limits  hereinafter  described,  are  in  part  covered  with  timber,  and 
it  appears  that  the  public  good  would  be  promoted  by  setting  apart  and 
reserving  said  lands  as  a  public  reservation; 

Now,  therefore,  I,  Theodore  Roosevelt,  President  of  the  United 
States,  by  virtue  of  the  power  in  me  vested  by  section  twenty-four  of 
the  aforesaid  Act  of  Congress,  do  hereby  make  known  and  proclaim 
that  there  are  hereby  reserved  from  entry  or  settlement  and  set  apart 
as  a  Public  Reservation  all  those  certain  tracts,  pieces  or  parcels  of 
land  lying  and  being  situate  in  the  6tate  of  Oregon,  and  within  the 
boundaries  particularly  described  as  follows : 

Beginning  at  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  thirty  (30),  Town- 
ship four  (4)  North,  Range  forty-four  (44)  East,  Willamette  Merid- 
ian, Oregon;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section 
twenty-nine  (29),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west 


k         .  Theodore  Roosex'eli  917 

corner  of  Section  thirty-three  (33),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to 
the  south-east  corner  of  said  township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  Township  four  (4)  North,  Range  forty-five  (45)  East; 
thence  easterly  along  the  First  (ist)  Standard  Parallel  North  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-one  (31),  Township  five  (5) 
North,  Range  forty-five  (45)  East;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  Section  thirty-two  (32),  said  township;  thence  easterly 
to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-nine  (29),  said  township; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-eight 
{2%^,  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of,  Sec- 
tion twenty-one  (21),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  Section  twenty-two  {22),  said  township;  thence  east- 
erly to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirteen  (13),  Township  five 
(5)  North,  Range  forty-six  (46)  East;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  Section  eighteen  (18),  Township  five  (5)  North, 
Range  forty-seven  (47)  East ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner 
of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section 
seventeen  (17),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  cor- 
ner of  Section  twenty  (20),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-eight  (28),  said  township;  thence 
easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-six  (36),  said  town- 
ship; thence  southerly  along  the  range  line,  allowing  for  the  proper 
offset  on  the  First  (ist)  Standard  Parallel  North,  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  Section  seven  (7),  Township  four  (4)  North,  Range  forty- 
eight  (48)  East ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  sec- 
tion ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  Section 
seventeen  (17),  said  township;  thence' southerly  to  the  south-east  cor- 
north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty  (20),  said  township;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section  ;  thence  easterly  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-eight  (28),  said  township;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-eight  (28),  Town- 
ship three  (3)  North,  Range  forty-eight  (48)  East;  thence  westerly 
to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-one  (31),  said  township; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  west- 
erly to  the  south-west  corner  of  Township  three  (3)  North,  Rano-e 
forty-seven  (47)  East;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of 
Section  twenty-four  (24),  Township  three  (3)  North,  Range  forty- 
six  (46)  East ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section 
nineteen  (19),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  cor- 
ner of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said 
section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirteen 
(13),  Township  two  (2)   North,  Range  forty-five  (45)  East;  thence 


9i8  Messages  and  Speeches 

westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  Section 
twenty-two  (22),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  tlie  south-east 
corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  Section  thirty-four  (34),  said 
township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  north-west 
quarter  of  Section  thirty-six  (36),  Township  two  (2)  North,  Range 
forty-four  (44)  East ;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of 
Section  eleven  (11),  said  township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of 
said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  south-east 
quarter  of  Section  six  (6),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence 
westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Township  three  (3)  North, 
Range  fortj-four  (44)  East;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  cor- 
ner of  Section  thirty  (30),  Township  four  (4)  North,  Range  forty- 
four  (44)  East,  the  place  of  beginning ;  such  of  the  above-named  cor- 
ners as  have  not  been  established  by  the  officials  surveys  being  in- 
tended to  be  located  at  the  points  where  such  corners  would  fall  in 
projecting  the  surveys  in  the  directions  indicated  without  arllowing  for 
any  irregularities  which  may  occur  in  actually  extending  the  surveys ; 

Excepting  from  the  force  and  efifect  of  this  proclamation  all 
lands  which  may  have  been,  prior  to  the  date  hereof,  embraced  in  any 
legal  entry  or  covered  by  any  lawful  filing  duly  of  record  in  the  proper 
United  States  Land  Office,  or  upon  which  any  valid  settlement  has 
been  made  pursuant  to  law,  and  the  statutory  period  within  which 
to  make  entry  or  filing  of  record  has  not  expired :  Provided,  that 
this  exception  shall  not  continue  to  apply  to  any  particular  tract  of 
land  unless  the  entryman,  settler  or  claimant  continues  to  comply 
wnth  the  law  under  which  the  entry,  filing  or  settlement  was  made. 

Warning  is  hereby  expressly  given  to  all  persons  not  to  make  set- 
tlement upon  the  lands  reserved  by  this  proclamation. 

The  reservation  hereby  established  shall  be  known  as  The  Ches- 
nimnus  Forest  Reserve. 

In  witness  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the 
seal  of  the  United  States  to  be  affixed. 

Done  at  the  City  of  Washington  this  12th  day  of  May,  in 
[seal.]     the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  nine  hundred  and  five, 
and  of  the  Independence    of    the    United    States    the    one 
hundred  and  twenty-ninth. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 
By  the  President : 

Francis  B.  Loomis, 

Acting  Secretary  of  State, 


Theodore  Roosevelt  919 

By  the  President  oe  the  United  States  of  America. 
A   PROCLAMATION. 

Whereas,  it  is  provided  by  section  twenty-four  of  the  Act  of  Con- 
gress, approved  March  third,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-one,  enti- 
tled, "An  act  to  repeal  timber-culture  laws,  and  for  other  purposes", 
"That  the  President  of  the  United  States  may,  from  time  to  time,  set 
apart  and  reserve,  in  any  State  or  Territory  having  public  land  bearing 
forests,  in  any  part  of  the  public  lands  wholly  or  in  part  covered  with 
timber  or  undergrowth,  whether  of  commercial  value  or  not,  as  public 
reservations,  and  the  President  shall,  by  public  proclamation,  declare 
the  establishment  of  such  reservations  and  the  limits  thereof" ; 

And  whereas,  the  public  lands  in  the  State  of  Utah,  within  the 
limits  hereinafter  described,  are  in  part  covered  with  timber,  and  it 
appears  that  the  public  good  would  be  promoted  by  setting  apart  and 
reserving  said  lands  as  a  public  reservation ; 

Now,  therefore,  I,  Theodore  Roosevelt,  President  of  the  United 
States,  by  virtue  of  the  power  in  me  vested  by  section  twenty-four  of 
the  aforesaid  Act  of  Congress,  do  hereby  make  known  and  proclaim 
that  there  are  hereby  reserved  from  entry  or  settlement  and  set  apart 
as  a  Public  Reservation  all  those  certain  tracts,  pieces  or  parcels  of 
land  lying  and  being  situate  in  the  State  of  Utah,  and  within  the 
boundaries  particularly  described  as  follows : 

Beginning  at  the  north-east  corner  of  Township  thirty-three  (33) 
South,  Range  six  (6)  West,  Salt  Lake  Meridian,  Utah ;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-cast  corner  of  Section  twenty-four  (24).  said 
township :  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty- 
seven  {2"/),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-west  corner 
of  Section  ten  (10),  Township  thirty-four  (34)  South,  Range  six  (6) 
West ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-four  (34),  Town- 
ship thirty-five  (35)  South,  Range  six  (6)  West;  thence  westerly 
along  the  Seventh  f/th)  Standard  Parallel  South  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  Section  five  (5),  Township  thirty-six  (36)  South,  Range 
six  (6)  West ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  north- 
east quarter  of  Section  twenty  (20),  Township  thirty-eight  (38) 
South,  Range  six  (6)  West ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner 
of  the  north-west  quarter  of  Section  twenty-four  (24),  Township 
thirty-eight  (38)  South,  Range  seven  (7)  West;  thence  southerly  to 
the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-five  (35),  said  township; 
thence  westerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  four  (4),  Town- 
ship thirty-nine  (39)  South,  Range  seven  (7)  West;  thence  southerly 
to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  nine  (9),  said  township;  thence 
westerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  Section 


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seventeen  (17),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  cor- 
ner of  the  north-west  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  eighteen  (18),  said  town- 
ship; thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirteen 
(13),  Township  thirty-nine  (39)  South,  Range  eight  (8)  West; 
thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  eleven  (11),  said 
township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section  ; 
thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of 
Section  three  (3),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to 
the  south-east  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  Section  thirty-four 
(34),  Township  thirty-eight  (38)  South,  Range  eight  (8)  West; 
thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter 
of  Section  thirty-three  (2,3),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  Section  twenty  (20), 
said  township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  north- 
west quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner 
of  Section  eighteen  (18),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner 
of  the  north-east  quarter  of  Section  thirteen  (13),  Township  thirty- 
eight  (38)  South,  Range  nine  (9)  West;  thence  westerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  Section  fourteen  (14),  said 
township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  south-west 
quarter  of  Section  two  (2),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
Township  thirty-seven  (37)  South,  Range  nine  (9)  West;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Township  thirty-six  (36)  South, 
Range  nine  (9)  West;  thence  easterly  along  the  Seventh  (7th)  Stand- 
ard Parallel  South  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  township;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Township  thirty-five  (35)  South, 
Range  eight  (8)  West;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of 
Township  thirty-four  (34)  South,  Range  eight  (8)  West;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Township  thirty-three  (33) 
South,  Range  seven  (7)  West;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  cor- 
ner of  Township  thirty-three  (33)  South,  Range  six  (6)  West,  the 
place  of  beginning ;  such  of  the  above-named  corners  as  have  not  been 
established  by  the  official  surveys  being  intended  to  be  located  at  the 
points  where  such  corners  would  fall  in  projecting  the  surveys  in  the 
d'rections  indicated  without  allowing  for  any  irregularities  which  may 
occur  in  actually  extending  the  surveys ; 

Excepting  from  the  force  and  effect  of  this  proclamation  all  lands 
which  may  have  been,  prior  to  the  date  hereof,  embraced  in  any  legal 


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entry  or  covered  by  any  lawful  filing  duly  of  record  in  the  proper 
United  States  Land  Office,  or  upon  which  any  valid  settlement  has 
been  made  pursuant  to  law,  and  the  statutory  period  within  which  to 
make  entry  or  filing  of  record  has  not  expired:  Provided,  that  this 
exception  shall  not  continue  to  apply  to  any  particular  tract  of  land 
unless  the  entryman,  settler  or  claimant  continues  to  comply  with  the 
law  under  which  the  entry,  filing  or  settlement  was  made. 

Warning  is  hereby  expressly  given  to  all  persons  not  to  make  set- 
tlement upon  the  lands  reserved  by  this  proclamation. 

The  reservation  hereby  established  shall  be  known  as  The  Sevier 
Forest  Reserve. 

In  witness  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the 

seal  of  the  United  States  to  be  affixed. 

Done  at  the  City  of  Washington  this  12th  day  of  May, 

[seal.]     in  the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand   nine  hundred  and 

five,  and  of  the  Independence  of  the  United  States  the  one 

hundred  and  twenty-ninth. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 
By  the  President: 

Francis  B.  Loomis, 

Acting  Secretary  of  State. 

By  the  President  of  the  United  States  of  America. 
A   PROCLAMATION. 

Whereas,  it  is  provided  by  section  twenty-four  of  the  Act  of  Con- 
gress, approved  March  third,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-one,  enti- 
tled, "An  act  to  repeal  timber-culture  laws,  and  for  other  purposes," 
"That  the  President  of  the  United  States  may,  from  time  to  time,  set 
apart  and  reserve,  in  any  State  or  Territory  having  public  land  bear- 
ing forests,  in  any  part  of  the  public  lands  wholly  or  in  part  covered 
with  timber  or  undergrowth,  whether  of  commercial  value  or  not,  as 
public  reservations,  and  the  President  shall,  by  public  proclamation, 
declare  the  establishment  of  such  reservations  and  the. limits  thereof"; 

And  whereas,  the  public  lands  in  the  State  of  Colorado,  within  the 
limits  hereinafter  described,  are  in  part  covered  with  timber,  and  it 
appears  that  the  public  good  would  be  promoted  by  setting  apart  and 
reserving  said  lands  as  a  public  reservation ; 

Now,  therefore,  I,  Theodore  Roosev^ELT,  President  of  the  United 
States,  by  virtue  of  the  power  in  me  vested  by  section  twenty-four  of 
the  aforesaid  Act  of  Congress,  do  hereby  make  known  and  proclaim 
that  there  are  hereby  reserved  from  entry  or  settlement  and  set  apart 
as  a  Public  Reservation  all  those  certain  tracts,  pieces  or  parcels  of 


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land  lying  and  being  situate  in  the  State  of  Colorado,  and  within  the 
boundaries  particularly  described  as  follows: 

Beginning  at  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  fifteen  (15),  Town- 
ship one  (i)  North,  Range  seventy-eight  (78)  West,  Sixth  (6th) 
Principal  Meridian,  Colorado ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner 
of  Section  thirteen  (13),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  Section  eighteen  (18),  Town- 
ship one  (i)  North,  Range  seventy-seven  (yy)  West;  thence  easterly 
to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Section  seventeen 
(17),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said 
section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty- 
one  (21),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of 
said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty- 
seven  (2y),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-cast  corner 
of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section 
thirty-five  (35),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-cast 
corner  of  said  section;  thence  westerly  along  the  Base  Line  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  Section  three  (3),  Township  one  (i)  South, 
Range  seventy-seven  (y/)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  Section  thirty-four  (34),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to 
the  north-east  corner  of  Township  two  (2)  South,  Range  seventy- 
seven  (yy)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said 
township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  four  (4), 
Township  three  (3)  South,  Range  seventy-six  (76)  West;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-three  (33),  Town- 
ship four  (4)  South,  Range  seventy-six  (76)  West;  thence  easterly 
to  the  north-east  corner  of  Township  five  (5)  South,  Range  seventy- 
six  (76)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said 
township ;  thence  westerly  along  the  First  Correction  Line  South  to 
the  north-cast  corner  of  Section  four  (4),  Township  six  (6)  South, 
Range  seventy-six  (76)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  cor- 
ner of  Section  thirty-three  (33),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to 
the  north-east  corner  of  Section  two  (2),  Township  seven  (7)  South, 
Range  seventy-seven  (yy)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  Section  twenty-six  (26),  said  township;  thence  westerly 
to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-three  (33),  said  township; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  west- 
erly to  the  north-east  comer  of  Township  eight  (8)  South,  Range 
seventy-nine  (79)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of 
said  township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section 
thirty-six  (36).  said  township:  thence  southerly  along  the  section 
lines,  allowing  for  the  proper  offsets,  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Sec- 
tion fourteen  (14),  Township  twelve  (12)  South,  Range  seventy- 
nine  (79)  West;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  north- 


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west  quarter  of  Section  twenty-two  (22),  Township  twelve  (12) 
South,  Range  seventy-eight  (78)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  Section  thirty-four  (34),  said 
township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Township  thir- 
teen (13)  South,  Range  seventy-eight  (78)  West;  thence  southerly 
to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  nineteen  (19),  Township  thir- 
teen (13)  South,  Range  seventy-seven  {yy)  West;  thence  easterly 
to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-one  (21),  said  township; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-three  (33), 
said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Township 
fourteen  (14)  South,  Range  seventy-seven  {yy)  West;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Township  fifteen  (15)  South, 
Range  seventy-seven  {yy)  West;  thence  westerly  along  the  Third 
(3rd)  Correction  Line  South  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section 
thirty-three  (33),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  Section  seventeen  (17),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to 
the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner 
of  Section  seven  (7),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  Section  twelve  (12),  Township  fourteen  (14),  South, 
Range  seventy-eight  (78)  West;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of 
said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  two 
(2),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said 
section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty- 
four  (34),  Township  thirteen  (13)  South,  Range  seventy-eight  (78) 
West ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ; 
thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of 
Section  thirty  (30),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  Section  eighteen  (18),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  one  (i),  Township  thir- 
teen (13)  South,  Range  seventy-nine  (79)  W^est;  thence  westerly  to 
the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerlv  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  said  section;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner 
of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Section  thirty-five  (35),  Township  twelve 
(12)  South,  Range  seventy-nine  (79)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  said  section;  thence 
westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-six  (26),  said 
township;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  north-east 
quarter  of  Section  twenty-two  (22),  said  township;  thence  westerly 
to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  said  section; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter 
of  said  section;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section 


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fiftecH  (15),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner 
of  the  south-west  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  Section  sixteen  (16),  said 
township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  north-east 
quarter  of  Section  nine  (9),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  Section  four  (4),  said  township;  thence  northerly 
to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  Section  twenty 
(20),  Township  eleven  (11)  South,  Range  seventy-nine  (79)  West; 
thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter 
of  Section  nineteen  (19),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner 
of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Section  thirteen  (13),  Township  eleven 
(11)  South,  Range  eighty  (80)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
ivest  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly 
to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twelve  (12),  said  township;  thence 
northerly  along  the  section  lines,  allowing  for  the  proper  offset  on  the 
Second  (2nd)  Correction  Line  South,  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Sec- 
tion fourteen  (14),  Township  ten  (10)  South,  Range  eighty  (80) 
West ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  eleven  (ii),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  one  (i),  said  township; 
thence  easterly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-two  (32), 
Township  nine  (9)  South,  Range  seventy-nine  (79)  West;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  eight  (8),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  four  (4),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-four 
(34),  Township  eight  (8)  South,  Range  seventy-nine  (79)  West; 
thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  nine  (9),  said 
township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-nine  (29), 
said  township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  sec- 
tion ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  north-east  quar- 
ter of  Section  thirty-one  (31),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  Sec- 
tion one  (i),  Township  nine  (9)  South,  Range  eighty  (80)  West; 
thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of 
said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  north- 
east quarter  of  Section  eleven  ( 1 1 ) ,  said  township ;  thence  westerly 
to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  said  section ; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  ten  (10),  said 
township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section; 


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thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-two  {22), 
Township  eight  (8)  South,  Range  eighty  (80)  West;  thence  westerly 
to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  Section  twenty- 
one  (21),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of 
the  south-west  quarter  of  said  section;  thence  westerly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  Section  twenty-nine  (29),  said 
township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  south-west 
quarter  of  Section  eight  (8),  Township  nine  (9)  South,  Range  eighty 
(80)  West ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  four- 
teen (14),  Township  nine  (9)  South,  Range  eighty-one  (81)  West; 
thence  southerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  twelve  (12), 
Township  ten  (10)  South,  Range  eighty-one  (81)  West;  thence  east- 
erly to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  Section  eighteen  (18),  Township  ten  (10)  South, 
Range  eighty  (80)  West;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of 
Section  seventeen  (17),  said  township;  thence  southerly  along  the 
section  lines,  allowing  for  the  proper  offset  on  the  Second  (2nd)  Cor- 
rection Line  South,  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-eight 
(28),  Township  eleven  (11)  South,  Range  eighty  (80)  West;  thence 
easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section;  thence  southerly  to 
the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  Section  thirty-four  (34),  said 
township ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  south-west 
quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the 
south-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  Section  eleven  (11),  Township  twelve  (12)  South,  Range 
eighty  (80)  West ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section 
twelve  (12),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-west  corner 
of  Section  eighteen  (18),  Township  twelve  (12)  South,  Range  sev- 
enty-nine (79)  West;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said 
section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ; 
thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty  (20),  said 
township ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ; 
thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-eight  (28), 
said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section 
ten  (10),  Township  thirteen  (13)  South,  Range  seventy-nine  (79) 
West ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  fifteen  (15),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
southerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  fifteen  (15),  Township 
fourteen  (14)  South,  Range  seventy-nine  (79)  West;  thence  easterly 
to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  Section  eleven  (11),  Township  fifteen  (15)  South, 
Range  seventy-nine  (79)  West;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  cor- 


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ner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Section  fourteen  (14), 
said  township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  south- 
east quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-west  corner 
of  the  south-west  quarter  of  Section  twenty-five  (25),  said  township; 
thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of 
said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  town- 
ship; thence  easterly  along  the  Third  (3rd)  Correction  Line  South  to 
the  north-east  corner  of  Township  fifty-one  (51)  North,  Range  seven 

(7)  East,  New  Mexico  Principal  Meridian ;  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  said  township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  Township  fifty-one  (51)  North,  Range  five  (5)  East; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  township;  thence 
westerly  along  the  Third  (3rd)  Correction  Line  South  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  Township  thirteen  (13)  South,  Range  eighty-one  (81) 
West,  Sixth  (6th)  Principal  Meridian;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  Township  thirteen  (13)  South,  Range  eighty-one  (81) 
West;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Township  twelve 
(12)  South,  Range  eighty-two  (82)  West;  thence  northerly  along 
the  range  line,  allowing  for  the  proper  oflfset  on  the  Second  (2nd) 
Correction  Line  South,  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Township  ten 
(10)  South,  Range  eighty-two  (82)  West;  thence  easterly  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  said  township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  Township  eight  (8)  South,  Range  eighty-one 
(81)  West;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Township  eight 

(8)  South,  Range  eighty  (80)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  Township  six  (6)  South,  Range  seventy-nine  (79) 
West;  thence  westerly  along  the  First  (ist)  Correction  Line  South 
to  the  south-west  corner  of  Township  five  (5)  South,  Range  seventy- 
nine  (79)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Town- 
ship three  (3)  South,  Range  eighty  (80)  West;  thence  westerly  to 
the  south-west  corner  of  said  township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  Township  two  (2)  South,  Range  eighty-one  (81) 
West;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-five 
(35),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of 
Section  two  (2),  said  township;  thence  easterly  along  the  township 
line,  allowing  for  the  proper  offset,  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Sec- 
tion four  (4),  Township  two  (2)  South,  Range  eighty  (80)  West; 
thence  southerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  fifteen  (15),  said 
township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-two  (22), 
said  township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  north- 
west quarter  of  Section  thirty  (30),  Township  two  (2)  South,  Range 


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seventy-nine  (79)  West ;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-east  corner 
of  the  south-west  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly 
to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section;  thence  easterly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  Section  thirty-two  (32),  said  township;  thence  south- 
erly to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section;  thence  easterly  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  Section  four  (4),  Township  three  (3)  South, 
Range  seventy-nine  (79)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  Section  fifteen  (15),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  Section  fourteen  (14),  said  township;  thence 
southerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-four  (24),  said 
township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  north-west 
quarter  of  said  section;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of 
the  south-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  said  section;  thence  southerly 
to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-one  (31),  Township  three 
(3)  South,  Range  seventy-eight  (78)  West;  thence  easterly  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  Section  thirty-two  (32), 
said  township ;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  south- 
east quarter  of  said  section;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner 
of  the  south-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  said  section;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner 
of  the  north-west  quarter  of  Section  four  (4),  Township  four  (4) 
South,  Range  seventy-eight  (78)  West,  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  Section  nine  (9),  said 
township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  sixteen 
(16),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of 
Section  twenty-seven  (27),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  said 
section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  south-east  quar- 
ter of  said  section;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Sec- 
tion eleven  (11),  Township  five  (5)  South,  Range  seventy-eight  (78) 
West ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section;  thence  easterly  to 
the  north-east  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  the  north-west 
quarter  of  Section  thirteen  (13),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to 
the  south-east  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  the  north-west 
quarter  of  said  section  ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of 
the  south-west  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  Section  twenty-four  (24), 
said  township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section 
twenty-five  (25),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  said  township;  thence  westerly  along  the  First   (ist)   Cor- 


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rection  Line  South  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter 
of  the  north-west  quarter  of  Section  one  (i),  Township  six  (6) 
South,  Range  seventy-eight  (78)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  said 
section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  north-west 
quarter  of  Section  twelve  (12),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to 
the  south-east  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence 
easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  the 
north-east  quarter  of  Section  thirteen  (13),  said  township;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  the 
south-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  Section  twenty-four  (24),  said 
township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  south-west 
quarter  of  Section  one  (i),  Township  seven  (7)  South,  Range  sev- 
enty-eight (78)  West;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
vSection  five  (5),  Township  seven  (7)  South,  Range  seventy-seven 
{77)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section; 
thence  easterly  to  the  south-w^est  corner  of  Section  thirty-three  (33), 
Township  six  (6)  South,  Range  seventy-seven  (yy)  West;  thence 
northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  Section 
twenty  (20),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner 
of  the  north-east  quarter  of  Section  nineteen  (19),  said  township; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of 
Section  eighteen  (18),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  Sec- 
tion seven  (7),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  cor- 
ner of  the  north-east  quarter  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  said  section ; 
thence  easterly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of 
Section  six  (6),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  cor- 
ner of  the  north-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  along  the 
First  (ist)  Correction  Line  South  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Sec- 
tion thirty-two  (32),  Township  five  (5)  South,  Range  seventy-seven 
(77)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section 
twenty  (20),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner 
of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section 
eight  (8),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner 
of  the  south-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Section  five  (5),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  north-west  quar- 
ter of  Section  six  (6),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  Section  twenty-five  (25), 
Township  four  (4)  South,  Range  seventy-eight  (78)  West;  thence 
westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  said 


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section;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  north-east 
quarter  of  said  section;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
Section  twenty-four  (24),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Section  fourteen  (14),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  north-east  quar- 
ter of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Sec- 
tion eleven  (11),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  Section  thirty-four  (34),  Town- 
ship three  (3)  South,  Range  seventy-eight  (78)  West;  thence  west- 
erly to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  said  section ; 
thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  sixteen  (16),  said 
township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  nine  (9),  said 
township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  six 
(6),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the 
north-east  quarter  of  Section  thirty-six  (36),  Township  two  (2) 
South,  Range  seventy-nine  (79)  West;  thence  westerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  Section  thirty-five  (35),  said 
township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  north-east 
quarter  of  Section  twenty-seven  {2"/),  said  township;  thence  westerly 
to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  said  section; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  west- 
erly to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Section 
twenty-one  (21),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to 
the  south-west  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  Section  twenty 
(20),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the 
south-east  quarter  of  Section  five  (5),  said  township;  thence  westerly 
to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  Section  six  (6), 
said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said 
township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Township  one 
(i)  South,  Range  seventy-nine  (79)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  Section  nineteen  (19),  said  township;  thence 
easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-one  (21),  said 
township ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ; 
thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-seven  {2y), 
said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  sec- 
tion; thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  north-west  quar- 
ter of  Section  thirty-two  (32),  Township  one  (i)  South,  Range  sev- 
enty-eight (78)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of 
the  south-west  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  Section  thirty-five  (35),  said  township;  thence  north- 
erly to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  fifteen  (15),  said  township; 


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thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  north- 
erly to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  three  (3),  said  township; 
thence  westerly  along  the  Base  Line  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Sec- 
tion thirty-four  (34),  Township  one  (i)  North,  Range  seventy-eight 
(78)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section; 
thence  easterly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of 
Section  twenty-seven  (27),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  Section  twenty-two 
(22),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Sec- 
tion fifteen  (15),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  said  section,  the  place  of  beginning;  such  of  the  above- 
named  corners  as  have  not  been  established  by  the  official  surveys  be- 
ing intended  to  be  located  at  the  points  where  such  corners  would  fall 
in  projecting  the  surveys  in.  the  directions  indicated  without  allowing 
for  any  irregularities  which  may  occur  in  actually  extending  the 
surveys ; 

Excepting  from  the  force  and  effect  of  this  proclamation  all  lands 
which  may  have  been,  prior  to  the  date  thereof,  embraced  in  any  legal 
entry  or  covered  by  any  lawful  filing  duly  of  record  in  the  proper 
United  States  Land  Office,  or  upon  which  any  valid  settlement  has 
been  made  pursuant  to  law,  and  the  statutory  period  within  which  to 
make  entry  or  filing  of  record  has  not  expired :  Provided,  that  this 
exception  shall  not  continue  to  apply  to  any  particular  tract  of  land 
unless  the  entryman,  settler  or  claimant  continues  to  comply  with  the 
law  under  which  the  entry,  filing  or  settlement  was  made. 

Warning  is  hereby  expressly  given  to  all  persons  not  to  make  set- 
tlement upon  the  lands  reserved  by  this  proclamation. 

The  reservation  hereby  established  shall  be  known  as  The  Leadville 
Forest  Reserve. 
In  witness  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the 
seal  of  the  United  States  to  be  affixed. 
Done  at  the  City  of  Washington  this  12th  day  of  May, 
[seal.]     in  the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  nine   hundred  and 
five,  and  of  the  Independence  of  the  United  States  the  one 
hundred  and  twenty-ninth. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 
By  the  President : 

Francis  B.  Loomis, 

Acting  Secretary  of  State. 

By  the  President  of  the  United  States  op  America. 
A   PROCLAMATION. 
Whereas,  it  is  provided  by  section  twenty-four  of  the  Act  of  Con- 
gress, approved  March  third,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-one,  enti- 


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tied,  "An  act  to  repeal  timber-culture  laws,  and  for  other  purposes'  , 
"That  the  President  of  the  United  States  may,  from  time  to  time,  set 
apart  and  reserve,  in  any  State  or  Territory  having  public  land  bear- 
ing forests,  in  any  part  of  the  public  lands  wholly  or  in  part  covered 
with  timber  or  undergrowth,  whether  of  commercial  value  or  not,  as 
public  reservations,  and  the  President  shall,  by  public  proclamation, 
declare  the  establishment  of  such  reservations  and  the  limits  thereof"  j 

And  whereas,  the  public  lands  in  the  State  of  Colorado,  within  the 
limits  hereinafter  described,  are  in  part  covered  with  timber,  and  it 
appears  that  the  public  good  would  be  promoted  by  setting  apart  and 
reserving  said  lands  as  a  public  reservation ; 

Now,  therefore,  I,  Theodore  Roosevelt,  President  of  the  United 
States,  by  virtue  of  the  power  in  me  vested  by  section  twenty-four  of 
the  aforesaid  Act  of  Congress,  do  hereby  make  known  and  proclaim 
that  there  are  hereby  reserved  from  entry  or  settlement  and  set  apart 
as  a  Public  Reservation  all  those  certain  tracts,  pieces  or  parcels  of 
land  lying  and  being  situate  in  the  State  of  Colorado,  and  within  the 
boundaries  particularly  described  as  follows : 

Beginning  at  the  north-west  corner  of  Township  twelve  (12)  South, 
Range  eighty-eight  (88)  West,  Sixth  (6th)  Principal  Meridian,  Col- 
orado ;  thence  easterly  along  the  township  line  to  the  north-east  cor- 
ner of  Township  twelve  (12)  South,  Range  eighty-three  (83)  West; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  township;  thence 
easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Township  thirteen  (13)  South, 
Range  eighty-two  (82)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  cor- 
ner of  Township  fifteen  (15)  South,  Range  eighty-two  (82)  West; 
thence  easterly  along  the  Third  (3rd)  Correction  Line  South  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  Township  fifty-one  (51)  North,  Range  four  (4) 
East,  New  Mexico  Principal  Meridian ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  said  township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  cor- 
ner of  Section  thirty-four  (34),  fractional  Township  fifty-one  (51) 
North,  Range  two  (2)  East;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  cor- 
ner of  Section  ten  (10),  said  township;  thence  westerly  along  the 
Third  (3rd)  Correction  line  South  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Sec- 
tion thirty-five  (35),  Township  fifteen  (15)  South,  Range  eighty- 
four  (84)  West,  Sixth  (6th)  Principal  Meridian;  thence  northerly  to 
the  north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-six  (26),  said  township; 
thence  easterly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty  (20), 
Township  fifteen  (15)  South,  Range  eighty-three  (83)  West;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to 
the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  Section  five  (5),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  Section  six  (6),  said  township;  thence  southerly 
to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twelve  (12),  Township  fifteen  (15) 


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South,  Range  eighty-four  (84)  West;  thence  westerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner 
of  the  north-east  quarter  of  Section  fourteen  (14),  said  township; 
thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of 
Section  fifteen  (15),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
Section  eight  (8),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
Section  six  (6),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
Section  thirty-six  (36),  Township  fourteen  (14)  South,  Range 
eighty-five  (85)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of 
Section  twenty-three  (23),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  said  section;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
Section  fifteen  (15),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  Section  three  (3),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to 
the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-six  (36),  Township  thirteen 
(13)  South,  Range  eighty-six  (86)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  Section  fourteen  (14),  said  township;  thence 
westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  fifteen  (15),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
westerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  eighteen  (18),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty- 
nine  (29),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of 
the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-six  (36),  Township  thirteen 
east  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  saixi  section ;  thence  easterly 
to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-two  (32),  said  township; 
thence  southerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  sixteen  (16), 
Township  fourteen  (14)  South,  Range  eighty-six  (86)  West;  thence 
easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to 
the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  Section  twenty-three  (23),  said  township;  thence  southerly 
to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-five  (35),  said  township; 
thence  westerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  three  (3),  Town- 
ship fifteen  (15)  South,  Range  eighty-seven  (87)  West;  thence 
southerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  fourteen  (14),  said 
township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ; 
thence  southerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-five  (25), 
said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  sec- 
tion; thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  township; 
thence  easterly  along  the  Third  (3rd)  Correction  Line  South  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  Township  fifty-one  (51)  North,  Range  two  (2) 
West,    New    Mexico    Principal    Meridian;    thence    southerly    to    the 


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south-east  comer  of  Section  thirteen  (13),  said  township;  thence 
westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section;  thence  southerly  to 
the  south-east  comer  of  Section  eleven  (11),  Township  fifty  (50) 
North,  Range  two  (2)  West;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  cor- 
ner of  said  section;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Sec- 
tion thirty- four  (34),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  Township  forty-nine  (49)  North,  Range  four  (4) 
West;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twelve 
(12),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Sec- 
tion seven  (7),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  cor- 
ner of  Section  thirteen  (13),  Township  forty-nine  (49)  North,  Range 
five  (5)  West;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section 
nineteen  (19),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  cor- 
ner of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Sec- 
tion twenty-five  (25),  Township  forty-nine  (49)  North,  Range  six 
(6)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section; 
thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-nine  (29), 
said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section 
eight  (8),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
Section  three  (3),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said 
township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty- 
four  (24),  Township  fifty  (50)  North,  Range  six  (6)  West;  thence 
westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-two  (22),  said 
township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  fif- 
teen (15),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of 
said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section 
eleven  (11),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of 
said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  one 
(i),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said 
township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Township  fifty- 
one  (51)  North,  Range  six  (6)  West ;  thence  westerly  along  the  Third 
(3rd)  Correction  Line  South  to  the  South-west  corner  of  the  south- 
east quarter  of  Section  thirty-four  (34),  Township  fifteen  (15)  South, 
Range  ninety-one  (91)  West,  Sixth  (6th)  Principal  Meridian;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Section 
twenty-seven  (27),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  Section  twenty-six  (26),  said 
township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  south-west 
quarter  of  Section  fourteen  (14),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to 
the  south-west  corner  of  Section  sixteen  (16),  said  township;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section;  thence  westerly  to 
the  south-west  corner  of  Section  eight  (8),  said  township;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  five  (5),  said  township; 


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thence  easterly  to  the  .south-west  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of 
Section  thirty-two  (32),  Township  fourteen  (14)  South,  Range 
ninety-one  (91)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of 
the  north-east  quarter  of  Section  twenty-nine  (29),  said  township; 
thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  north- 
erly to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-one  (21),  said  town- 
ship; thence  easterly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  south-east  quar- 
ter of  Section  fifteen  (15),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence 
easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to 
the  north-west  corner  of  Section  eleven  ( 1 1 ) ,  said  township ;  thence 
easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twelve  (12),  said  town- 
ship; thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  thirty  (30), 
Township  thirteen  (13)  South,  Range  ninety  (90)  West;  thence  east- 
erly to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Section 
twenty  (20),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  cor- 
ner of  the  south-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to 
the  south-west  corner  of  Section  fourteen  (14),  said  township;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to 
the  south-west  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Section  seven  (7), 
Township  thirteen  (13)  South,  Range  eighty-nine  (89)  West;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  said 
section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  south-west 
quarter  of  Section  nine  (9),  said  township;  thence' southerly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence 
easterly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twelve  (12),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  south-west 
quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of 
the  south-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  Township  twelve  (12)  South,  Range  eighty-eight 
(88)  West,  the  place  of  beginning;  such  of  the  above-named  corners 
as  have  not  been  established  by  the  official  surveys  being  intended  to 
be  located  at  the  points  where  such  corners  would  fall  in  projecting 
the  surveys  in  the  directions  indicated  without  allowing  for  any  irreg- 
ularities which  may  occur  in  actually  extending  the  surveys ; 

Excepting  from  the  force  and  eflFect  of  this  proclamation  all  lands 
which  may  have  been,  prior  to  the  date  hereof,  embraced  in  any  legal 
entry  or  covered  by  any  lawful  filing  duly  of  record  in  the  proper 
United  States  Land  Office,  or  upon  which  any  valid  settlement  has 
been  made  pursuant  to  law,  and  the  statutory  period  within  which  to 
make  entry  or  filing  of  record  has  not  expired:  Provided,  that  this 


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exception  shall  not  continue  to  apply  to  any  particular  tract  of  land  un- 
less the  entryman,  settler  or  claimant  continues  to  comply  with  the 
law  under  which  the  entry,  filing  or  settlement  was  made. 

Warning  is  hereby  expressly  given  to  all  persons  not  to  make  set- 
tlement upon  the  lands  reserved  by  this  proclamation. 

The  reservation  hereby  established  shall  be  known  as  Tht  Gunnison 
Forest  Reserve. 

In  witness  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the 
seal  of  the  United  States  to  be  affixed. 

Done  at  the  City  of  Washington  this  12th  day  of  May, 
[seal.]     in  the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  nine  hundred  and 
five,  and  of  the  Independence  of  the  United  States  the  one 
hundred  and  twenty-ninth. 
By  the  President:  THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 

Francis  B.  Loom  is, 

Acting  Secretary  of  State. 

By  THE  President  of  the  United  States  of  America. 
A   PROCLAMATION. 

Whereas,  it  is  provided  by  section  twenty-four  of  the  Act  of  Con- 
gress, approved  March  third,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-one,  enti- 
tled, "An  act  to  repeal  timber-culture  laws,  and  for  other  purposes", 
"That  the  President  of  the  United  States  may,  from  time  to  time,  set 
apart  and  reserve,  in  any  State  or  Territory  having  public  land  bear- 
ing forests,  in  any  part  of  the  public  lands  wholly  or  in  part  covered 
with  timber  or  undergrowth,  whether  of  commercial  value  or  not,  as 
public  reservations,  and  the  President  shall,  by  public  proclamation, 
declare  the  establishment  of  such  reservations  and  the  limits  thereof" ; 

And  whereas,  the  public  lands  in  the  State  of  Montana,  within  the 
limits  hereinafter  described,  are  in  part  covered  with  timber,  and  it 
appears  that  the  public  good  would  be  promoted  by  setting  apart  and 
reserving  said  lands  as  a  public  reservation ; 

Now,  therefore,  I,  Theodore  Roosevelt,  President  of  the  United 
States,  by  virtue  of  the  power  in  me  vested  by  section  twenty-four  of 
the  aforesaid  Act  of  Congress,  do  hereby  make  known  and  proclaim 
that  there  are  hereby  reserved  from  entry  or  settlement  and  set  apart 
as  a  Public  Reservation  all  those  certain  tracts,  pieces  or  parcels  of 
land  lying  and  being  situate  in  the  State  of  Montana,  and  within  the 
boundaries  particularly  described  as  follows: 

Beginning  at  the  south-west  corner  of  Township  six  (6)  North, 
Range  three  (3)  West,  Principal  Meridian,  Montana;  thence  north- 
erly to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  township ;  thence  easterly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-three  (33),  Township  seven  (7) 
North.  Range  three  (3)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  Section  three   (3),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the 


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south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-four    (34),  Township  eight   (8) 

North,  Range  three  (3)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  Section  two  (2),  said  township;  thence  easterly  along  the 
Second  (2nd)  Standard  Parallel  North  to  the  south-east  corner  of 
Township  nine  (9)  North,  Range  three  (3)  West;  thence  northerly 
to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  nineteen  (19),  Township  nine 
(9)  North,  Range  two  (2)  West;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  Section  twenty-four  (24),  said  township;  thence  southerly 
to  the  south-west  corner  of  Township  nine  (9)  North,  Range  one 
(i)  West;  thence  easterly  along  the  Second  (2nd)  Standard  Parallel 
North  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  four  (4),  Township  eight 
(8)  North,  Range  one  (i)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  Section  fifteen  (15),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-four  (24),  said  township;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Township  six  (6)  North,  R^nge 
one  (i)  West;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Town- 
ship six  (6)  North,  Range  three  (3)  West,  the  place  of  beginning; 
such  of  the  above  named  corners  as  have  not  been  established  by  the 
official  surveys  being  intended  to  be  located  at  the  points  where  such 
corners  would  fall  in  projecting  the  surveys  in  the  directions  indi- 
,  cated  without  allowing  for  any  irregularities  which  may  occur  in 
actually  extending  the  surveys ; 

Excepting  from  the  force  and  effect  of  this  proclamation  all  lands 
which  may  have  been,  prior  to  the  date  hereof,  embraced  in  any  legal 
entry  or  covered  by  any  lawful  filing  duly  of  record  in  the  proper 
United  States  Land  Office,  or  upon  which  any  valid  settlement  has 
been  made  pursuant  to  law,  and  the  statutory  period  within  which  to 
make  entry  or  filing  of  record  has  not  expired :  Provided,  that  this 
exception  shall  not  continue  to  apply  to  any  particular  tract  of  land 
unless  the  entryman,  settler  or  claimant  continues  to  comply  with  the 
law  under  which  the  entry,  filing  or  settlement  was  made. 

Warning  is  hereby  expressly  given  to  all  persons  not  to  make  set- 
tlement upon  the  lands  reserved  by  this  proclamation. 

The  reservation  hereby  established  shall  be  known  as  The  Elkhorn 
Forest  Reserve. 

In  witness  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the 
seal  of  the  United  States  to  be  affixed. 

Done  at  the  City  of  Washington  this  12th  day  of  May, 
[seal.]     in  the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  nine  hundred  and 
five,  and  of  the  Independence  of  the  United  States  the  one 
•     hundred  and  twenty-ninth. 
By  the  President:  THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 

Francis  B.  Loom  is, 

Acting  Secretary  of  State. 


Theodore  Roosevelt  937 

By  the  President  of  the  United  States  of  America. 
A   PROCLAMATION. 

Whereas,  it  is  provided  by  section  twenty-four  of  the  Act  of  Con- 
gress, approved  March  third,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-one,  enti- 
tled, "An  act  to  repeal  timber-culture  laws,  and  for  other  purposes", 
"That  the  President  of  the  United  States  may,  from  time  to  time,  set 
apart  and  reserve,  in  any  State  or  Territory  having  public  land  bear- 
ing forests,  in  any  part  of  the  public  lands  wholly  or  in  part  covered 
with  timber  or  undergrowth,  whether  of  commercial  value  or  not,  as 
public  reservations,  and  the  President  shall,  by  public  proclamation, 
declare  the  establishment  of  such  reservations  and  the  limits  thereof" ; 

And  whereas,  the  public  lands  in  the  States  of  Oregon  and  Wash- 
ington, with  the  limits  hereinafter  described,  are  in  part  covered  with 
timber,  and  it  appears  that  the  public  good  would  be  promoted  by  set- 
ting apart  and  reserving  said  lands  as  a  public  reservation ; 

Now,  therefore,  I,  Theodore  Roosevelt,  President  of  the  United 
States,  by  virtue  of  the  power  in  me  vested  by  section  twenty-four  of 
the  aforesaid  Act  of  Congress,  do  hereby  make  known  and  proclaim 
that  there  are  hereby  reserved  from  entry  or  settlement  and  set  apart 
as  a  Public  Reservation  all  those  certain  tracts,  pieces  or  parcels  of 
land  lying  and  being  situate  in  the  States  of  Oregon  and  Washing- 
ton, and  within  the  boundaries  particularly  described  as  follows : 

Beginning  at  the  north-west  corner  of  Township  nine  (9)  North, 
Range  forty-one  (41)  East,  Willamette  Meridian,  Washington;  thence 
easterly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Township  nine  (9)  North,  Range 
forty-three  (43)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
Section  seven  (7),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said 
section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twelve 
(12),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Sec- 
tion thirty-six  (36),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
said  section;  thence  easterly  along  the  Second  (2nd)  Standard  Par- 
allel North  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  six  (6),  Township  eight 
(8)  North,  Range  forty-four  (44)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-nine  (29),  said  township;  thence 
easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-six  (26),  said 
township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  eleven 
(11),  Township  seven  (7)  North,  Range  forty-four  (44)  East;  thence 
westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  seven  (7),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-four 
(24),  Township  seven  (7)  North,  Range  forty-three  (43)  East; 
thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  south- 


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erly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-six  (26),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-two 
(32),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said 
section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  township ; 
thence  southerly  along  the  range  line,  allowing  for  the  proper  offset  on 
the  State  Line  between  the  States  of  Washington  and  Oregon,  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  Section  twelve  (12),  Township  five  (5)  North, 
Range  forty-two  (42)  East,  Willamette  Meridian,  Oregon;  thence 
westerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  seventeen  (17)  said 
township ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ; 
thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  south- 
erly to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  nineteen  (19),  said  township; 
thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
southerly  along  the  range  line,  allowing  for  the  proper  offset  on  the 
First  (ist)  Standard  Parallel  North,  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Sec- 
tion one  (i),  Township  four  (4)  North,  Range  forty-one  (41)  East; 
thence  westerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  eight  (8),  said 
township ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ; 
thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  seven  (7),  said 
township ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  one 
(i).  Township  three  (3)  North,  Range  forty  (40)  East;  thence  west- 
erly to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  six  (6),  said  township;  thence 
northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-five  (25),  Town- 
ship three  (3)  North,  Range  thirty-nine  (39)  East;  thence  westerly 
to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-six  (26),  said  township; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  three  (3),  Town- 
ship three  (3)  North,  Range  thirty-nine  (39)  East;  thence  westerly 
to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  four  (4),  said  township;  thence 
southerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-one  (21),  said 
township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-three  (33), 
said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Township 
two  (2)  North,  Range  thirty-eight  (38)  East;  thence  southerly  to 
the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twelve  (12),  said  township;  thence 
westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to 
the  north-west  corner  of  Section  one  (i).  Township  one  (i)  North, 
Range  thirty-eight  (38)  East;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner 
of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  sec- 
tion;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  five  (5),  said 
township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty- 
one  (31),  said  township;  thence  easterly  along  the  Base  Line  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  Section  five  (5),  Township  one  (i)  South,  Range 
thirty-eight  (38)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of 
Section  five  (5),  Township  two  (2)  South,  Range  thirty-eight  (38) 


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East;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  three  (3), 
Township  two  (2)  South,  Range  thirty-seven  (^y)  East;  thence  north- 
erly to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-three  (33),  Township  one  (i) 
South,  Range  thirty-seven  (37)  East;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner 
of  Section  thirty  (30),  said  township;  thence  northerly  along  the 
range  line,  allowing  for  the  proper  offsets,  to  the  north-west  corner  of 
Township  three  (3)  North,  Range  thirty-seven  (37)  East;  thence  east- 
erly to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  township ;  thence  northerly  along 
the  range  line,  allowing  for  the  proper  offset  on  the  First  (ist)  Stand- 
ard Parallel  North,  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  thirty  (30), 
Township  five  (5)  North,  Range  thirty-eight  (38)  East;  thence  east- 
erly to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-one  (21),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  northerly  along  the  section  lines,  allowing  for  the  proper 
offsets,  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-eight  (28),  Town- 
ship six  (6)  North,  Range  thirty-eight  (38)  East;  thence  easterly  to 
the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  along  the  sec- 
tion lines,  allowing  for  the  proper  offset  on  the  State  Line  between  the 
States  of  Oregon  and  Washington,  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Sec- 
tion ten  (10),  said  township,  in  Washington;  thence  easterly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  Section  one  (i),  said  township;  thence  northerly 
to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  said  township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-west  corner 
of  Section  nineteen  (19),  Township  seven  (7)  North,  Range  thirty- 
nine  (39)  East;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  sec- 
tion; thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  seventeen 
(17),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Sec- 
tion sixteen  (16),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  Section  three  (3),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  Township  eight  (8)  North,  Range  forty  (40) 
East ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  nineteen 
(19),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Sec- 
tion twenty-one  (21),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  Section  four  (4),  said  township;  thence  westerly  along 
the  Second  (2nd)  Standard  Parallel  North  to  the  south-west  corner 
of  Section  thirty-three  (33),  Township  nine  (9)  North,  Range  forty 
(40)  East;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section; 
thence  easterly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-seven  (2y), 
said  township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  sec- 
tion ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-three 
(23),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said 
section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirteen 
(13),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the   north-west  corner  of 


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Township  nine  (9)  North,  Range  forty-one  (41)  East,  the  place  of 
beginning;  such  of  the  above-named  corners  as  have  not  been  estab- 
lished by  the  official  surveys  being  intended  to  be  located  at  the  points 
where  such  corners  would  fall  in  projecting  the  surveys  in  the  direc- 
tions indicated  without  allowing  for  any  irregularities  which  may  oc- 
cur in  actually  extending  the  surveys ; 

Excepting  from  the  force  and  effect  of  this  proclamation  all  lands 
which  may  have  been,  prior  to  the  date  hereof,  embraced  in  any  legal 
entry  or  covered  by  any  lawful  filing  duly  of  record  in  the  proper 
United  States  Land  Office,  or  upon  which  any  valid  settlement  has 
been  made  pursuant  to  law,  and  the  statutory  period  within  which  to 
make  entry  or  filing  of  record  has  not  expired :  Provided,  that  this 
exception  shall  not  continue  to  apply  to  any  particular  tract  of  land 
unless  the  entryman,  settler  or  claimant  continues  to  comply  with  the 
law  under  which  the  entry,  filing  or  settlement  was  made. 

Warning  is  hereby  expressly  given  to  all  persons  not  to  make  settle- 
ment upon  the  lands  reserved  by  this  proclamation. 

The  reservation  hereby  established  shall  be  known  as  The  Wenaha 
Forest  Reserve. 

In  witness  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the 
seal  of  the  United  States  to  be  affixed. 

Done  at  the  City  of  Washington  this  12th  day  of  May,  in 
[seal.]     the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  nine  hundred  and  five, 
and  of  the  Independence  of  the  United  States  the  one  hun- 
dred and  twenty-ninth. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 
By  the  President : 

Francis  B.  Loomis, 

Acting  Secretary  of  State. 


By  the  President  of  the  United  States  of  America. 
A  PROCLAMATION. 

Whereas,  The  Pikes  Peak  Timber  Land  Reserve,  The  Plum  Creek 
Timber  Land  Reserve  and  the  South  Platte  Forest  Reserve,  in  the 
State  of  Colorado,  have  been  heretofore  established  by  proclamations, 
under  the  provisions  of  the  acts  of  March  third,  eighteen  hundred  and 
ninety-one,  entitled,  "An  act  to  repeal  timber-culture  laws,  and  for 
other  purposes",  and  June  fourth,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-seven, 
entitled,  "An  act  making  appropriations  for  sundry  civil  expenses  of 
the  Government  for  the  fiscal  year  ending  June  thirtieth,  eighteen 
hundred  and  ninety-eight,  and  for  other  purposes" ; 

And  whereas,  it  appears  proper  that  the  greater  portion  of  the  area 


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embraced  in  said  forest  reserves,  with  the  addition  thereto  of  certain 
lands,  should  be  included  in  one  reserve  and  be  designated  by  one 
name ;  and  it  appears  that  the  public  lands  in  the  State  of  Colorado, 
within  the  limits  hereinafter  described,  are  in  part  covered  with  timber, 
and  that  the  public  good  would  be  promoted  by  setting  apart  and  re- 
serving the  same  as  a  public  reservation ; 

Now,  therefore,  I,  Theodore  Roosevelt,  President  of  the  United 
States,  by  virtue  of  the  power  vested  in  me  by  the  aforesaid  acts  of 
Congress,  do  hereby  make  known  and  proclaim  that  the  proclamations 
heretofore  issued  respecting  said  forest  reserves  are  hereby  super- 
seded, and  The  Pikes  Peak  Forest  Reserve  is  hereby  established  in 
place  thereof,  with  boundaries  as  follows : 

Beginning  at  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  nineteen  (19),  Town- 
ship two  (2)  South,  Range  seventy-four  (74)  West,  Sixth  (6th) 
Principal  Meridian,  Colorado;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-west  cor- 
ner of  Section  sixteen  (16),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence 
easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Section 
thirteen  (13),  Township  two  (2)  South,  Range  seventy-three  (73) 
West ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty- 
five  (25),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of 
Section  thirty-four  (34),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  Section  fifteen  (15),  Township  three  (3)  South,  Range 
seventy-three  (73)  West;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of 
Section  twenty  (20),  Township  three  (3) 'South,  Range  seventy-four 
(74)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  north- 
east quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-east  corner 
of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Section  nineteen  (19),  said  township; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of 
Section  eighteen  (18),  Township  four  (4)  South,  Range  seventy-four 
(74)  West;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  north-east 
quarter  of  Section  seventeen  (17),  Township  four  (4)  South,  Range 
seventy-five  (75)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of 
the  south-east  quarter  of  Section  twenty  (20),  said  township;  thence 
easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Section 
nineteen  (19),  Township  four  (4)  South,  Range  seventy-four  (74) 
West ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
easterly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-one  (21),  said 
township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  nine 
•(9),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said 
section;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  three  (3), 
said  township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  town- 
ship; thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirteen  (13), 
said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  north- 


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west  quarter  of  Section  twenty-four  (24),  said  township;  thence  south- 
erly to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Section 
thirty-six  (36),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner 
of  the  south-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-west  corner 
of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Section  thirty-two  (32),  Township  four 

(4)  South,  Range  seventy-three  {72,)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence 
easterly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  Section 
thirty-four  (34),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  Section  twenty-seven  {27),  said  township;  thence  easterly 
to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-five  (25),  said  township; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  township ;  thence 
westerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  two  (2),  Township  five 

(5)  South,  Range  seventy-three  (73)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  Section  eleven  (11),  said  township;  thence  west- 
erly to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  Section  fifteen 
(15),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the 
south-west  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  Section  twenty-three  (23),  said  township;  thence  southerly 
to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-five  (25),  said  township; 
thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly 
to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  Section  thirty 
(30),  Township  five  (5)  South,  Range  seventy-two  {72)  West;  thence 
easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Section 
twenty-eight  (28),  said  township;  thence  southerly  along  the  section 
lines,  allowing  for  the  proper  offset  on  the  First  (ist)  Correction  Line 
South,  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  nine    (9),  Township  six 

(6)  South,  Range  seventy-two  (72)  West;  thence  westerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  Section  twenty  (20),  said  town- 
ship; thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  lot  two  (2)  of  frac- 
tional Section  nineteen  ( 19) ,  said  township ;  thence  northerly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  Section  thirteen  (13),  Township  six  (6)  South, 
Range  seventy-three  (73)  West;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-east  cor- 
ner of  Section  twenty-two  (22),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to 
the  south-east  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence 
westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  said 
section;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  south-west 
quarter  of  Section  twenty-seven  (27),  said  township;  thence  easterly, 
to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-four  (34),  said 
township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Township  seven 

(7)  South,  Range  seventy-4hree  (73)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the 


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south-west  corner  of  lot  two  (2)  of  fractional  Section  thirty  (30), 
Township  seven  (7)  South,  Range  seventy-two  {"^2)  West;  thence 
easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Section 
twenty-nine  (29),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Sec- 
tion twenty-nine  (29),  Township  seven  (7)  South,  Range  seventy  (70) 
West ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  south-west  quar- 
ter of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  south- 
west quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner 
of  the  north-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner 
of  Section  twenty-one  (21),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-two  (22),  said  township;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to 
the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-six  (26),  said  township  ;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty  (30),  Township  seven  (7)  South, 
Range  sixty-nine  (69)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  cor- 
ner of  the  south-west  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-nine  (29),  said 
township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  four  (4),  said 
township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  township; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Township  eight  (8)  South, 
Range  sixty-nine  (69)  West ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner 
of  the  north-west  quarter  of  Section  five  (5),  Township  nine  (9) 
South,  Range  sixty-eight  (68)  West ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  Section  seventeen  (17),  said 
township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  south-east 
quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of 
said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty- 
one  (21),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of 
said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  south-east 
quarter  of  said  section;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of 
the  north-west  quarter  of  Section  twenty-eight  (28),  said  township; 
thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of 
Section  twenty-seven  (27),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  Section  thirty-four  (34), 
said  township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Township 
ten  (10)  South,  Range  sixty-eight  (68)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  said  township ;  thence  easterly  along  the  Second 
(2nd)  Correction  Line  South  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  four 
(4),  Township  eleven    (11)    South,   Range  sixty-seven    (67)    West; 


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thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-three  (33), 
Township  thirteen  (13)  South,  Range  sixty-seven  (67)  West;  thence 
westerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Township  fourteen  (14)  South, 
Range  sixty-eight  (68)  West ;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-west  cor- 
ner of  Section  nineteen  (19),  Township  fourteen  (14)  South,  Range 
sixty-seven  (67)  West;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of 
Section  twenty-one  (21),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  Section  thirty-three  (33),  said  township;  thence  easterly 
to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  three  (3),  Township  fifteen  (15) 
South,  Range  sixty-seven  (67)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  Section  thirty-four  (34),  said  township;  thence  westerly 
along  the  Third  (3rd)  Correction  Line  South,  to  the  south-west  cor- 
ner of  Township  fifteen  (15)  South,  Range  sixty-eight  (68)  West; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  township ;  thence 
westerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-four  (34),  Township 
fourteen  (14)  South,  Range  sixty-nine  (69)  West;  thence  northerly 
to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  said  section  ;  thence 
westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  said 
section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  south-west 
quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the 
south-east  quarter  of  Section  thirty-three  (33),  said  township;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  said 
section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  north-east  quar- 
ter of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section 
twenty-one  (21),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  cor- 
ner of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said 
section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  south-east 
quarter  of  Section  seventeen  (17),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to 
the  south-east  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  Section  eight  (8), 
said  township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  north- 
west quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner 
of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Section  six  (6),  said  township;  thence 
westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  said 
section;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  north-west 
quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
Township  thirteen  (13)  South,  Range  sixty-nine  (69)  West;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  nineteen  (19),  said  town- 
ship; thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirteen  (13), 
said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Township 
eleven  (11)  South,  Range  sixty-nine  (69)  West;  thence  westerly  along 
the  Second  (2nd)  Correction  Line  South  to  the  north-east  corner  of 
Section  five  (5),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  Section  twenty-one  (21),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to 
the  south-east  corner  of  said  section;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 


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west  corner  of  Section  thirty-four  (34),  said  township;  thence  easterly 
to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  Section  three 
(3),  Township  twelve  (12)  South,  Range  sixty-nine  (69)  West; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of 
Section  fifteen  (15),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  Section  seventeen  (17),  said  tewnship;  thence  northerly  to 
the  north-west  corner  of  said  section;  thence  westerly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  Section  thirteen  (13),  Township  twelve  (12)  South, 
Range  seventy  (70)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner 
of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  south- 
east quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner 
of  the  north-west  qiwrter  of  Section  twenty-four  (24),  said  township; 
thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of 
Section  twenty-three  (23),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  Section  twenty-six  (26), 
said  township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  north- 
west quarter  of  Section  twenty-seven  (27),  said  township;  thence 
northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-one  (21),  said 
township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  west- 
erly to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Section  sev- 
enteen (17),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner 
of  the  north-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  Section  fifteen  (15),  Township  twelve  (12)  South, 
Range  seventy-one  (71)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  cor- 
ner of  Section  thirty-three  (33),  Township  thirteen  (13)  South,  Range 
seventy-one  (71)  West;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of 
Township  fourteen  (14)  South,  Range  seventy-one  (71)  West;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  one  (i).  Township  four- 
teen (14)  South,  Range  seventy-two  (y2)  West;  thence  westerly  to 
the  north-east  corner  of  Section  eight  (8),  said  township;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  Section 
seventeen  (17),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-east  corner 
of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Section  thirteen  (13),  Township  fourteen 
(14)  South,  Range  seventy-three  (73)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-four  (24),  said  township;  thence 
westerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  Section 
twenty-eight  (28),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-nine  (29),  said  township;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to 
the  south-west  corner  of  Section  nineteen  (19),  said  township;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to 
the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirteen    (13),  Township  fourteen 


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(14)  South,  Range  seventy-four  (74)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  said  section;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  Section  eleven  (ii),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  Section  twenty-seven 
(2j),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the 
south-west  quarter  of  Section  twenty-five  (25),  said  township;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  Section 
thirty-six  (36),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner 
of  the  north-west  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  Section  two  (2),  Township  fif- 
teen (15)  South,  Range  seventy-four  (74)  West;  thence  westerly  to 
the  north-east  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Section  four  (4), 
said  township ;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  south- 
west quarter  of  Section  ten  (10),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to 
the  north-east  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  Section 
fifteen  (15),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner 
of  the  north-west  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  Section  twenty-seven  (2y),  said  township;  thence  east- 
erly to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  along  the 
section  lines,  allowing  for  the  proper  offset  on  the  Third  (3rd)  Cor- 
rection Line  South,  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter 
of  Section  nine  (9),  Township  fifty-one  (51)  North,  Range  twelve 
(12)  East,  New  Mexico  Principal  Meridian;  thence  westerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  said  section;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  eight  (8),  said  township; 
thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  south- 
erly to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  Section 
eighteen  (18),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-east  corner 
of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Section  fourteen  (14),  Township  fifty- 
one  (51)  North,  Range  eleven  (11)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  Section  fifteen  (15),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  Section  nine  (9),  said  township;  thence  northerly  along  the 
section  lines  to  the  point  of  intersection  with  the  Third  (3rd)  Correc- 
tion Line  South ;  thence  westerly  along  said  Correction  Line  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Section  thirty-one  (31), 
Township  fifteen  (15)  South,  Range  seventy-five  (75)  West,  Sixth 
(6th)  Principal  Meridian;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of 
the  north-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of 
the  south-west  quarter  of  Section  twenty-nine  (29),  said  township; 
thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of 


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Section  twenty-seven  (27),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  the  south-east  quarter  of 
said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  south-west 
quarter  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  Section  twenty-five  (25),  said 
township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ; 
thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  north- 
erly to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  Section 
twenty-four  (24),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  the  north-w^est  quarter  of  Section  twenty-three  (22,),  said 
township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  three 
(3),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said 
section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ; 
thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  township ;  thence  north- 
erly to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  nineteen  (19),  Township  four- 
teen (14)  South,  Range  seventy- four  (74)  West;  thence  easterly  to 
the  north-east  corner  of  said  section  ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  Section  five  (5),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  easterly  to  the'  north-east  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter 
of  Section  one  (i),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  Section  six  (6),  Township  thir- 
teen (13)  South,  Range  seventy-three  (73)  West;  thence  easterly  to 
the  north-cast  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  Section  five  (5),  said 
township ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  south-west 
quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Sec- 
tion nine  (9),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  cor- 
ner of  the  north-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  Section  ten  (10),  said 
township ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  south-west 
quarter  of  said  section  ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of 
the  north-west  quarter  of  Section  fourteen  (14),  said  township;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-cast  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  said 
section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-four 
(24),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the 
north-east  quarter  of  Section  twelve  (12),  said  township;  thence  west- 
erly to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  said  section ; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  west- 
erly to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Section  two 
(2),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the 
south-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to 
the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  Section  thirty-six  (36),  Township  twelve  (12)  South, 
Range  seventy-three  (73)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the 


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south-east  quarter  of  Section  twenty-six  (26),  said  township:  thence 
northerly  to  the  south-cast  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  Section 
fourteen  (14),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  cor- 
ner of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the 
north-east  quarter  of  Section  twenty-two  (22),  said  township;  thence 
westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  said 
section;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  ten  (10), 
said  township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  south- 
east quarter  of  Section  three  (3),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to 
the  north-west  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence 
westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-four  (34),  Town- 
ship eleven  (11)  South,  Range  seventy-three  (73)  West;  thence  north- 
erly to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  Section  thirty- 
three  (33),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
the  north-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  Section  twenty-one  (21),  said 
township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty 
(20),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said 
section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  south-east 
quarter  of  Section  eighteen  (18),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to 
the  north-west  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  said  section  ;  thence 
westerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  thirteen  (13),  Township 
eleven  (11)  South,  Range  seventy-four  (74)  West;  thence  southerly 
to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  said  section ; 
thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  o^ 
Section  fourteen  (14),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  Section  eleven  (11),  said 
township ;  thence  w'esterly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  north-east 
quarter  of  Section  ten  (10),  said  township;  thence  northerly  along  the 
quarter-section  lines,  allowing  for  the  proper  ofifset  on  the  Second 
(2nd)  Correction  Line  South,  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  south- 
east quarter  of  Section  thirty-four  (34),  Township  ten  (10)  South, 
Range  seventy-four  (74)  W^est ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  cor- 
ner of  the  south-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  Section  ten  (10),  said  township;  thence  westerly 
to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  said  section ; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of 
Section  three  (3),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  Section  four  (4),  said  township; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of 
said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  eight 
CS),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the 
north-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the 


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south-east  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence 
westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  seven  (7),  said  township; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Township  nine  (9)  South, 
Range  seventy-five  (75)  West;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  cor- 
ner of  Section  thirty-five  (35),  Township  eight  (8)  South,  Range  sev- 
enty-five (75)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of 
Section  thirty-five  (35),  Township  seven  (7)  South,  Range  seventy- 
five  (75)  West;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section 
thirty-three  (^'3),  Township  seven  (7)  South,  Range  seventy-six  (76) 
West;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  sixteen 
(16),  Township  eight  (8)  South,  Range  seventy-six  (76)  West; 
thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  south- 
erly to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-nine  (29),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-one  (31),  said 
township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  township 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  one  (i),  Township 
nine  (9)  South,  Range  seveaty-seven  {yy)  West;  thence  westerly  to 
the  south-west  corner  of  Section  two  (2),  said  township;  thence  south- 
erly to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  fifteen  (15),  said  township; 
thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  eighteen  (18),  said 
township ;  thence  southerly  along  the  range  line,  allowing  for  the 
proper  offset  on  the  Second  (2nd)  Correction  Line  South,  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  Section  thirty  (30),  Township  eleven  (11)  South, 
Range  seventy-seven  {yy)  West;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  cor- 
ner of  Section  twenty-eight  (28),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to 
the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  Section  thirty-four  (34),  said  township;  thence  southerly 
to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-seven  (27),  Township  twelve 
(12)  South,  Range  seventy-seven  {yy)  West;  thence  westerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  Section  four  (4),  Township  thirteen  (13)  South,  Range  sev- 
enty-seven {yy)  West;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the 
north-west  quarter  of  Section  eleven  (11),  said  township  ;  thence  south- 
erly to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  said  section ; 
thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  seventeen  (17), 
Township  thirteen  (13)  South,  Range  seventy-six  (76)  West;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-nine  (29),  said 
township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  north-west 
quarter  of  Section  thirty-three  (33),  said  township;  thence  southerly 
to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  said  section ; 
thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  four  (4),  Township 
fourteen  (14)  South,  Range  seventy-six  (476)  West;  thence  southerly 


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to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section;  thence  easterly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  Section  ten  (lo),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to 
the  south-east  corner  of  said  section;  thence  easterly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  Section  fourteen  (14),  said  township;  thence  southerly 
to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-three  (23),  said  township; 
thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of 
Section  twenty-five  (25),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 
cast  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  Section  one  (i),  Township 
fifteen  (15)  South,  Range  seventy-six  (76)  West;  thence  westerly  to 
the  north-east  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Section  two  (2),  said 
township ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section  • 
thence  westerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of 
Section  ten  (10),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  cor- 
ner of  the  north-west  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  sixteen  (16),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
southerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-eight  (28),  said 
township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-three  (23)> 
said  township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  town- 
ship; thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Township  thirteen 
(13)  South,  Range  seventy-seven  (yy)  West;  thence  westerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-four  (34),  said  township;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-two  (22),  said 
township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  eighteen 
(18),  said  township  ;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Town- 
ship twelve  (12)  South,  Range  seventy-eight  (78)  West;  thence  west- 
erly to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Section 
thirty-four  (34),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  Section  twenty-two  (22),  said 
township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirteen 
(13),  Township  twelve  (12)  South,  Range  seventy-nine  (79)  West; 
thence  northerly  along  the  section  lines,  allowing  for  the  proper  offset 
on  the  Second  (2nd)  Correction  Line  South,  to  the  south-west  corner 
of  Section  thirty-six  (36),  Township  eight  (8)  South,  Range  seventy- 
nine  (79)  West;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  town- 
ship: thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Township  eight 
(8)  South,  Range  seventy-eight  (78)  West;  thence  easterly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-four  (34),  Township  seven  (7) 
South,  Range  seventy-seven  (yy)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner 
of   Section   thirty-five    (35),   said   township;   thence   northerly   to   the 


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north-west  corner  of  Section  one  (i),  said  township;  thence  easterly 
to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-four  (34),  Township  six 
(6)  South,  Range  seventy-six  (76)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  Section  three  (3),  said  township;  thence  easterly 
along  the  First  (istj  Correction  Line  South,  to  the  south-east  corner 
of  Township  five  (5)  South,  Range  seventy-six  (76)  West;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  township ;  thence  westerly  to 
the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-four  (34)  Township  four  (4) 
South,  Range  seventy-six  (76)  West ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  Section  three  (3),  Township  three  (3)  South,  Range 
seventy-six  (76)  West;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
Township  two  (2)  South,  Range  seventy-four  (74)  West;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  nineteen  (19),  said  town- 
ship, the  place  of  beginning;  such  of  the  above-named  corners  as 
have  not  been  established  by  the  official  surveys  being  intended  to  be 
located  at  the  points  where  such  corners  would  fall  in  projecting  the 
surveys  in  the  directions  indicated  without  allowing  for  any  irregu- 
larities which  may  occur  in  extending  the  surveys ; 

Excepting  from  the  force  and  effect  of  this  proclamation  all  lands 
which  may  have  been,  prior  to  the  date  hereof,  embraced  in  any  legal 
entry  or  covered  by  any  lawful  filing  duly  of  record  in  the  proper 
United  States  Land  Office,  or  upon  which  any  valid  settlement  has  been 
made  pursuant  to  law,  and  the  statutory  period  within  which  to  make 
entry  or  filing  of  record  has  not  expired :  Provided,  That  this  excep- 
tion shall  not  continue  to  apply  to  any  particular  tract  of  land  unless 
the  entryman,  settler  or  claimant  continues  to  comply  with  the  law 
under  which  the  entry,  filing  or  settlement  was  made ; 

Provided  further,  That  nothing  herein  shall  give  any  force  or  effect 
to  any  claim  or  right  to  any  of  the  lands  heretofore  embraced  within 
the  reserves  hereby  consolidated  wdiich  would  not  have  been  entitled 
to  recognition  if  said  reserves  as  heretofore  established  had  been  con- 
tinued in  force  without  being  merged  into  a  single  reserve  as  herein- 
before provided. 

The  lands  hereby  excluded  from  the  reserve  and  restored  to  the  pub- 
lic domain  shall  be  open  to  settlement  from  the  date  hereof,  but  shall 
not  be  subject  to  entry,  filing  or  selection  until  after  ninety  days'  notice 
by  such  publication  as  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior  may  prescribe. 

Warning  is  hereby  expressly  given  to  all  persons  not  to  make  settle- 
ment upon  the  lands  reserved  by  this  proclamation. 

In  witness  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the 
seal  of  the  United  States  to  be  affixed. 

Done;  at  the  City  of  Washington  this  12th  day  of  May,  in 
[seal.]     the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  nine  hundred  and  five. 


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and  of  the  Independence  of  tlie  United  States  the  one  hun- 
dred and  twenty-ninth. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 
By  the  President : 

Francis  B.  Loomis, 

Acting  Secretary  of  State. 


By  the  President  of  the  United  States  oe  America. 
A   TROCLAMATION. 

Whereas,  satisfactory  proof  has  been  given  to  mc  by  the  Govern- 
ment of  the  RepubUc  of  Panama  that  no  discriminating  duties  of  ton- 
nage or  imposts  are  imposed  or  levied  in  the  ports  of  that  RepubUc 
upon  vessels  wholly  belonging  to  citizens  of  the  United  States  or  upon 
the  produce,  manufactures,  or  merchandise  imported  in  such  vessels 
from  the  United  States,  or  from  any  foreign  country ; 

Now,  therefore,  I,  Tiieodoke  Rooseveet,  President  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  by  virtue  of  the  authority  vested  in  me  by  section 
four  thousand  two  hundred  and  twenty-eight  of  the  Revised  Statutes 
of  the  United  States,  do  hereby  declare  and  proclaim  that,  the  foreign 
discriminating  duties  of  tonnage  and  imposts  within  the  United  States 
are  suspended  and  discontinued  so  far  as  respects  the  vessels  of  the 
Republic  of  Panama,  and  the  produce,  manufactures,  or  merchandise 
imported  into  the  United  States  from  the  Republic  of  Panama,  or  from 
any  other  foreign  country ;  the  suspension  to  take  efifect  on  and  after 
the  date  of  this  proclamation  and  to  continue  so  long  as  the  reciprocal 
exemption  of  vessels  belonging  to  citizens  of  the  United  States,  and 
their  cargoes,  shall  be  continued,  and  no  longer. 

In  testimony  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the 
seal  of  the  United  States  to  be  affixed. 
,  Done  at  the  City  of  Washington,  the  15th  day  of  May,  in 
[seal.]     the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  nine  hundred  and  five, 
and  of  the  Independence  of  the  United  States  the  one  hun- 
dred and  twenty-ninth. 

THEODORE    ROOSEVELT. 
By  the  President : 

Francis  R.  Loomis, 

Acting  Secretary  of  State, 


Theodore  Roosevelt  953 

By  the  President  of  the  United  States  of  America. 
A   PROCLAMATION. 

Whereas,  by  Executive  Order  dated  December  27,  1875,  Sections 
5  and  6,  township  15  south,  range  2  east,  San  Bernardino  Meridian, 
CaHfornia,  were  with  certain  other  tracts  of  land  withdrawn  from  the 
pnbHc  domain  and  reserved  for  the  use  of  the  Capitan  Grande  Band  or 
Village  of  Mission  Indians ;  and 

Whereas,  the  Commission  appointed  under  the  provisions  of  the 
Act  of  Congress  approved  January  12,  1891,  entitled  "An  Act  for  the 
relief  of  the  Mission  Indians  in  the  State  of  California,"  (U.  S.  Stat- 
utes at  Large,  vol.  26,  page  712)  selected  for  the  said  Capitan  Grande 
band  or  village  of  Indians  certain  tracts  of  land  and  intentionally 
omitted  and  excluded  from  such  selection  the  said  sections  5  and  6, 
township  15  south,  range  2  east;  and 

Whereas,  the  report  and  recommendations  of  the  said  Commission 
were  approved  by  Executive  Order  dated  December  29,  1891,  which 
Order  also  directed  that  "All  of  the  lands  mentioned  in  said  report  are 
hereby  withdrawn  from  settlement  and  entry  until  patents  shall  have 
issued  for  said  selected  reservations,  and  until  the  recommendations  of 
said  Commission  shall  be  fully  executed,  and,  by  the  proclamation  of 
the  President  of  the  United  States,  the  lands  or  any  part  thereof  shall 
be  restored  to  the  public  domain ;"  and 

Whereas,  a  patent  was  issued  March  10,  1894,  to  the  said  Indians 
for  the  lands  selected  by  the  Commission  as  aforesaid  and  which  patent 
also  excluded  the  said  Sections  5  and  6,  township  15  south,  range  2 
east ;  and 

Whereas,  it  appears  that  on  the  loth  day  of  March,  1895,  Joseph  J. 
Henderson  entered  upon  the  Southeast  J4  of  the  Southeast  ^,  Section 
5,  township  15  south,  range  2  east,  San  Bernardino  Meridian,  for  the 
purpose  of  taking  the  land  under  the  homestead  law,  and  cannot  make 
the  requisite  filings  on  the  land  occupied  by  him  until  it  shall  have 
been  formally  restored  to  the  public  domain,  and  that  no  good  reason 
appears  to  exist  for  the  further  reservation  of  said  Sections  5  and  6 
for  the  said  band  of  Indians ; 

Now,  therefore,  I,  Theodore  Roosevelt,  President  of  the  United 
States,  by  virtue  of  the  power  in  me  vested,  do  hereby  declare  and  make 
known  that  Executive  Orders  dated  December  27,  1875,  and  Decem- 
ber 29,  1891,  are  so  far  modified  as  to  except  from  their  provisions 
Sections  5  and  6,  of  township  15  south,  range  2  east,  San  Bernardino 
Meridian,  and  the  said  sections  are  hereby  restored  to  the  public  do- 
main. 

In  witness  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the 
seal  of  the  United  States  to  be  affixed. 


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Done  at  the  City  of  Washington  this  15th  day  of  May,  in 
[siCAL.]     the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  nine  hundred  and  five, 
and  of  the  Independence  of  the  United  States  the  one  hun- 
dred and  twenty-ninth. 

THEODORE   ROOSEVELT. 
By  the  President : 

Francis  B.  Loom  is, 

Acting  Secretary  of  State. 


By  the  President  of  the  United  States  of  America. 
A   PROCLAMATION. 

Whereas,  The  Medicine  Bow  Forest  Reserve,  in  the  State  of  Wyom- 
ing, was  estabHshed  by  proclamation  dated  May  twenty-second,  nine- 
teen hundred  and  two,  under  and  by  virtue  of  section  twenty-four  of 
the  Act  of  Congress,  approved  March  third,  eighteen  hundred  and 
ninety-one,  entitled,  "An  act  to  repeal  timber-culture  laws,  and  for 
other  purposes",  which  provides,  "That  the  President  of  the  United 
States  may,  from  time  to  time,  set  apart  and  reserve,  in  any  State  or 
Territory  having  public  land  bearing  forests,  in  any  part  of  the  public 
lands  wholly  or  in  part  covered  with  timber  or  undergrowth,  whether 
of  commercial  value  or  not,  as  public  reservations,  and  the  President 
shall,  by  public  proclamation,  declare  the  establishment  of  such  reserva- 
tions and  the  limits  thereof" ; 

And  whereas,  it  is  further  provided  by  the  Act  of  Congress,  approved 
June  fourth,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-seven,  entitled,  "An  act  mak- 
ing appropriations  for  sundry  civil  expenses  of  the  Government  for  the 
fiscal  year  ending  June  thirtieth,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-eight, 
and  for  other  purposes",  that  "the  President  is  hereby  authorized  at  any 
time  to  modify  any  Executive  order  that  has  been  or  may  hereafter  be 
made  establishing  any  forest  reserve,  and  by  such  modification  may 
reduce  the  area  or  change  the  boundary  lines  of  such  reserve,  or  may 
vacate  altogether  any  order  creating  such  reserve" ;  under  which  pro- 
vision the  boundary  lines  of  the  said  forest  reserve  were  changed  and 
enlarged  by  proclamation  dated  July  sixteenth,  nineteen  hundred  and 
two; 

And  whereas,  it  appears  that  the  public  good  would  be  promoted  by 
including  within  the  said  forest  reserve  certain  additional  lands  in  the 
State  of  Colorado  which  are  in  part  covered  with  timber; 

Now,  therefore,  I,  Theodore  Roosevelt,  President  of  the  United 
States,  by  virtue  of  the  power  vested  in  me  by  the  aforesaid  act  of 
Congress,  approved  June  fourth,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-seven, 
do  hereby  make  known  and  proclaim  that  the  boundarv  lines  of  the 


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aforesaid  Medicine  Bow  Forest  Reserve  are  hereby  further  modified 

so  as  to  read  as  follows : 

Beginning  at  the  north-west  corner  of  Township  seventeen  (17) 
North,  Range  eighty-one  (81)  West,  Sixth  (6th)  Principal  Meridian, 
Wyoming;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  township; 
thence  southerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  thirty  (30),  Town- 
ship seventeen  (17)  North,  Range  eighty  (80)  West;  thence  easterly 
to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-five  (25),  said  township; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Township  seventeen  (17) 
North,  Range  seventy-nine  (79)  West;  thence  easterly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  Section  five  (5),  Township  seventeen  (17)  North,  Range 
seventy-eight  (78)  West;  thence  southerly  along  the  section  lines, 
allowing  for  the  proper  offset  on  the  Fourth  (4th)  Standard  Parallel 
North,  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-two  (32),  Township 
fourteen  (14)  North,  Range  seventy-eight  (78)  West;  thence  easterly 
to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  four  (4),  Township  thirteen  (13) 
North,  Range  seventy-seven  {yy)  West;  thence  southerly  along  the 
section  lines,  allowing  for  the  proper  offset  on  the  Third  (3rd)  Standard 
Parallel  North,  to  the  point  of  intersection  with  the  boundary  line  be- 
tween the  States  of  Wyoming  and  Colorado ;  thence  westerly  along  said 
state  boundary  line  to  the  point  of  intersection  with  the  range  line  be- 
tween Ranges  seventy-seven  {yy)  and  seventy-eight  (78)  West;  thence 
southerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Township  eleven  (11)  North, 
Range  seventy-seven  {yy)  West;  Sixth  (6th)  Principal  Meridian,  Col- 
orado; thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  six  (6),  said 
township ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ; 
thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  eight  (8),  said 
township ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ; 
thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  comer  of  Section  sixteen  (16),  said 
township ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ; 
thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-two  (22), 
said  township ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  sec- 
tion ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-six 
(26),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
Section  thirty-six  (36),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  Section  six  (6),  Township  ten  (10)  North,  Range  sev- 
enty-six (76)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Sec- 
lion  seventeen  (17),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  Section  twenty-three  (23),  said  township;  thence  southerly 
to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner 
of  Section  one  ( i ) ,  said  township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  Section  thirty-one  (31),  Township  eleven  (11)  North,  Range 
seventy-five  (75)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of 


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said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-cast  corner  of  Section  thirty- 
six  (36),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of 
said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  five 
(5),  Township  ten  (10)  North,  Range  seventy-four'  (74)  West; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  east- 
erly to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  nine  (9),  said  township;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to 
the  north-east  corner  of  Section  fourteen  (14),  said  township;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  ©f  Section  twenty-five  (25),  said 
township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  six  (6),  Town- 
ship nine  (9)  North,  Range  seventy-three  (y^)  West;  thence  easterly 
to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  eight  (8),  said  township;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-three  (33),  said 
township;  thence  easterly  along  the  Second  (2nd)  Correction  Line 
North  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  one  ( i ) ,  Township  eight 
(8)  North,  Range  seventy-two  (72)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  cor- 
ner of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-cast  corner  of  said 
township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  north-east 
quarter  of  Section  two  (2),  Township  seven  (7)  North,  Range  sev- 
enty-two (72)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the 
south-west  quarter  of  said  section  ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  Section  ten  (10),  said  township;  thence  soulhcrlv  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-two  (22),  said  township;  thence 
easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-six  (26),  said 
township ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-cast  corner  of  Section  eleven 
(11),  Township  six  (6)  North,  Range  seventy-two  (72)  West;  thence 
westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  fifteen  (15),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-cast  corner  of  Section  twenty-one 
(21),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said 
section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  .corner  of  Section  twenty- 
nine  (29),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty- 
one  (31),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of 
Section  two  (2),  Township  five  (5)  North,  Range  seventy-three  (73) 
West;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  ten  (10), 
said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section 
eighteen  (18),  said  township;  thence  southerly  along  the  range  line, 
allowing  for  the  proper  offset  on  the  First  (ist)  Correction  Line 
North,  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  six  (6),  Township  four 
(4)  North,  Range  seventy-three  ("/t,)  West;  thence  easterly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  Section  nine  (9),  said  township;  thence  south- 
erly to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section;  thence  easterlv  to  the 


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south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  Section  thirty-four  (34),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to 
the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  Section  two  (2),  Township  two  (2)  North,  Range 
seventy-three  (ys)  West;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of 
said  township ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section 
twenty-five  (25),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Sec- 
tion eleven  (11),  Township  one  (i)  North,  Range  seventy-three  (73) 
West;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  eight  (8), 
Township  one  (i)  North,  Range  seventy-four  (74)  West;  thence 
northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty  (30),  Township 
two  (2)  North,  Range  seventy-four  (74)  West;  thence  westerly  to 
the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
Section  twenty-three  (23),  Township  two  (2)  North,  Range  seventy- 
five  (75)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section 
fifteen  (15),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of 
Section  seven  (7),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  said  section  ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said 
section  ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  thirty 
(30),  Township  three  (3)  North,  Range  seventy-five  (75)  West ;  thence 
easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  said  sec- 
tion ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter 
of  Section  seven  (7),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  Section  nine  (9),  said  township; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of 
Section  four  (4),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Section  thirty-one  (31),  Township 
four  (4)  North,  Range  seventy-five  (75)  W'est ;  thence  northerly  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  Section  nineteen  (19), 
said  township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  south- 
west quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  along  the  range  line,  al- 
lowing for  the  proper  offset  on  the  First  (ist)  Correction  Line  North, 
to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-five  (25),  Township  five 
(5)  North,  Range  seventy-six  (76)  West ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner 
of  Section  thirty-six  (36),  said  township;  thence  westerly  along  the 
First  (ist)  Correction  Line  North  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the 
north-east  quarter  of  Section  two  (2),  Township  four  (4)  North, 
Range  seventy-six  (76)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Section  eleven  (11),  said  township; 
thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly 
to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-six   (26),  said  township; 


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thence  westerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of 
said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  south-west 
quarter  of  Section  two  (2),  Township  three  (3)  North.  Range  seventy- 
six  (76)  West;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  sec- 
tion; thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  fifteen  (15). 
said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section 
twenty-three  (23),  Township  three  (3)  North,  Range  seventy-seven 
(77)  ^Vest;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section; 
thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-two  (22), 
said  township  ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section  ; 
thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty  (20),  said 
township ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ; 
thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly 
to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-two  (32),  said  township; 
thence  westerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Township  two  (2)  North, 
Range  seventy-eight  (78)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  cor- 
ner of  Section  one  (i),  said  township  ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of 
Section  eleven  (11),  said  township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  Section  fifteen  (15),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  Section  eighteen  (18),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  Section  nine  (9),  Township  two  (2)  North,  Range  seventy- 
nine  (79)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section 
five  (5),  said  township:  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
Section  thirty-two  (32),  Township  three  (3)  North,  Range  seventy- 
nine  (79)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section 
six  (6),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section 
twenty-four  (24),  Township  four  (4)  North,  Range  eighty  (80) 
West;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  fourteen 
(14),  Township  four  (4)  North,  Range  eighty-one  (81)  West;  thence 
northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  three  (3),  said  township; 
thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  north- 
erly along  the  section  lines,  allowing  for  the  proper  oflfset  on  the  First 
(ist)  Correction  Line  North,  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section 
twenty-two  (22),  Township  five  (5)  North,  Range  eighty-one  (81) 
West ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirteen  (13), 
said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  sec- 
tion; thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  eight  (8), 
Township  five  (5)  North,  Range  eighty  (80)  West;  thence  northerly 
to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  four  (4),  said  township;  thence 
easterly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Township  five  (5)  North,  Range 


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seventy-eight  (78)  West ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
Section  six  (6),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner 
of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  north- 
west quarter  of  Section  seventeen  (17),  said  township;  thence  easterly 
to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  Section  fifteen 
(15),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of 
Section  eleven  (11),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said 
section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  north-west 
quarter  of  Section  thirteen  (13),  said  township ;  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  the  north-w^est  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence 
easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  Section 
eighteen  (18),  Township  five  (5)  North,  Range  seventy-seven  {yj) 
West ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to 
the  south-east  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  Section  one  (i), 
Township  five  (5)  North,  Range  seventy-eight  (78)  West;  thence 
westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  said  sec- 
tion ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter 
of  Section  twenty-five  (25),  Township  six  (6)  North,  Range  seventy- 
eight  (78)  West ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  south- 
east quarter  of  Section  twenty-three  (23),  said  township;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  Section 
eleven  (11),  said  township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of 
Section  one  (i),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  Township  six  (6)  North,  Range  seventy-seven  {yy)  West; 
thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  five  (5),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter 
of  said  section;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  north- 
east quarter  of  Section  three  (3),  said  township  ;  thence  northerly  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-four  (34),  Township  seven  (7) 
North,  Range  seventy-seven  {yy)  West;  thence  w^esterly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Section  twenty-eight  (28), 
said  township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  north- 
east quarter  of  Section  sixteen  (16),  said  township;  thence  easterly 
to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  Section  three  (3),  Township  eight  (8)  North,  Range 
seventy-seven  {yy)  West;  thence  easterly  along  the  second  (2nd)  Cor- 
rection Line  North  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter 
of  Section  thirty-four  (34),  Township  nine  (9)  North,  Range  seventy- 
seven  {yy)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the 
north-west  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  Section  twenty-seven  {2y),  said  township;  thence  northerly 
to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south- 


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west  corner  of  the  south-cast  quarter  of  Section  twenty-one  (21),  said 
township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  north-east 
quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of 
said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  eight 
(8),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the 
south-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  Section  six  (6),  said  township;  thence  northerly 
to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section;  thence  westerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  Section  thirty-six  (36),  Township  ten  (10)  North, 
Range  seventy-eight  (78)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
Section  twenty-six  (26),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
cast  corner  of  Section  twenty-two  (22),  said  township;  thence  v/est- 
erly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  sixteen  (16),  said  township; 
thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  eight  (8),  said 
township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  six  (6),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-six 
(36),  Township  eleven  (11)  North,  Range  seventy-nine  (79)  West; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-five  (35), 
Township  twelve  (12)  North,  Range  seventy-nine  (79)  West;  thence 
westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to 
the  south-east  corner  of  Section  ten  (10),  Township  eleven  (11) 
North,  Range  seventy-nine  (79)  West;  thence  westerly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  Section  eighteen  (18),  said  township;  thence  southerly 
to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence 
westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  said  sec- 
tion ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twelve  (12),  Township 
eleven  (11)  North,  Range  eighty  (80)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  Section  two  (2),  said  township;  thence  northerly  along  the 
section  lines  to  the  point  of  intersection  with  the  boundary  line  be- 
tween the  States  of  Colorado  and  Wyoming ;  thence  westerly  along  said 
state  boundary  line  to  the  point  of  intersection  with  the  range  line  be- 
tween Ranges  eighty  (80)  and  eighty-one  (81)  West;  thence  north- 
erly along  said  range  line,  allowing  for  the  proper  offset  on  the  Third 
(3rd)  Standard  Parallel  North,  to  the  south-cast  corner  of  Township 
fourteen  (14)  North,  Range  eighty-one  (81)  West,  Sixth  (6th)  Prin- 
cipal Meridian,  Wyoming ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
said  township ;  thence  northerly  along  the  range  line,  allowing  for  the 
proper  offset  on  the  Fourth   (4th)   Standard  Parallel  North,  to  the 


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north-west  corner  of  Township  seventeen  (17)   North,  Range  eighty- 
one  (81)  West,  the  place  of  beginning; 

Excepting  from  the  force  and  effect  of  this  proclamation  all  lands 
which  may  have  been,  prior  to  the  date  hereof,  embraced  in  any  legal 
entry  or  covered  by  any  lawful  filing  duly  01  record  in  the  proper 
United  States  Land  Office,  or  upon  which  any  valid  settlement  has 
been  made  pursuant  to  law;  and  the  statutory  period  within  which 
to  make  entry  or  filing  of  record  has  not  expired :  Provided,  that  this 
exception  shall  not  continue  to  apply  to  any  particular  tract  of  land  un- 
less the  entryman,  settler  or  claimant  continues  to  comply  with  the 
law  under  which  the  entry,  filing  or  settlement  was  made. 

Warning  is  hereby  expressly  given  to  all  persons  not  to  make  set- 
tlement upon  the  lands  reserved  by  this  proclamation. 

In  witness  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the 
seal  of  the  United  States  to  be  affixed. 

Done  at  the  City  of  Washington  this  17th  day  of  May,  in 
[seal.]     the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  nine  hundred  and  five, 
and  of  the  Independence  of  the  United  States  the  one  hun- 
dred and  twenty-ninth. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 
By  the  President : 

Francis  B,  Loomis, 

Acting  Secretary  of  State. 


By  the  President  oe  the  United  States  oe  America. 
A  PROCLAMATION. 

Whereas,  the  Bitter  Root  Forest  Reserve,  in  the  States  of  Idaho  and 
Montana,  was  established  by  proclamation  dated  February  twenty- 
second,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-seven,  under  and  by  virtue  of 
section  twenty-four  of  the  Act  of  Congress,  approved  March  third, 
eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-one,  entitled,  "An  act  to  repeal  timber- 
culture  laws,  and  for  other  purposes,"  which  provides,  "That  the 
President  of  the  United  States,  may,  from  time  to  time,  set  apart  and 
reserve,  in  any  State  or  Territory  having  public  land  bearing  forests, 
in  any  part  of  the  public  lands  wholly  or  in  part  covered  with  timber 
or  undergrowth,  whether  of  commercial  value  or  not,  as  public  reserva- 
tions, and  the  President  shall,  by  public  proclamation,  declare  the  es- 
tablishment of  such  reservations  and  the  limits  thereof"; 

And  whereas,  it  is  further  provided  by  the  Act  of  Congress,  ap- 
proved June  fourth,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-seven,  entitled,  "An 
act  making  appropriations  for  sundry  civil  expenses  of  the  Government 
for  the  fiscal  year  ending  June  thirtieth,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety- 


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eight,  and  for  other  purposes",  that  "the  President  is  hereby  authorized 
at  any  time  to  modify  any  Executive  order  that  has  been  or  may  here- 
after be  made  estabhshing  any  forest  reserve,  and  by  such  modifica- 
tion may  reduce  the  area  or  change  the  boundary  hnes  of  such  reserve, 
or  may  vacate  altogether  any  order  creating  such  reserve" ;  under 
which  provision  the  boundary  Hnes  of  the  said  forest  reserve  were 
changed  and  the  area  reduced  by  proclamation  dated  June  fourteenth, 
nineteen  hundred  and  four; 

And  whereas,  it  appears  that  the  public  good  would  be  promoted  by 
further  releasing  and  excluding  lands  from  the  said  forest  reserve,  and 
by  including  therein  additional  lands  which  are  in  part  covered  with 
timber ; 

Now,  therefore,  I,  Theodore  Roosevelt,  President  of  the  United 
States,  by  virtue  of  the  power  vested  in  me  by  the  aforesaid  act  of 
Congress,  approved  June  fourth,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-seven, 
do  hereby  irtake  known  and  proclaim  that  the  boundary  lines  of  the 
aforesaid  Bitter  Root  Forest  Reserve  are  hereby  further  modified  so 
as  to  read  as  follows: 

Beginning  at  the  north-east  corner  of  Township  thirty-six  (36) 
North,  Range  five  (5)  East,  Boise  Base  and  Meridian,  Idaho;  thence 
southerly,  allowing  for  the  proper  oflfset  on  the  Sixth  and  one-half 
(63/2)  Standard  Parallel  North,  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Township 
thirty-one  (31)  North,  Range  five  (5)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  Section  four  (4),  said  township;  thence  southerly 
to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-one  (21),  said  township; 
thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  south- 
erly to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-two  (32),  said  township; 
thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-one  (31), 
said  township ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  town- 
ship;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  three  (3), 
Township  thirty  (30)  North,  Range  four  (4)  East;  thence  southerly 
to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  Section  seven  (7),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to 
the  north-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-six  (36),  Township  thirty  (30) 
North,  Range  three  (3)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner 
of  said  section ;  thence  southerly,  allowing  for  the  proper  offset  on  the 
Sixth  (6th)  Standard  Parallel  North,  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Sec- 
tion fourteen  (14),  Township  twenty-nine  (29)  North,  Range  three 
(3)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  eighteen 
(18),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said 
township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  four 
(4),  Township  twenty-eight  (28)  North,  Range  two  (2)  East;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  nine  (9),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 


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southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  fifteen  (15),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  eastenly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-four   (34),  said 
township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-four  (34), 
Township  twenty-six  (26)  North,  Range  two  (2)  East ;  thence  west- 
erly, along  the  Fifth  and  one-half  (5>^)  Standard  Parallel  North,  to 
the  north-west  corner  of  Township  twenty-five    (25)    North,  Range 
two   (2)   East;  thence  southerly  along  the  range  line  to  its  intersec- 
tion with  the   Salmon  River;  thence  in  a  general   easterly  direction 
along  the  middle  of  the  channel  01  said  river  to  its  intersection  with 
the  range  line  between  Ranges  eighteen.  (18)  and  nineteen  (19)  East; 
thence  northerly   along  said   range   Hne  to   its   intersection   with   the 
boundary  line  between  the  States  of  Idaho  and  Montana;  thence  in  a 
general  north-easterly  direction  along  said  state  boundary  line  to  its  in- 
tersection with  the  township  line  between  Townships  one  (i)  and  two 
(2)  South,  Base  and  Principal  Meridian,  Montana;  thence  easterly  to 
the  south-east  corner  of  Township  one    (i)    South,   Range  nineteen 
(19)   West;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  westerly  along  the  Base  Line  to  the  south-west  corner 
of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Section  thirty-two   {2)2),  Township  one 
(i)  North,  Range  nineteen  (19)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  Section  five  (5),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  lot  one  ( i )  of  Section 
three   (3),  Township  one   (i)   North,  Range  twenty-one   (21)   West; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of 
said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  north-east 
quarter  of  Section  nine   (9),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence 
westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section  ;  thence  southerly  to 
the  south-east  corner  of  Section  seventeen  (17),  said  township;  thence 
westerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  said 
section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  south-east 
quarter  of  Section  twenty-nine   (29),  said  township;  thence  westerly 
to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  Section  thirty-one 
(31),  said  township;  thence  southerly,  allowing  for  the  proper  offset 
on  the  Base  Line,  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of 
Section  one  (i).  Township  one  (i)   South,  Range  twenty-two   (22) 
West ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  eleven  ( 1 1 ) , 
said  township ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  sec- 
tion ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter 
of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  south- 
east quarter  of  Section  thirty-five  (35),  said  township;  thence  westerly 
to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  three  (3),  Township  two  (2)  South, 


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Range  twenty-two  (22)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner 
of  Section  thirty-four  (34),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  said  section;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  Section 
three  (3),  Township  three  (3)  South,  Range  twenty-two  (22)  West; 
thence  westerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  nine  (9),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to 
the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  Section  four  (4),  said  township; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of 
said  section  ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  north-east 
quarter  of  said  section  ;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Sec- 
tion sixteen  (16),  Township  two  (2)  South,  Range  twenty-two  (22) 
West ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  south-west  quar- 
ter of  Section  sixteen  ( 16),  said  township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to 
the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  Section  three  (3),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  Section  thirty-four  (34),  Town- 
ship one  (i)  South,  Range  twenty-two  (22)  W^est;  thence  northerly 
to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  said  section  ;  thence 
easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  said  section  ; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  eleven  (11),  said 
township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  south-west 
quarter  of  Section  two  (2),  said  township;  thence  northerly,  allowing 
for  the  proper  offset  on  the  Base  Line,  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the 
south-east  quarter  of  Section  thirty-six  (36),  Township  one  (i)  North, 
Range  twenty-two  (22)  West;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-east  corner 
of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Section  thirty-four  (34),  said  township; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section;  thence  west- 
erly along  the  Base  Line  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty- 
three  (33),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of 
the  south-west  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  Section  thirty-four  (34),  said 
township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  north-west 
quarter  of  said  section  ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the 
south-west  quarter  of  Section  twenty-six  (26),  said  township;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  said  sec- 
tion ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter 
of  Section  twenty-five  (25),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the 
north-cast  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence 
easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  nineteen  (19),  Township 
one  (l)  North,  Range  twenty-one  (21)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the 


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south-west  corner  of  Section  eight  (8),  said  township;  thence  easterly 
to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  said  section ; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of 
said  section;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  four 
(4),  said  township;  thence  northerly,  allowing  for  the  proper  offset  on 
the  township  line,  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of 
Section  thirty-three  (33),  Township  two  (2)  North,  Range  twenty- 
one  (21)  West;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  south- 
east quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner 
of  Section  thirty-four  (34),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  Section  twenty-eight 
(28),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the 
south-west  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to 
the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  section  twenty-seven  (27),  said 
township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  north-east 
quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the 
north-east  quarter  of  Section  twenty-six  (26),  said  township;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Section 
fourteen  (14),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner 
of  the  south-west  quarter  of  said  section;  thence  northerly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  Section  three  (3),  said  township;  thence  westerly 
to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  said  section ; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of 
said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  south-west 
quarter  of  said  section  ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said 
section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-two 
(32),  Township  three  (3)  North,  Range  twenty-one  (21)  West;  thence 
northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  said 
section;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  north-east 
quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of 
the  north-west  quarter  of  Section  twenty  (20),  said  township;  thence 
westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  seventeen  (17),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter 
of  the  north-east  quarter  of  Section  seven  (7),  said  township;  thence 
westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the'  south-east  quarter  of  the  north- 
east quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-west  corner 
of  lot  one  (i)  of  Section  six  (6),  said  township ;  thence  easterly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  lot  two  (2)  of  Section  five  (5),  said  township; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of 
said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of 
Section  twenty-nine  (29),  Township  four  (4)  North,  Range  twenty- 


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one  (21)  West;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  south- 
west quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-west  corner 
of  Section  twenty  (20),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-cast  corner  of 
Section  seventeen  (17),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly 
to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  said  section  ;  thence 
westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Section 
eighteen  (18),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner 
of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Section  six  (6),  said  township  ;  thence  east- 
erly to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  said  section ; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  five  (5),  said 
township;  thence  easterly  along  the  First  (ist)  Standard  Parallel  North 
to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  Section  thirty- 
three  (33),  Township  five  (5)  North,  Range  twenty-one  (21)  West; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of 
said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section 
twenty-eight  (28),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  Section  nine  (9),  said  township  ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly 
to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  Section  thirty- 
three  (33),  Township  six  (6)  North,  Range  twenty-one  {21)  West; 
thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  north- 
erly to  the  north-cast  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Section  twenty- 
nine  (29),  Township  seven  (7)  North,  Range  twenty-one  (21)  West; 
thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of 
said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  north- 
west quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner 
of  Section  twenty  (20),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  Section  eight  (8),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-cast  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  Section 
five  (5),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
Section  thirty-three  (33),  Township  eight  (8)  North,  Range  twenty- 
one  (21)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section 
twenty-eight  (28),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Sec- 
tion fifteen  (15),  said  township  ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner 
of  the  south-west  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  Section  ten  (10),  said  township  ; 
thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  said 
section;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  three  (3), 
said  township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  east- 


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erly,  along  the  Second  (2nd)  Standard  Parallel  North,  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  Township  nine  (9)  North,  Range  twenty-one  (21) 
West ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Township  ten  ( 10) 
North,  Range  twenty-one  (21)  West;  thence  westerly  along  the  town- 
ship line  to  its  intersection  with  the  boundary  line'  between  the  States 
of  Montana  and  Idaho ;  thence  along  said  state  boundary  line  to  its  in- 
tersection with  the  township  line  between  Townships  thirty-eight  (38) 
and  thirty-nine  (39)  North,  Boise  Base  and  Meridian,  Idaho;  thence 
westerly  along  said  township  line  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Town- 
ship thirty-eight  North,  Range  ten  (10)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  Township  thirty-seven  (37)  North,  Range  ten 
(10)  East;  thence  westerly  along  the  Seventh  (7th)  Standard  Parallel 
North  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Township  thirty-six  (36)  North, 
Range  five  (5)  East,  the  place  of  beginning;  such  of  the  above- 
named  corners  and  other  turning  points  as  have  not  been  established 
by  the  official  surveys  being  intended  to  be  located  at  the  points  where 
the  same  would  fall  in  projecting  the  surveys  in  the  directions  indicated 
without  allowing  for  any  irregularities  which  may  occur  in  actually  ex- 
tending the  surveys;  excepting  and  excluding  from  reservation  all 
those  certain  tracts,  pieces  or  parcels  of  land  lying  and  being  situate 
in  the  State  of  Idaho  and  particularly  described  as  follows : 

What  will  be  when  surveyed  Sections  one  (i)  to  eighteen  (18), 
both  inclusive.  Township  twenty-six  (26)  North,  Range  six  (6)  East, 
Boise  Base  and  Meridian,  Idaho;  Sections  nineteen  (19)  to  thirty-six 
(36),  both  inclusive.  Township  twenty-seven  (27)  North,  Range  six 
(6)  East;  Sections  four  (4)  to  nine  (9),  both  inclusive,  and  Sections 
sixteen  (16),  seventeen  (17)  and  eighteen  (18),  Township  twenty-six 
(26)  North,  Range  seven  (7)  East;  Sections  nineteen  (19),  twenty 
(20)  and  twenty-one  (21),  and  Sections  twenty-eight  (28)  to  thirty- 
three  (33),  both  inclusive.  Township  twenty-seven  (27)  North,  Range 
seven  (7)  East,  and  all  Township  twenty-nine  (29)  North,  Range 
eight  (8)  East; 

Excepting  from  the  force  and  effect  of  this  proclamation  all  lands 
which  may  have  been,  prior  to  the  date  hereof,  embraced  in  any  legal 
entry  or  covered  by  any  lawful  filing  duly  of  record  in  the  proper 
United  States  Land  Office,  or  upon  which  any  valid  settlement  has  been 
made  pursuant  to  law,  and  the  statutory  period  within  which  to  make 
entry  or  filing  of  record  has  not  expired :  Provided,  that  this  excep- 
tion shall  not  continue  to  apply  to  any  particular  tract  of  land  unless  the 
entryman,  settler  or  claimant  continues  to  comply  with  the  law  under 
which  the  entry,  filing  or  settlement  was  made. 

The  lands  in  the  State  of  Montana  hereby  excluded  from  the  reserve 
and  restored  to  the  public  domain  shall  be  open  to  settlement  from  the 
date  hereof,  but  shall  not  be  subject  to  entry,  filing  or  selection  until 


968  Messages  and  Speeches 

after  ninety  days'  notice  by  such  publication  as  the  Secretary  of  the 
Interior  may  prescribe. 

Warning  is  hereby  expressly  given  to  all  persons  not  to  make  settle- 
ment upon  the  lands  reserved  by  this  proclamation. 

In  witness  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the 
seal  of  the  United  States  to  be  affixed. 

Done  at  the  City  of  Washington  this  22d  day  of  May,  in 
[seal.]     the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand    nine  hundred  and  five, 
and  of  the  Indepcncknce  of  the  United  States  the  one  hun- 
dred and  twenty-ninth. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 
By  the  President : 

Francis  B.  Loomis, 

Acting  Secretary  of  State. 

By  the  President  of  the  United  States  oe  America. 
A   PROCLAMATION. 

Whereas,  the  Yellowstone  Forest  Reserve,  in  the  States  of  Wyom- 
ing and  Montana,  was  established  by  proclamation,  dated  January 
twenty-ninth,  one  thousand  nine  hundred  and  three,  under  the  pro- 
visions of  the  act  of  Congress,  approved  March  third,  eighteen  hundred 
and  ninety-one,  entitled,  "An  act  to  repeal  timber-culture  laws  and  for 
other  purposes",  and  the  act  of  Congress,  approved  June  fourth, 
eighleen  hundred  and  ninety-seven,  entitled,  "An  Act  making  appro- 
priations for  sundry  civil  expenses  of  the  Government  for  the  fiscal 
year  ending  June  thirtieth,  eighteen  huixlred  and  ninety-eight,  and  for 
other  purposes" ; 

And  whereas,  it  is  provided  by  the  aforesaid  act  of  Congress,  ap- 
proved June  fourth,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-seven,  that  "The 
President  is  hereby  authorized  at  any  time  to  modify  any  Executive 
order  that  has  been  or  may  hereafter  be  made  establishing  any  forest 
reserve,  and  by  such  modification  may  reduce  the  area  or  change  the 
boundary  lines  of  such  reserve,  or  may  vacate  altogether  any  order 
creating  such  reserve" ;  under  which  provision  the  boundary  lines  of 
the  said  forest  reserve  were  changed  and  the  area  thereof  reduced  by 
proclamation  dated  May  fourth,  nineteen  hundred  and  four ; 

And  whereas,  the  public  lands  in  the  State  of  Idaho,  within  the 
limits  hereinafter  described,  are  in  part  covered  with  timber,  and  it 
appears  that  the  public  good  would  be  promoted  by  setting  apart  and 
reserving  said  lands  as  a  public  reservation  ; 

Now,  therefore,  I,  Theodore  Roosevelt,  President  of  the  United 
States,  by  virtue  of  the  power  in  me  vested  by  the  aforesaid  act  of 


TJicodorc  Roosevelt  969 

Congress,  approved  June  fourth,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-seven, 
do  hereby  make  known  and  proclaim  that  there  are  hereby  reserved 
from  entry  or  settlement,  and  added  to  and  made  a  part  of  the  afore- 
said Yellowstone  Forest  Reserve,  all  those  certain  tracts,  pieces  or 
parcels  of  land  lying  and  being  situate  in  the  State  of  Idaho  and  within 
the  boundaries  particularly  described  as  follows : 

Beginning  at  the  point  where  the  section  line  between  Sections 
twenty  /20)  and  twenty-nine  (29),  Township  three  (3)  North,  Range 
forty-six  (46)  East,  Boise  Base  and  Meridian,  Idaho,  intersects  the 
western  boundary  of  the  Yellowstone  Forest  Reserve ;  thence  westerly 
to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  nineteen  (19),  Township  three  (3) 
North,  Range  forty-five  (45)  East;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  Section  twenty-four  (24),  Township  three  (3)  North,  Range 
forty-four  (44)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Sec- 
tion thirteen  (13),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  Section  twenty-six  (26),  Township  four  (4)  North,  Range 
forty-four  (44)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Sec- 
tion twenty-three  (23),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  Section  fifteen  (15),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to 
the  south-west  corner  of  Section  ten  (10),  said  township;  thence  north- 
erly to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  four  (4),  said  township  ;  thence 
westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-three  (33),  Town- 
ship five  (5)  North,  Range  forty-four  (44)  East;  thence  northerly  to 
the  north-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-two  (^2),  said  township;  thence 
westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-nine  (29),  said 
township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  nine- 
teen (19),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
Section  eighteen  (18),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  Township  five  (5)  North,  Range  forty-three  (43)  East; 
thence  westerly  along  the  First  (ist)  Standard  Parallel  North  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  Section  five  (5),  said  township;  thence  southerly 
to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section,  thirty-two  (32),  said  township; 
thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  three  (3),  Town- 
ship four  (4)  North,  Range  forty-three  (43)  East;  thence  southerly 
to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  eleven  (11)  said  township ;  thence 
easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  fourteen  (14),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirteen 
(13),  said  township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section 
twenty-four  (24),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  Section  thirty  (30),  Township  four  (4)  North,  Range  forty- 
four  (44)  East;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section 
thirty-one  (31),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  Section  eight  (8),  Township  three  (3)  North,  Range  forty- 
four   (44)   East;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section 


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sixteen  (i6),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner 
of  Section  twenty-eight  (28),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-two  {z^),  said  township;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-one  (31),  said 
township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Township  two 
(2)  North,  Range  forty-four  (44)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  Section  three  (3),  Township  one  (i)  North,  Range  forty- 
four  (44)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section 
fourteen  (14),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner 
of  Section  twenty-four  (24),  said  township;  thence  southerly,  allow- 
ing for  the  proper  offset  on  the  Base  Line,  to  the  south-west  corner 
of  Section  four  (4),  Township  one  (i)  South,  Range  forty-five  (45) 
East;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  nine  (9), 
said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section 
ten  (10),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of 
Section  fifteen  (15),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  Section  fourteen  (14),  said  township;  thence  easterly 
to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-four  (24),  said  township; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  six  (6),  Town- 
ship two  (2)  South;  Range  forty-six  (46)  East;  thence  easterly  to 
the  north-east  corner  of  Section  eight  (8),  said  township;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-one  (21),  said 
township ;  thence  easterly  along  the  section  lines  to  the  point  of  inter- 
section with  the  western  boundary  of  the  Yellowstone  Forest  Reserve; 
thence  northerly  along  said  boundary  to  the  point  of  intersection  with 
the  section  line  between  Sections  twenty  (20)  and  twenty-nine  (29), 
Township  three  (3)  North,  Range  forty-six  (46)  East,  the  place  of 
beginning;  such  of  the  above-named  corners  as  have  not  been  estab- 
lished by  the  official  surveys  being  intended  to  be  located  at  the  points 
where  such  corners  would  fall  in  projecting  the  surveys  in  the  direc- 
tions indicated  without  allowing  for  any  irregularities  which  may 
occur  in  actually  extending  the  surveys ; 

Excepting  from  the  force  and  effect  of  this  proclamation  all  lands 
which  may  have  been,  prior  to  the  date  hereof,  embraced  in  any  legal 
entry  or  covered  by  any  lawful  filing  duly  of  record  in  the  proper 
United  States  Land  Office,  or  upon  which  any  valid  settlement  has 
been  made  pursuant  to  law,  and  the  statutory  period  within  which 
to  make  entry  or  filing  of  record  has  not  expired :  Proz'ided,  that  this 
exception  shall  not  continue  to  apply  to  any  particular  tract  of  land 
unless  the  entryman,  settler  or  claimant  continues  to  comply  with  the 
law  under  which  the  entry,  filing  or  settlement  was  made. 

Warning  is  hereby  expressly  given  to  all  persons  not  to  make  settle- 
ment upon  the  lands  reserved  by  this  proclamation. 


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In  witness  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the 
seal  of  the  United  States  to  be  affixed. 

Done  at  the  City  of  Washington  this  22d  day  of  May, 
[seal.]     in  the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  nine  hundred  and  five, 
and  of  the  Independence  of  the  United  States  the  one  hun- 
dred and  twenty-ninth. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 
By  the  President : 

Francis  B.  Loom  is, 

Acting  Secretary  of  State. 

By  the  President  oe  the  United  States  of  America. 
A   PROCLAMATION. 

Whereas,  it  is  provided  by  section  twenty-four  of  the  Act  of  Con- 
gress, approved  March  third,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-one,  en- 
titled, '*An  act  to  repeal  timber-culture  laws,  and  for  other  purposes", 
"That  the  President  of  the  United  States  may,  from  time  to  time,  set 
apart  and  reserve,  in  any  State  or  Territory  having  public  land  bearing 
forests,  in  any  part  of  the  public  lands  wholly  or  in  part  covered  with 
timber  or  undergrowth,  whether  of  commercial  value  or  not,  as  public 
reservations,  and  the  President  shall,  by  public  proclamation,  declare 
the  establishment  of  such  reservations  and  the  limits  thereof" ; 

And  whereas,  the  public  lands  in  the  State  of  Idaho,  within  the 
limits  hereinafter  described,  are  in  part  covered  with  timber,  and  it 
appears  that  the  public  good  would  be  promoted  by  setting  apart 
and  reserving  said  lands  as  a  public  reservation ; 

Now,  therefore,  I,  Theodore  Roosevelt,  President  of  the  United 
States,  by  virtue  of  the  power  in  me  vested  by  section  twenty-four 
of  the  aforesaid  Act  of  Congress,  do  hereby  make  known  and  pro- 
claim that  there  are  hereby  reserved  from  entry  or  settlement  and 
set  apart  as  a  Public  Reservation  all  those  certain  tracts,  pieces  or 
parcels  of  land  lying  and  being  situate  in  the  State  of  Idaho  and 
particularly  described  as  follows : 

Beginning  at  the  point  where  the  State  Line  between  the  States 
of  Idaho  and  Montana  intersects  the  western  boundary  of  the  Yel- 
lowstone National  Park ;  thence  southerly  and  easterly  along  the  boun- 
dary of  said  Park  to  the  point  of  intersection  with  the  State  Line  be- 
tween the  States  of  Idaho  and  Wyoming ;  thence  southerly  along  said 
State  Line  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Township  seven  (7)  North, 
Range  forty-six  (46)  East,  Boise  Base  and  Meridian,  Idaho;  thence 
westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-five  (35),  Town- 
ship seven  (7)  North,  Range  forty-five  (45)  East;  thence  northerly 
to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  fifteen  (15),  said  township;  thence 


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westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section;  thence  northerly 
to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  three  (3),  said  township;  thence 
westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-three  {i3)y  Town- 
ship eight  (8)  North,  Range  forty-five  (45)  East;  thence  northerly 
to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  eight  (8),  said  township;  thence 
westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  said 
section;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  south-east 
quarter  of  Section  five  (5),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  Section  six  (6),  said 
township ;  thence  northerly,  allowing  for  the  proper  oflfset  on  the 
Second  (2nd)  Standard  Parallel  North,  to  the  south-east  corner  of 
Section  twenty-five  (25),  Township  nine  (9)  North,  Range  forty- 
four  (44)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section 
twenty-six  (26),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  Section  ten  (10),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  Section  seven  (7),  said  township;  thence  north- 
erly to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  one  (i),  Township  nine  (9) 
North,  Range  forty-three  (43)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  Section  ten  (10),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  said  section;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  Section  nine  (9),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  Section  six  (6),  said  township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  Township  ten  (10)  North,  Range  forty-two  (42)  East; 
thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  township ;  thence 
northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Township  eleven  (11)  North, 
Range  forty-one  (41)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner 
of  Section  thirty- four  (34),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-two  (22),  said  townshij) ;  thence 
easterly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirteen  (13),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
westerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  seventeen  (17),  said 
township ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ; 
thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  eighteen  (18),  said 
township;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  one  (i), 
Township  eleven  (11)  North,  Range  forty  (40)  East;  thence  westerly 
to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  two  (2),  said  township;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  two  (2),  Township 
twelve  (12)  North,  Range  forty  (40)  East;  thence  easterly  along  the 
Third  (3rd)  Standard  Parallel  North  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Sec- 
tion two  (2),  Township  twelve  (12)  North,  Range  forty-one  (41) 
East ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  Section  twelve  (12), 


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said  township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  north- 
east quarter  of  Section  eight  (8),  Township  twelve  (12)  North,  Range 
forty-two  (42)  East;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Sec- 
tion five  (5),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner 
of  Section  thirty- four  (34),  Township  thirteen  (13)  North,  Range 
forty-two  (42)  East ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said 
section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty- 
five  (25),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
the  north-west  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-four  (24),  said  township;  thence 
westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  said 
section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  north-east 
quarter  of  Section  twelve  (12),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  one  (i),  said  township; 
thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  south- 
erly to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  Section  six  (6),  said  township;  thence  northerly 
to  the  north-east  corner  of  Township  thirteen  (13)  North,  Range  forty- 
one  (41)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section 
one  (i),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  four 
(4),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said 
section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to 
the  north-west  corner  of  Section  ten  (10),  Township  thirteen  (13) 
North,  Range  forty  (40)  East ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of 
Section  eighteen  (18),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  Section  twelve  (12),  Township  thirteen  (13)  North, 
Range  thirty-nine  (39)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  cor- 
ner of  Section  seven  (7),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  Section  twenty-four  (24),  Township  thirteen  (13) 
North,  Range  thirty-eight  (38)  East ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  Section  twenty-two  (22),  said  township;  thence  southerly 
to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly,  allowing  for  the  proper 
offset  on  the  Third  (3rd)  Standard  Parallel  North,  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  Section  ten  (10),  Township  twelve  (12)  North,  Range  thirty- 
eight  (38)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said 
section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ; 
thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  eighteen  (18), 
Township  twelve  (12)  North,  Range  thirty-seven  {2,7)  East;  thence 


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southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirteen  (13)  Township 
twelve  (12)  North,  Range  thirty-six  (36)  East;  thence  westerly  to 
the  south-west  corner  of  Section  eighteen  (18),  Township  twelve  (12) 
North,  Range  thirty-five  (35)  East;  thence  northerly  along  the  range 
line,  allowing  for  the  proper  offset  on  the  Third  (3rd)  Standard  Par- 
allel North,  to  the  State  Line  between  the  States  of  Idaho  and  Mon- 
tana ;  thence  in  a  general  easterly  direction  along  said  State  Line  to  the 
point  of  intersection  with  the  western  boundary  of  the  Yellowstone 
National  Park,  the  place  of  beginning ;  excepting  and  excluding  from 
reservation  all  those  certain  tracts,  pieces  or  parcels  of  land  lying  and 
being  situate  within  the  boundaries  particularly  described  as  follows : 

Beginning  at  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-one  (31), 
Township  sixteen  (16)  North,  Range  forty-three  (43)  East,  Boise 
Base  and  Meridian,  Idaho ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-cast  corner 
of  Section  thirty-three  (33),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  cor- 
ner of  Township  fifteen  (15)  North,  Range  forty-three  (43)  East; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  township ;  thence  east- 
erly to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  five  (5),  Township  fourteen 
(14)  North,  Range  forty-four  (44)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  Section  nine  (9),  said  township;  thence  easterly 
to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  Section  si:kteen  (16),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to 
the  south-west  corner  of  Section  seventeen  (17),  said  township; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  nineteen  (19),  said 
township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ; 
thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirteen  (13), 
Township  fourteen  (14)  North,  Range  forty-three  (43)  East;  thence 
westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section  ;■  thence  northerly  to 
the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  Section  eleven  (ii),  said  township;  thence  northerly 
to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-seven  (2y),  Township  fif- 
teen (15)  North,  Range  forty-three  (43)  East;  thence  westerly  to 
the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner 
of  Section  nineteen  (19),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  Section  thirty-one  (31  )j  Township  sixteen  (16)  North, 
Range  forty-three  (43)  East,  the  place  of  beginning; 

Such  of  the  above-named  corners  as  have  rot  been  established  by 
the  official  surveys  being  intended  to  be  located  at  the  points  where 
such  corners  would  fall  in  projecting  the  surveys  in  the  directions  indi- 
cated without  allowing  for  any  irregularities  which  may  occur  in  actu- 
ally extending  the  surveys ; 

Excepting  from  the  force  and  effect  of  this  proclamation  all  lands 


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which  may  have  been,  prior  to  the  date  hereof,  embraced  in  any  legal 
entry  or  covered  by  any  lawful  filing  duly  of  record  in  the  proper 
United  States  Land  Office,  or  upon  which  any  valid  settlement  has 
been  made  pursuant  to  law,  and  the  statutory  period  within  which  to 
make  entry  or  filing  of  record  has  not  expired :  Provided,  that  this 
exception  shall  not  continue  to  apply  to  any  particular  tract  of  land 
unless  the  entryman,  settler  or  claimant  continues  to  comply  with  the 
law  under  which  the  entry,  filing  or  settlement  was  made. 

Warning  is  hereby  expressly  given  to  all  persons  not  to  make  settle- 
ment upon  the  lands  reserved  by  this  proclamation. 

The  reservation  hereby  established  shall  be  known  as  The  Henrys 
Lake  Forest  Reserve. 

In  witness  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the 
seal  of  the  United  States  to  be  affixed. 
Done  at  the  City  of  Washington  this  23d  day  of  May,  in 
[SFvAL.]     the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  nine  hundred  and  five, 
and  of  the  Independence  of  the  United  States  the  one  hun- 
dred and  twenty-ninth. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 
By  the  President : 

Francis  B.  Loomis, 

Acting  Secretary  of  State. 

By  the  President  oe  the  United  States  oe  America. 
A   PROCLAMATION. 

Whereas,  it  is  provided  by  section  twenty-four  of  the  Act  of  Con- 
gress, approved  March  third,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-one,  enti- 
tled, "An  act  to  repeal  timber-culture  laws,  and  for  other  purposes", 
"That  the  President  of  the  United  States  may,  from  time  to  time,  set 
apart  and  reserve,  in  any  State  or  Territory  having  public  land  bear- 
ing forests,  in  any  part  of  the  public  lands  wholly  or  in  part  covered 
with  timber  or  undergrowth,  whether  of  commercial  value  or  not,  as 
public  reservations,  and  the  President  shall,  by  public  proclamation, 
declare  the  establishment  of  such  reservations  and  the  limits  thereof" ; 

And  whereas,  the  public  lands  in  the  State  of  Idaho,  within  the  limits 
hereinafter  described,  are  in  part  covered  with  timber,  and  it  appears 
that  the  public  good  would  be  promoted  by  setting  apart  and  reserving 
said  lands  as  a  public  reservation ; 

Now,  therefore,  I,  Theodore  Roosevelt,  President  of  the  United 
States,  by  virtue  of  the  power  in  me  vested  by  section  twenty-four  of 
the  aforesaid  Act  of  Congress,  do  hereby  make  known  and  proclaim 
that  there  are'hereby  reserved  from  entry  or  settlement  and  set  apart 
as  a  Public  Reservation  all  those  certain  tracts,  pieces  or  parcels  of 


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land  lying  and  being  situate  in  the  State  of  Idaho,  and  within  the 
boundaries   particularly   described  as   follows : 

Beginning  at  the  north-west  corner  of  Township  eighteen  (18) 
North,  Range  one  ( i )  East,  Boise  Base  and  Meridian,  Idaho ;  thence 
easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  four  (4),  said  township; 
thence  southerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  sixteen  (16),  said 
township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  east- 
erly to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-three  (23),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-six 
(36),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said 
township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  thirty- 
one  (31),  Township  eighteen  (18)  North,  Range  two  (2)  East; 
thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section  ;  thence  southerly 
to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  along  the 
Fourth  (4th)  Standard  Parallel  North  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Sec- 
tion five  (5),  Township  seventeen  (17)  North,  Range  two  (2)  East; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section;  thence  east- 
erly to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  Section  nine 
(9)*  said  township ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the 
south-west  quarter  of  said  section  ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  Section  sixteen  (16),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  said  section  ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  cor- 
ner of  said  section  ;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Sec- 
tion twenty-seven  {2^),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-cast  corner 
of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section 
thirty-five  (35),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  cor- 
ner of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Town- 
ship sixteen  (16)  North,  Range  two  (2)  East;  thence  southerly  to 
the  north-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-six  (36),  said  township;  thence 
westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to 
the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  Section  six  (6),  Township  fifteen  (15)  North,  Range 
three  (3)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section 
nineteen  (19),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  cor- 
ner of  Section  thirty  (30),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-six  (36),  Township  fifteen  (15) 
North,  Range  two  (2)  East ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner 
of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  sec- 
tion ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  township ;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  eighteen  (18),  Township 
fourteen  (14)  North,  Range  three  (3)  East;  thence  easterly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west 


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corner  of  Section  twenty  (20),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  said  section;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  Section  thirty-three  (33),  said  township;  thence  easterly 
along  the  Third  (3rd)  Standard  Parallel  North  to  the  north-east  cor- 
ner of  Section  four  (4),  Township  thirteen  (13)  North,  Range  three 
(3)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  fifteen 
(15),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said 
section  ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-three  (23),  said 
township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section; 
thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-five  (25), 
said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  sec- 
tion ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  fourteen  (14),  Town- 
ship twelve  (12)  North,  Range  three  (3)  East;  thence  westerly  to 
the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-one  (21),  said  township; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  west- 
erly to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section;  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty  (20),  Township  eleven  (ii) 
North,  Range  three  (3)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner 
of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section 
thirty  (30),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner 
of  Section  thirty-five  (35),  Township  eleven  (11)   North,  Range  two 

(2)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section; 
thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  three  (3),  Town- 
ship ten  (10)  North,  Range  two  (2)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  Section  fifteen  (15),  said  township;  thence  east- 
erly to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section;  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-three  (23),  said  township;  thence 
easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-four  (24),  said 
township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ; 
thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  north- 
erly to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  thirteen  (13),  said  township; 
thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section;  thence  north- 
erly to  the  north-west  corner  of  Township  ten  (10)  North,  Range  three 

(3)  East;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  four  (4), 
said  township ;  thence  southerly  along  the  section  lines,  allowing  for 
the  proper  ofifset  on  the  Second  (2nd)  Standard  Parallel  North,  to 
the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-three  (33),  Township  nine 
(9)  North,  Range  three  (3)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  said  township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of 
Section  twenty-five  (25),  Township  nine  (9)  North,  Range  two  (2) 
East ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
northerly   to  the   north-east   corner   of    Section    fourteen    (14),   said 


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township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  nine 
(9),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Sec- 
tion five  (5),  said  township;  thence  westerly  along  the  Second  (2nd) 
Standard  Parallel  North  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty- 
two  (32),  Township  ten  (10)  North,  Range  two  (2)  East;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  eight  (8),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-nine  (29),  Town- 
ship eleven  (11)  North,  Range  two  (2)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  Section  six  (6),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  Section  thirty-four  (34),  Township  twelve  (12)  North, 
Range  one  (i)  East;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of 
Section  three  (3),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  cor- 
ner of  Section  thirty-four  (34),  Township  thirteen  (13)  North, 
Range  one  ( i )  East ;  thence  northerly  along  the  section  lines,  allow- 
ing for  the  proper  offset  on  the  Third  (3rd)  Standard  Parallel  North, 
to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  three  (3),  Township  fourteen  (14) 
North,  Range  one  (i)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  cor- 
ner of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said 
section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty- 
three  (33),  Township  fifteen  (15)  North,  Range  one  (i)  East;  thence 
northerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  sixteen  (16),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  Section  five  (5),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  Township  sixteen  (16)  North,  Range  one  (i)  East; 
thence  northerly  along  the  range  line,  allowing  for  the  proper  offset  on 
the  Fourth  (4th)  Standard  Parallel  North,  to  the  north-west  corner 
of  Township  eighteen  (18)  North,  Range  one  (i)  East,  the  place  of 
beginning;  such  of  the  above-named  corners  as  have  not  been  estab- 
lished by  the  official  surveys  being  intended  to  be  located  at  the  points 
where  such  corners  would  fall  in  projecting  the  surveys  in  the  direc- 
tions indicated  without  allowing  for  any  irregularities  which  may  oc- 
cur in  actually  extending  the  surveys ; 

Excepting  from  the  force  and  effect  of  this  proclamation  all  lands 
which  may  have  been  prior  to  the  date  hereof  embraced  in  any  legal 
entry  or  covered  by  any  lawful  filing  duly  of  record  in  the  proper 
United  States  Land  Office,  or  upon  which  any  valid  settlement  has 
been  made  pursuant  to  law,  and  the  statutory  period  within  which  to 
make  entry  or  filing  of  record  has  not  expired :  Provided,  that  this  ex- 
ception shall  not  continue  to  apply  to  any  particular  tract  of  land  unless 


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the  entryman,  settler  or  claimant  continues  to  comply  with  the  law 
under  which  the  entry,  filing  or  settlement  was  made. 

Warning  is  hereby  expressly  given  to  all  persons  not  to  make  settle- 
ment upon  the  lands  reserved  by  this  proclamation. 

The  reservation  hereby  established  shall  be  known  as  The  Weiser 
Forest  Reserve. 

In  witness  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the 
seal  of  the  United  States  to  be  affixed. 

Done  at  the  City  of  Washington  this  25th  day  of  May,  in 
[seal,.]     the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  nine  hundred  and  five, 
and  of  the  Independence  of  the  United  States  the  one  hun- 
dred and  twenty-ninth. 

THEODORE    ROOSEVELT. 
By  the  President: 

Francis  B.  Loomis, 

Acting  Secretary  of  State. 

By  the  President  of  the  United  States  of  America. 
A   PROCLAMATION. 

Whereas,  it  is  provided  by  section  twenty-four  of  the  Act  of  Con- 
gress, approved  March  third,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-one,  enti- 
tled, "An  act  to  repeal  timber-culture  laws,  and  for  other  purposes", 
"That  the  President  of  the  United  States  may,  from  time  to  time,  set 
apart  and  reserve,  in  any  State  or  Territory  having  public  land  bearing 
forests,  in  any  part  of  the  public  lands  wholly  or  in  part  covered  with 
timber  or  undergrowth,  whether  of  commercial  value  or  not,  as  public 
reservations,  and  the  President  shall,  by  public  proclamation,  declare 
the  establishment  of  such  reservations  and  the  limits  thereof"; 

And  whereas,  the  public  lands  in  the  State  of  Idaho,  within  the 
limits  hereinafter  described,  are  in  part  covered  with  timber,  and  it 
appears  that  the  public  good  would  be  promoted  by  setting  apart  and 
reserving  said  lands  as  a  public  reservation ; 

Now,  therefore,  I,  Theodore  Roosevelt,  President  of  the  United 
States,  by  virtue  of  the  power  in  me  vested  by  section  twenty-four  of 
the  aforesaid  Act  of  Congress,  do  hereby  make  known  and  proclaim 
that  there  are  hereby  reserved  from  entry  or  settlement  and  set  apart 
as  a  Public  Reservation  all  those  certain  tracts,  pieces  or  parcels  of 
land  lying  and  being  situate  in  the  State  of  Idaho,  and  within  the 
boundaries  particularly  described  as  follows : 

Beginning  at  the  north-west  corner  of  Township  eighteen  (18) 
North,  Range  one  (i)  East,  Boise  Base  and  Meridian,  Idaho;  thence 
easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  four  (4),  said  township; 
thence  southerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  sixteen  C16),  said 


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township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  east- 
erly to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-three  (23),  said  town- 
ship; thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-six 
(36),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said 
township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  thirty- 
one  (31),  Township  eighteen  (18)  North,  Range  two  (2)  East;  thence 
easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to 
the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  along  the  Fourth 
(4th)  Standard  Parallel  North  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section 
five  (5),  Township  seventeen  (17)  North,  Range  two  (2)  East;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to 
the  north-east  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  Section  nine  (9), 
said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  south- 
west quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner 
of  Section  sixteen  (16),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of 
said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section 
twenty-seven  (2y),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  said  section;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of 
said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  thirty- 
five  (35),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of 
said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Township  six- 
teen (16)  North,  Range  two  (2)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  Section  thirty-six  (36),  said  township;  thence  westerly 
to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner 
of  Section  six  (6),  Township  fifteen  (15)  North,  Range  three  (3) 
East ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  nineteen 
(19),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of 
Section  thirty  (30),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  Section  thirty-six  (36),  Township  fifteen  (15)  North,  Range 
two  (2)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  sec- 
tion ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  township ;  thence  southerly  to 
the  south-west  corner  of  Section  eighteen  (18),  Township  fourteen 
(14)  North,  Range  three  (3)  East;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
Section  twenty  (20),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
Section  thirty-three  (33),  said  township;  thence  easterly  along  the 
Third  (3rd)  Standard  Parallel  North  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Sec- 
tion four  (4),  Township  thirteen  (13)  North,  Range  three  (3)  East; 
thence  southerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  fifteen  (15)^  said 


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township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  east- 
erly to  the  north-cast  corner  of  Section  twenty-three  (23),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-five  (25),  said 
township ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ; 
thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  south- 
erly to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  fourteen  (14),  Township 
twelve  (12)  North,  Range  three  (3)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-one  (21),  said  township;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to 
the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  Section  twenty  (20),  Township  eleven  (11)  North, 
Range  three  (3)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty 
(30),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Sec- 
tion thirty-five  (35),  Township  eleven  (11)  North,  Range  two  (2) 
East ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  three  (3),  Township  ten 
(10)  North,  Range  two  (2)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  Section  fifteen  (15),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  Section  twenty-three  (23),  said  township;  thence  easterly 
to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-four  (24),  said  township; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  west- 
erly to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  Section  thirteen  (13),  said  township;  thence  east- 
erly to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly,  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  Township  ten  (10)  North,  Range  three  (3)  East; 
thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  four  (4),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  southerly  along  the  section  lines,  allowing  for  the  proper 
offset  on  the  Second  (2nd)  Standard  Parallel  North,  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  Section  thirty-three  (33),  Township  nine  (9)  North,  Range 
three  (3)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-five 
(25),  Township  nine  (9)  North,  Range  two  (2)  East;  thence  west- 
erly to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  Section  fourteen  (14),  said  township;  thence 
westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  nine  (9),  said  township; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  five  (5),  said 
township;  thence  westerly  along  the  Second  (2nd)  Standard  Parallel 
North  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-two  (32),  Township 
ten  (10)  North,  Range  two  (2)  East;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  Section  eight   (8),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to 


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the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  Section  twenty-nine  (29),  Township  eleven  (11)  North, 
Range  two  (2)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said 
section;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  six  (6), 
said  township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section 
thirty-four  (34),  Township  twelve  (12)  North,  Range  one  (i)  East; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  three  (3),  said 
township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty- 
four  (34),  Township  thirteen  (13)  North,  Range  one  (i)  East;  thence 
northerly  along  the  section  lines,  allowing  for  the  proper  offset  on  the 
Third  (3rd)  Standard  Parallel  North,  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Sec- 
tion three  (3),  Township  fourteen  (14)  North,  Range  one  (i)  East; 
thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  north- 
erly to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-three  (33),  Township  fifteen  (15) 
North,  Range  one  (i)  East;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-west  cor- 
ner of  Section  sixteen  (16),  said  township;  tkence  easterly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of 
said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  five 
(5),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Town- 
ship sixteen  (16)  North,  Range  one  (i)  East;  thence  northerly  along 
the  range  line,  allowing  for  the  proper  offset  on  the  Fourth  (4th) 
Standard  Parallel  North,  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Township 
eighteen  (18)  North,  Range  one  (i)  East,  the  place  of  beginning;  such 
of  the  above-named  corners  as  have  not  been  established  by  the  official 
surveys  being  intended  to  be  located  at  the  points  where  such  corners 
would  fall  in  projecting  the  surveys  in  the  directions  indicated  without 
allowing  for  any  irregularities  which  may  occur  in  actually  extending 
the  surveys ; 

Excepting  from  the  force  and  effect  of  this  proclamation  all  lands 
which  may  have  been,  prior  to  the  date  hereof,  embraced  in  any  legal 
entry  or  covered  by  any  lawful  filing  duly  of  record  in  the  proper 
United  States  Land  Office,  or  upon  which  any  valid  settlement  has  been 
made  pursuant  to  law,  and  the  statutory  period  within  which  to  make 
entry  or  filing  of  record  has  not  expired :  Provided,  that  this  exception 
shall  not  continue  to  apply  to  any  particular  tract  of  land  unless  the 
entryman,  settler  or  claimant  continues  to  comply  with  the  law  under 
which  the  entry,  filing  or  settlement  was  made. 

Warning  is  hereby  expressly  given  to  all  persons  not  to  make  set- 
tlement upon  the  lands  reserved  by  this  proclamation. 

The  reservation  hereby  established  shall  be  known  as  The  Weiser 
Forest  Reserve. 


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In  witness  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the 
seal  of  the  United  States  to  be  affixed. 

Done  at  the  City  of  Washington  this  25th  day  of  May,  in 
[seal.]     the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  nine  hundred  and  five, 
and  of  the  Independence  of  the  United  States  the  one  hun- 
dred and  twenty-ninth. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 
By  the  President : 

Francis  B.  Loomis, 

Acting  Secretary   of  State. 

By  the  President  of  the  United  States  oe  America. 
A   PROCLAMATION. 

Whereas,  it  is  provided  by  section  twenty-four  of  the  Act  of  Con- 
gress, approved  March  third,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-one,  enti- 
tled, "An  act  to  repeal  timber-culture  laws,  and  for  other  purposes", 
"That  the  President  of  the  United  States  may,  from  time  to  time,  set 
apart  and  reserve,  in  any  State  or  Territory  having  public  land  bear- 
ing forests,  in  any  part  of  the  public  lands  wholly  or  in  part  covered 
with  timber  or  undergrowth,  whether  of  commercial  value  or  not,  as 
public  reservations,  and  the  President  shall,  by  public- proclamation,  de- 
clare the  establishment  of  such  reservations  and  the  limits  thereof" ; 

And  whereas,  the  public  lands  in  the  State  of  Idaho,  within  the 
limits  hereinafter  described,  are  in  part  covered  with  timber,  and  it 
appears  that  the  public  good  would  be  promoted  by  setting  apart  and 
reserving  said  lands  as  a  public  reservation ; 

Now,  therefore,  I,  Theodore  Roosevelt,  President  of  the  United 
States,  by  virtue  of  the  power  in  me  vested  by  section  twenty-four  of 
the  aforesaid  Act  of  Congress,  do  hereby  make  known  and  proclaim, 
that  there  are  hereby  reserved  from  entry  or  settlement  and  set  apart 
as  a  Public  Reservation  all  those  certain  tracts,  pieces  or  parcels  of 
land  lying  and  being  situate  in  the  State  of  Idaho,  and  within  the 
boundaries  particularly  described  as  follows : 

Beginning  at  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  three  (3),  Township 
thirteen  (13)  North,  Range  five  (5)  East,  Boise  Base  and  Meridian, 
Idaho;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  four  (4), 
Township  thirteen  (13)  North,  Range  eight  (8)  East;  thence  south- 
erly to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  fifteen  (15),  Township  twelve 
(12)  North,  Range  eight  (8)  East;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  Section  twenty-four  (24),  Township  twelve  (12)  North, 
Range  nine  (9)  East :  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
Section  thirty  (30),  Township  twelve  (i^)  North.  Range  ten  (10) 
East;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section    thirty-six 


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(36),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
Township  twelve  (12)  North,  Range  eleven  (11)  East;  thence  east- 
erly to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  five  (5),  Township  eleven  (11) 
North,  Range  eleven  (11)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  Section  twenty-one  (21),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to 
the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-nine  (29),  Township  eleven 
(11)  North,  Range  twelve  (12)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  Section  sixteen  (16),  Township  ten  (10)  North,  Range 
twelve  (12)  East;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section 
twenty-one  (21),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  Section  twenty-two  (22),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to 
the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-five  (25),  said  township; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty  (30),  Town- 
ship ten  (10)  North,  Range  thirteen  (13)  East;  thence  easterly  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-three  (33),  said  township;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-four  (34),  said 
township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  three  (3), 
Township  nine  (9)  North,  Range  thirteen  (13)  East;  thence  south- 
erly to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-six  (26),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-five 
(35),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Sec- 
tion one  (i),  Township  eight  (8)  North,  Range  thirteen  (13)  East; 
thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twelve  (12),  said 
township ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  nine- 
teen (19),  Township  eight  (8)  North,  Range  fourteen  (14)  East; 
thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  thirty  (30),  said 
township ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty- 
two  (32),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of 
Section  five  (5),  Township  seven  (7)  North,  Range  fourteen  (14) 
East ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-nine 
(29),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Sec- 
tion thirty-one  (31),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  Township  seven  (7)  North,  Range  thirteen  (13)  East ;  thence 
westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  one  (i),  Township  six 
(6)  North,  Range  thirteen  (13)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  Section  eleven  (11),  said  township ;  thence  westerly  to 
the  north-west  corner  of  Section  fourteen  (14),  said  township;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-three  (23),  said 
township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  thirty 
(30),  Township  six  (6)  North,  Range  fourteen  (14)  East;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-nine  (29),  said 
township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-cast  corner  of  Section  thirty- 
three  (33).  Township  six  (6)  North.  Range  fifteen  (15)  East;  thence 
southerly,  allowing  for  the  proper  offset  on  the  First  (ist)   Standard 


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Parallel  North,  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  fifteen  (15),  Town- 
ship four  (4)  North,  Range  fifteen  (15)  East;  thence  easterly  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-two  (22),  said  township;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-four  (34),  said 
township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Township  three 
(3)  North,  Range  fifteen  (15)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  Section  one  (i),  Township  three  (3)  North,  Range 
fourteen  ( 14)  East ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Sec- 
tion nine  (9),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner 
of  Section  thirty-two  (32),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-five  (35),  Township  three  (3) 
North,  Range  ten  (10)  East;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  cor- 
ner of  the  south-west  quarter  of  Section  eleven  (ii),  said  township; 
thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of 
Section  seven  (7),  Township  three  (3)  North,  Range  eleven  (11) 
East;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  eight  (8), 
said  township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  four 
(4),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said 
section;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  five  (5), 
said  township ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  north- 
west quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner 
of  the  north-west  quarter  of  Section  one  (i),  Township  three  (3) 
North,  Range  ten  (10)  East;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner 
of  Section  two  (2),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  Section  thirty-five  (35),  Township  four  (4)  North,  Range 
ten  (10)  East;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section 
twenty-seven  (27),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west 
comer  of  Section  twenty-two  (22),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to 
the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  Section  fifteen  (15),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  Section  ten  (10),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  Section  four  (4),  said  township;  thence  westerly 
to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  Section  five  (5),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  Section  eight  (8),  said  township;  thence  south- 
erly to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the 
north-cast  corner  of  Section  seventeen  (17),  said  township;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-eight  (28),  said 
township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  thirty- 
three  (33),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner 
of  Section  nine  (9),  Township  three  (3)  North,  Range  ten  (10)  East; 
thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  sixteen  (16),  said 
township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty- 


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two  (32),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
Township  three  (3)  North,  Range  seven  (7)  East;  thence  northerly 
to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-four  (24),  Township  three 
(3)  North,  Range  six  (6)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  Section  eighteen  (18),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  Section  seven  (7),  said  township;  thence  east- 
erly to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  six  (6),  said  township;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-two  (32),  Town- 
ship four  (4)  North,  Range  six  (6)  East;  thence  easterly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  Section  twenty-six  (26),  said  township;  thence  north- 
erly to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-five  (25),  said  town- 
ship; thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-four 
(24),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Sec- 
tion nineteen  (19),  Township  four  (4)  North,  Range  seven  (7)  East; 
thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  eighteen  (18),  said 
township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  seven- 
teen (17),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of 
Section  eight  (8),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of 
Section  seven  (7),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  Section  twelve  (12),  Township  four  (4)  North,  Range  six 
(6)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  thirteen 
(13),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Sec- 
tion fourteen  (14),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  Section  twenty-three  {2t,),  said  township;  thence  southerly 
to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-two  (22),  said  township; 
thence  w-esterly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  thirty  (30),  said 
township ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty- 
five  (25),  Township  four  (4)  North,  Range  five  (5)  East;  thence 
westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-six  (36),  said 
township ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty- 
five  (35),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
said  township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said 
township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Township  five 
(5)  North,  Range  five  (5)  East;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  Township  five  (5)  North,  Range  six  (6)  East;  thence  easterly 
to  the  south-east  corner  of  Township  six  (6)  North,  Range  six  (6) 
East ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  township ;  thence 
westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Township  seven  (7)  North, 
Range  six  (6)  East;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of 
Township  eight  (8)  North,  Range  five  (5)  East;  thence  westerly  to 
the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-six  (36),  said  township;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to 
the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerlv  to  the  north- 


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east  corner  of  Section  twenty-five  (25),  said  township;  thence  westerly 
to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  Section  twenty- 
seven  {2y),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner 
of  the  south-west  quarter  of  Section  thirty-four  (34),  said  township; 
thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Township  eight  (8)  North, 
Range  four  (4)  East ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of 
said  township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  four 
(4),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Sec- 
tion fifteen  (15),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  cor- 
ner of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the 
south-west  quarter  of  Section  eleven  (11),  said  township;  thence  east- 
erly to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  said  section ; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  one  (i),  said 
township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Township  nine 
(9)  North,  Range  four  (4)  East ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  sa*id  township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
Section  thirty-six  (36),  Township  ten  (10)  North,  Range  four  (4) 
East ;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirteen 
(13),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said 
section  ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  Section 
fourteen  (14),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner 
of  the  south-west  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  Section  twenty-one  (21),  said  township;  thence  south- 
erly to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-nine  (29),  said  township;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section;  thence  westerly 
to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  Section  thirty- 
one  (31),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of 
the  south-west  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  said  township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  cor- 
ner of  Section  thirty  (30),  Township  eleven  (11)  North,  Range  four 
(4)  East ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty 
(20),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Sec- 
tion sixteen  (16),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  cor- 
ner of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Sec- 
tion three  (3),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner 
of  Section  thirty-four  (34),  Township  twelve  (12)  North,  Range 
four  (4)  East ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section 
two  (2),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
Township  thirteen  (13)  North,  Range  five  (5)  East;  thence  north- 
erly to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  thirty  (30),  said  township; 
thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  north- 
erly to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty  (20),  said  township; 


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thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section;  thence  north- 
erly to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  sixteen  (16),  said  township; 
thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section;  thence  north- 
erly to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  three  (3),  said  township, 
the  place  of  beginning ;  such  of  the  above-named  corners  as  have  not 
been  established  by  the  official  surveys  being  intended  to  be  located 
at  the  points  where  such  corners  would  fall  in  projecting  the  surveys 
in  the  directions  indicated  without  allowing  for  any  irregularities  which 
may  occur  in  actually  extending  the  surveys ; 

Excepting  from  the  force  and  effect  of  this  proclamation  all  lands 
which  may  have  been,  prior  to  the  date  hereof,  embraced  in  any  legal 
entry  or  covered  by  any  lawful  filing  duly  of  record  in  the  proper 
United  States  Land  Office,  or  upon  which  any  valid  settlement  has 
been  made  pursuant  to  law,  and  the  statutory  period  within  which  to 
make  entry  or  filing  of  record  has  not  expired :  Provided,  that  this  ex- 
ception shall  not  continue  to  apply  to  any  particular  tract  of  land  un- 
less the  entryman,  settler  or  claimant  continues  to  comply  with  the  law 
under  which  the  entry,  filing  or  settlement  was  made. 

Warning  is  hereby  expressly  given  to  all  persons  not  to  make  settle- 
ment upon  the  lands  reserved  by  this  proclamation. 

The  reservation  hereby  established  shall  be  known  as  The  Sawtooth 
Forest  Reserve. 

In  witness  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the 
seal  of  the  United  States  to  be  affixed. 

DoNU  at  the  City  of  Washington  this  29th  day  of  May,  in 
[seal.]     the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  nine  hundred  and  five, 
and  of  the  Independence  of  the  United  States  the  one  hun- 
dred and  twenty-ninth. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 
By  the  President : 

Francis  B.  Loomis, 

Acting  Secretary  of  State. 

By  THE  President  of  the  United  States  of  America. 

A   PROCLAMATION. 

Whereas,  it  is  provided  by  section  twenty-four  of  the  Act  of  Con- 
gress, approved  March  third,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-one,  enti- 
tled, "An  act  to  repeal  timber-culture  laws,  and  for  other  purposes", 
"That  the  President  of  the  United  States  may,  from  time  to  time,  set 
apart  and  reserve,  in  any  State  or  Territory  having  public  land  bear- 
ing forests,  in  any  part  of  the  public  lands  wholly  or  in  part  covered 
with  timber  or  undergrowth,  whether  of  commercial  value  or  not,  as 
public  reservations,  and  the  President  shall,  by  public  proclamation, 


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declare  the  establishment  of  such  reservations  and  the  limits  thereof" ; 

And  whereas,  the  public  lands  in  the  State  of  Oregon,  within  the 
limits  hereinafter  described,  are  in  part  covered  with  timber,  and  it 
appears  that  the  public  good  would  be  promoted  by  setting  apart  and 
reserving  said  lands  as  a  public  reservation ; 

Now,  therefore,  I,  Theodore  Roosevelt,  President  of  the  United 
States,  by  virtue  of  the  power  in  me  vested  by  section  twenty-four  of 
the  aforesaid  Act  of  Congress,  do  hereby  make  known  and  proclaim 
that  there  are  hereby  reserved  from  entry  or  settlement  and  set  apart  as 
a  Public  Reservation  all  those  certain  tracts,  pieces  or  parcels  of  land 
lying  and  being  situate  in  the  State  of  Oregon,  and  particularly  de- 
scribed as  follows : 

In  Township  eighteen  (18)  South,  Range  eighteen  (18)  East,  Sec- 
tions one  (i),  two  (2),  three  (3),  four  (4),  and  Sections  nine  (9) 
to  fifteen  (15),  both  inclusive; 

In  Township  seventeen  (17)  South,  Range  nineteen  (19)  East,  Sec- 
tions twenty-three  (23)  to  thirty-six  (36),  both  inclusive; 

In  Township  eighteen  (18)  South,  Range  nineteen  (19)  East,  Sec- 
tions one  (i)  to  fifteen  (15),  both  inclusive,  and  Sections  seventeen 
(17),  eighteen  (18),  twenty-two  (22),  twenty-three  (23)  and  twenty- 
four  (24)  ; 

In  Township  seventeen  (17)  South,  Range  twenty  (20)  East,  Sec- 
tions nineteen  (19)  to  thirty-six  (36),  both  inclusive; 

In  Township  eighteen  (18)  South,  Range  twenty  (20)  East,  Sec- 
tions one  (i)  to  twelve  (12),  both  inclusive; 

In  Township  seventeen  (17)  South,  Range  twenty-one  (21)  East, 
Sections  nineteen  (19),  twenty-nine  (29),  thirty  (30),  thirty-one  (31), 
thirty-two  (32)  and  the  west  half  of  Section  thirty-three  (33)  ; 

In  Township  eighteen  (18)  South,  Range  twenty-one  (21)  East, 
the  west  half  of  Section  four  (4),  Sections  five  (5),  six  (6),  seven 
(7),  eight  (8)  and  the  west  half  of  Section  nine  (9)  ;  all  of  Willamette 
Meridian,  Oregon ; 

Excepting  from  the  force  and  efifect  of  this  proclamation  all  lands 
which  may  have  been,  prior  to  the  date  hereof,  embraced  in  any  legal 
entry  or  covered  by  any  lawful  filing  duly  of  record  in  the  proper 
United  States  Land  Office,  or  upon  which  any  valid  settlement  has  been 
made  pursuant  to  law,  and  the  statutory  period  within  which  to  make 
entry  or  filing  of  record  has  not  expired :  Provided,  that  this  exception 
shall  not  continue  to  apply  to  any  particular  tract  of  land  unless  the 
entryman,  settler  or  claimant  continues  to  comply  with  the  law  under 
which  the  entry,  filing  or  settlement  was  made. 

Warning  is  hereby  expressly  given  to  all  persons  not  to  make  settle- 
ment upon  the  lands  reserved  by  this  proclamation. 


ggo  Messages  and  Speeches 

The  reservation  hereby  cstabhshed  shall  be  known  as  The  Maury 
Mountain  Forest  Reserve. 

In  witness  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the 
seal  of  the  United  States  to  be  affixed. 

Done  at  the  City  of  Washington  this  2d  day  of  June,  in 
[seal.]     the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  nine  hundred  and  five, 
and  of  the  Independence  of  the  United  States  the  one  hun- 
dred and  twenty-ninth. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 
By  the  President: 

Francis  B.  Loom  is. 

Acting  Secretary  of  State. 

By  the  President  oe  the  United  States  of  America. 
A  PROCLAMATION. 

Whereas,  it  is  provided  by  the  Act  of  Congress,  approved  January 
twenty-fourth,  nineteen  hundred  and  five,  entitled,  "An  Act  for  the 
protection  of  wild  animals  and  birds  in  the  Wichita  Forest  Reserve", 
"That  the  President  of  the  United  States  is  hereby  authorized  to  desig- 
nate such  areas  in  the  Wichita  Forest  Reserve  as  should,  in  his  opinion, 
be  set  aside  for  the  protection  of  game  animals  and  birds  and  be  recog- 
nized as  a  breeding  place  therefor. 

"Sec.  2.  That  when  such  areas  have  been  designated  as  provided 
for  in  section  one  of  this  Act,  hunting,  trapping,  killing,  or  capturing 
of  game  animals  and  birds  upon  the  lands  of  the  United  States  within 
the  limits  of  said  areas  shall  be  unlawful,  except  under  such  regula- 
tions as  may  be  prescribed  from  time  to  time,  by  the  Secretary  of  Agri- 
culture ;  and  any  person  violating  such  regulations  or  the  provisions 
of  this  Act  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a  misdemeanor,  and  shall,  upon 
conviction  in  any  United  States  court  of  competent  jurisdiction,  be 
fined  in  a  sum  not  exceeding  one  thousand  dollars  or  be  imprisoned  for 
a  period  not  exceeding  one  year,  or  shall  suffer  both  fine  and  im- 
prisonment, in  the  discretion  of  the  court. 

"Sec.  3.  That  it  is  the  purpose  of  this  Act  to  protect  from  trespass 
the  public  lands  of  the  United  States  and  the  game  animals  and  birds 
which  may  be  thereon,  and  not  to  interfere  with  the  operation  of  the 
local  game  laws  as  affecting  private,  State,  or  Territorial  lands" ; 

And  whereas,  for  the  purpose  of  giving  this  Act  effect,  it  appears 
desirable  that  the  entire  Wichita  Forest  Reserve  be  declared  a  Game 
Preserve ; 

Now,  therefore,  I,  Theodore  Roosevelt,  President  of  the  United 
States,  by  virtue  of  the  power  in  me  vested  by  the  aforesaid  Act  of 
Congress,  do  hereby  make  knovim  and  proclaim  that  the  Wichita  Forest 


Theodore  Roosevelt  991 

Reserve,  in  the  Territory  of  Oklahoma,  is  designated  and  set  aside  for 
the  protection  of  game  animals  and  birds,  and  shall  be  recognized  as 
a  breeding  place  therefor,  and  that  the  hunting,  trapping,  killing  or 
capturing  of  game  animals  and  birds  upon  the  lands  of  the  United 
States  within  the  limits  of  said  area  is  unlawful,  except  under  such 
regulations  as  may  be  prescribed  from  time  to  time  by  the  Secretary  of 
Agriculture. 

In  witness  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the 
seal  of  the  United  States  to  be  affixed. 

Dons  at  the  City  of  Washington  this  2d  day  of  June,  in 
[seal.]     the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  nine  hundred  and  five, 
and  of  the  Independence  of  the  United  States  the  one  hun- 
dred and  twenty-ninth. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 
By  the  President. 

Francis  B.  Loomis, 

Acting  Secretary  of  State. 

By  the  President  oe  the  United  States  of  America. 
A  PROCLAMATION. 

Whereas,  it  is  provided  by  section  twenty-four  of  the  Act  of  Con- 
gress, approved  March  third,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-one,  enti- 
tled, "An  act  to  repeal  timber-culture  laws,  and  for  other  purposes", 
"That  the  President  of  the  United  States  may,  from  time  to  time,  set 
apart  and  reserve,  in  any  State  or  Territory  having  public  land  bear- 
ing forests,  in  any  part  of  the  public  lands  wholly  or  in  part  covered 
with  timber  or  undergrowth,  whether  of  commercial  value  or  not,  as 
public  reservations,  and  the  President  shall,  by  public  proclamation,  de- 
clare the  establishment  of  such  reservations  and  the  limits  thereof" ; 

And  whereas,  the  public  lands  in  the  State  of  California,  within  the 
limits  hereinafter  described,  are  in  part  covered  with  timber,  and  it 
appears  that  the  public  good  would  be  promoted  by  setting  apart  and 
reserving  said  lands  as  a  public  reservation ; 

Now,  therefore,  I,  Theodore  Roosevelt,  President  of  the  United 
States,  by  virtue  of  the  power  in  me  vested  by  section  twenty-four  of 
the  aforesaid  Act  of  Congress,  do  hereby  make  known  and  proclaim 
that  there  are  hereby  reserved  from  entry  or  settlement  and  set  apart 
as  a  Public  Reservation  all  those  certain  tracts,  pieces  or  parcels  of  land 
lying  and  being  situate  in  the  State  of  California,  and  within  the 
boundaries  particularly  described  as  follows : 

Beginning  at  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  three  (3),  Town- 
ship thirty-five  (35)  North,  Range  four  (4)  East,  Mount  Diablo  Base 
and  Meridian,   California;  thence  easterly  along  the  Seventh    (7th) 


992  Messages  and  Speeches 

Standard  Parallel  North  to  the  north-cast  corner  of  said  township ; 
thence  southerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  fractional  Township  thirty- 
five  (35)  North,  Range  five  (5)  East;  thence  easterly  along  the  Sev- 
enth (/th)  Standard  Parallel  North  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Town- 
ship thirty-five  (35)  North,  Range  six  (6)  East;  thence  southerly  to 
the  north-west  corner  of  Section  eighteen  (18),  Township  thirty-five 
(35)  North,  Range  seven  (7)  East;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  Section  seventeen  (17),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to 
the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  Section  twenty-two  (22),  said  township;  thence  southerly 
to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-five  (35),  said  township; 
thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  south- 
erly to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  Township  thirty-four  (34)  North,  Range  seven 
(7)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  thirty- 
six  (36),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of 
said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ; 
thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Township  thirty-three  (33) 
North,  Range  ten  (10)  East;  thence  southerly  along  the  range  line  to 
the  shore  line  of  Eagle  Lake,  in  Section  twenty-five  (25),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  in  a  general  south-easterly  and  south-westerly  direction 
along  the  shore  line  of  Eagle  Lake  to  the  township  line  between  Town- 
ships thirty-one  (31)  and  thirty-two  (32)  North,  Range  ten  (10) 
East;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-six 
(36),  Township  thirty-two  (32)  North,  Range  nine  (9)  East;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-cast  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to 
the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-east  corner 
of  Township  thirty-one  (31)  North,  Range  eight  (8)  East;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-five  (25),  said 
township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  west- 
erly to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-two  (22),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to 
the  south-east  corner  of  Section  nine  (9),  said  township;  thence  west- 
erly to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  Section  seven  (7),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-one  (31),  said  township;  thence 
easterly  along  the  Sixth  (6th)  Standard  Parallel  North  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  Section  five  (5),  Township  thirty  (30)  North,  Range 
eight  (8)  East ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  sec- 
tion ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 


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southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  seven  (7),  said  township; 
thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  south- 
erly to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  nineteen  (19),  said  township; 
thence  easterly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  fifteen  (15),  said 
township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ; 
thence  easterly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twelve  (12),  said 
township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ; 
thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  seven  (7),  Town- 
ship thirty  (30)  North,  Range  Nine  (9)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  cor- 
ner of  Section  seventeen  (17),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  cor- 
ner of  Section  twenty-two  (22),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to 
the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-six,  said  township ;  thence 
easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to 
the  south-east  corner  of  Section  two  (2),  Township  twenty-nine  (29) 
North,  Range  nine  (9)  East ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-east  corner 
of  Section  eight  (8),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  Section  seventeen  (17),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to 
the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirteen  (13),  Township  twenty-nine 
(29)  North,  Range  eight  (8)  East;  thence  northerly  to  the  nortli-west 
corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Sec- 
tion seventeen  (17),  Township  twenty-nine  (29)  North,  Range  seven 
(7)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section; 
thence  westerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-two  (22), 
Township  twenty-nine  (29)  North,  Range  six  (6)  East;  thence  south- 
erly to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  Section  thirty  (30),  Township  twenty-nine  (29) 
North.  Range  five  (5)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-east  corner 
of  Section  thirty-six  (36),  Township  twenty-nine  (29)  North,  Range 
four  (4)  East ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  sec- 
tion ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  fractional  Township  twenty-eight 
(28)  North,  Range  four  (4)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  Section  twenty-five  (25),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to 
the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-nine  (29),  said  township; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-five  (25), 
Township  twenty-eight  (28)  North,  Range  three  (3)  East;  thence 
westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-six  (26),  said 
township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty- 
two  (22),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of 
said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  six- 
teen (16),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
Section  eight   (8),  said  township;  thence  northerly,  allowing  for  the 


9()4  Messages  and  Speeches 

proper  offset  on  the  township  hne,  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section 
thirty-three  (33),  Township  twenty-nine  (29)  North,  Range  three 
(3)  East;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  three  (3),  Town- 
ship thirty  (30)  North,  Range  three  (3)  East;  thence  easterly  along 
the  Sixth  (6th)  Standard  Parallel  North  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
Section  thirty-four  (34),  Township  thirty-one  (31)  North,  Range 
three  (3)  East;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section 
nine  (9),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  four 
(4),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Town- 
ship thirty-two  (32)  North,  Range  three  (3)  East;  thence  northerly 
to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-four  (24),  Township  thirty- 
two  (32)  North,  Range  two  (2)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  Section  twenty-two  (22),  said  township;  thence  north- 
erly to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  three  (3),  said  township; 
thence  easterly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Township  thirty-three  (33) 
North,  Range  three  (3)  East;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  cor- 
ner of  Section  thirty  (30),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner 
of  Section  seventeen  (17),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner 
of  Section  four  (4),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  Township  thirty-four  (34)  North,  Range  three  (3)  East; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  nineteen  (19), 
said  township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  sec- 
tion;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  eight  (8), 
said  township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  six 
(6),  Township  thirty-four  (34)  North,  Range  four  (4)  East;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to 
the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-three  (33),  Township  thirty- 
five  (35)  North,  Range  four  (4)  East;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  Section  twenty-one  (21),  said  township;  thence  east- 
erly to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  Section  three  (3),  said  township,  the  place  of 
beginning;  such  of  the  above-named  corners  as  have  not  been  estab- 
lished by  the  official  surveys  being  intended  to  be  located  at  the  points 
where  such  corners  would  fall  in  projecting  the  surveys  in  the  direc- 
tions indicated  without  allowing  for  any  irregularities  which  may  oc- 
cur in  actually  extending  the  surveys ; 

Excepting  from  the  force  and  effect  of  this  proclamation  all  lands 
which  may  have  been,  prior  to  the  date  hereof,  embraced  in  any  legal 
entry  or  covered  by  any  lawful  filing  duly  of  record  in  the  proper 
United  States  Land  Office,  or  upon  which  any  valid  settlement  has  been 


Theodore  Roosevelt  995 

made  pursuant  to  law,  and  the  statutory  period  within  which  to  make 
entry  or  fihng  of  record  has  not  expired :  Provided,  that  this  exception 
shall  not  continue  to  apply  to  any  particular  tract  of  land  unless  the 
entryman,  settler  or  claimant  continues  to  comply  with  the  law  under 
which  the  entry,  filing  or  settlement  was  made. 

Warning  is  hereby  expressly  given  to  all  persons  not  to  make  settle- 
ment upon  the  lands  reserved  by  this  proclamation. 

The  reservation  hereby  established  shall  be  known  as  The  Lassen 
Peak  Forest  Reserve. 
In  witness  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the 
seal  of  the  United  States  to  be  affixed. 

Done  at  the  City  of  Washington  this  2d  day  of  June,  in 
[seal.]      the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  nine  hundred  and  five, 
and  of  the  Independence  of  the  United  States  the  one  hun- 
dred and  twenty-ninth. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 
By  the  President : 

Francis  B.lvOOMis, 

Acting  Secretary  of  State. 


By  the  President  of  the  United  States  oe  America. 
A   PROCLAMATION. 

Whereas,  it  is  provided  by  section  twenty-four  of  the  Act  of  Con- 
gress, approved  March  third,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-one,  enti- 
tled, "An  act  to  repeal  timber-culture  laws,  and  for  other  purposes", 
"That  the  President  of  the  United  States  may,  from  time  to  time,  set 
apart  and  reserve,  in  any  State  or  Territory  having  public  land  bear- 
ing forests,  in  any  part  of  the  public  lands  wholly  or  in  part  covered 
with  timber  or  undergrowth,  whether  of  commercial  value  or  not,  as 
public  reservations,  and  the  President  shall,  by  public  proclamation, 
declare  the  establishment  of  such  reservations  and  the  limits  thereof" ; 

And  whereas,  the  public  lands  in  the  State  of  Idaho,  within  the 
limits  hereinafter  described,  are  in  part  covered  with  timber,  and  it 
appears  that  the  public  good  would  be  promoted  by  setting  apart  and 
reserving  said  lands  as  a  public  reservation ; 

Now,  therefore,  I,  Theodore  Roosevelt,  President  of  the  United 
States,  by  virtue  of  the  power  in  me  vested  by  section  twenty-four  of 
the  aforesaid  Act  of  Congress,  do  hereby  make  known  and  proclaim 
that  there  are  hereby  reserved  from  entry  or  settlement  and  set  apart 
as  a  Public  Reservation  all  those  certain  tracts,  pieces  or  parcels  of 
land  lying  and  being  situate  in  the  state  of  Idaho,  and  within  the 
boundaries  particularly  described  as  follows : 


996  Messages  and  Speeches 

Beginning  at  the  north-west  corner  of  Township  twenty-three  (23) 
North,  Range  four  (4)  East,  Boise  Base  and  Meridian,  Idaho;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Township  twenty-three  {22,) 
North,  Range  three  (3)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  cor- 
ner of  Township  twenty-two  (22)  North,  Range  two  (2)  East;  thence 
southerly  along  the  range  line,  allowing  for  the  proper  offset  on  the 
Fifth  (5th)  Standard  Parallel  North,  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Sec- 
tion nineteen  (19),  Township  twenty  (20)  North,  Range  two  (2) 
East ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-nine 
(29),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Sec- 
tion sixteen  (16),  Township  nineteen  (19)  North,  Range  two  (2) 
East ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-cast  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-four  (34),  said 
township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty- 
one  (31),  Township  nineteen  (19)  North,  Range  three  (3)  East; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  east- 
erly to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-nine  (29),  said  town- 
ship; thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  four  (4), 
said  township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty- 
four  (34),  Township  twenty  (20)  North,  Range  three  (3)  East; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-three  (23), 
said  township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section 
twenty-four  (24),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  Section  twelve  (12),  Township  nineteen  (19)  North,  Range 
three  (3)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  sec- 
tion ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-five 
(25),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said 
section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Township  nine- 
teen (19)  North,  Range  four  (4)  East;  thence  easterly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  Section  thirty-one  (31),  said  township;  thence  south- 
erly to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  five  (5),  Township  eighteen 
(18)  North,  Range  four  (4)  East;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  Section  nine  (9),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  Section  sixteen  (16),  said  township;  thence  west- 
erly to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-one  (21),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-two 
(32),  said  township;  thence  westerly  along  the  Fourth  (4th)  Standard 
Parallel  North  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of 
Section  five  (5),  Township  seventeen  (17)  North,  Range  four  (4) 
East ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  south-east  quar- 
ter of  Section  eight  (8),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  Section  sixteen  (16),  said  township;  thence  southerly 
to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  fifteen  (15),  said  township;  thence 
easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of   Section  twenty-two    (22),   said 


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township ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ; 
thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-eight  (28), 
said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  sec- 
tion; thence  easterly  to  the  north-cast  corner  of  Section  thirty-six  (36), 
said  township ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  town- 
ship; thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  one  (i), 
Township  sixteen  (16)  North,  Range  four  (4)  East;  thence  southerly 
to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  Section  twelve  (12),  said  township;  thence  southerly 
to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  Section  one  (i),  Township  fifteen  (15)  North,  Range 
four  (4)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-cast  corner  of  Section 
fourteen  (14),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  cor- 
ner of  Section  twenty-two  (22),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-three  (33),  said  township;  thence 
westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  five  (5),  Township  four- 
teen (14)  North,  Range  four  (4)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of 
said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  nine 
(9),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said 
section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  fifteen 
(15),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Sec- 
tion twenty-one  (21),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of 
Section  twenty-three  (23),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  Section  twelve  (12),  said  township;  thence  east- 
erly to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section;  thence  northerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  Township  fourteen  (14)  North,  Range  five  (5) 
East;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  fiv(:  (5),  said 
township ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  nine 
(9),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section 
fifteen  (15),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner 
of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section 
twenty  (20),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner 
of  Section -thirty-two  (32),  said  township;  thence  easterly  along  the 
Third  (3rd)  Standard  Parallel  North  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Sec- 
tion thirty-three  (33),  Township  fourteen  (14)  North,  Range  seven 
(7)  East ;  thence  northerly  along  the  section  lines,  allowing  for  the 
proper  offset  on  the  Fourth  (4th)  Standard  Parallel  North,  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  Section  four  (4),  Township  eighteen  (18)  North, 
Range  seven  (7)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
Township  nineteen  (19)  North,  Range  seven  (7)  East;  thence  north- 
erly to  the  north-east  corner  of  Township  nineteen  (19)  North,  Range 
six   (6)   East;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section 


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thirty-four  (34),  Township  twenty  (20)  North,  Range  six  (6)  East; 
thence  northerly  along  the  section  lines  to  the  point  of  intersection  with 
the  Fifth  (5th)  Standard  Parallel  North;  thence  easterly  along  said 
parallel  to  its  intersection  with  the  Middle  Fork  of  the  Salmon  River ; 
thence  in  a  general  north-easterly  direction  along  the  middle  of  the 
channel  of  said  Middle  Fork  of  the  Salmon  River  to  its  confluence  with 
said  river ;  thence  in  a  general  north-westerly  direction  along  the  mid- 
dle of  the  channel  of  said  river  to  its  intersection  with  the  range  line 
between  Ranges  six  (6)  and  seven  (7)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  Township  twenty-four  (24)  North,  Range  six 
(6)  East ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Township  twen- 
ty-three (23)  North,  Range  four  (4)  East,  the  place  of  beginning; 
such  of  the  above-named  corners  as  have  not  been  established  by  the 
official  surveys  being  intended  to  be  located  at  the  points  v/here  such 
corners  would  fall  in  projecting  the  surveys  in  the  directions  indicated 
without  allowing  for  any  irregularities  which  may  occur  in  actually 
extending  the  surveys ; 

Excepting  from  the  force  and  effect  of  this  proclamation  all  lands 
which  may  have  been,  prior  to  the  date  hereof,  embraced  in  any  legal 
entry  or  covered  by  any  lawful  filing  duly  of  record  in  the  proper 
United  States  Land  Office,  or  upon  which  any  valid  settlement  has 
been  made  pursuant  to  law,  and  the  statutory  period  within  which  to 
make  entry  or  filing  of  record  has  not  expired :  Provided,  that  this  ex- 
ception shall  not  continue  to  apply  to  any  particular  tract  of  land  un- 
less the  entryman,  settler  or  claimant  continues  to  comply  with  the  law 
under  which  the  entry,  filing  or  selection  was  made. 

Warning  is  hereby  expressly  given  to  all  persons  not  to  make  settle- 
ment upon  the  lands  reserved  by  this  proclamation. 

The  reservation  hereby  established  shall  be  known  as  The  Payette 
Forest  Reserve. 

In  witness  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the 
seal  of  the  United  States  to  be  affixed. 

Done  at  the  City  of  Washington  this  3d  day  of  June,  in 
[seal.]     the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  nine  hundred  and  five, 
and  of  the  Independence  of  the  United  States  the  one  hun- 
dred and  twenty-ninth. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 
Ry  the  President : 

Francis  B.  Loomis, 

Acting  Secretary  of  State. 


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By  the  President  of  the  United  States  of  America. 
A  PROCLAMATION. 

Whereas,  it  is  provided  by  section  twenty-four  of  the  Act  of  Con- 
gress, approved  March  third,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-one,  en- 
titled, "An  act  to  repeal  timber-culture  laws,  and  for  other  purposes", 
"That  the  President  of  the  United  States  may,  from  time  to  time,  set 
apart  and  reserve,  in  any  State  or  Territory  having  public  land  bear- 
ing forests,  in  any  part  of  the  public  lands  wholly  or  in  part  covered 
with  timber  or  undergrowth,  whether  of  commercial  value  or  not,  as 
public  reservations,  and  the  President  shall,  by  public  proclamation, 
declare  the  establishment  of  such  reservations  and  the  limits  thereof" ; 

And  whereas,  the  public  lands  in  the  State  of  Colorado,  within  the 
limits  hereinafter  described,  are  in  part  covered  with  timber,  and  it 
appears  that  the  public  good  would  be  promoted  by  setting  apart  and 
reserving  said  lands  as  a  pubUc  reservation; 

Now,  therefore,  I,  Theodore  Roosevelt,  President  of  the  United 
States,  by  virtue  of  the  power  in  me  vested  by  section  twenty-four  of 
the  aforesaid  Act  of  Congress,  do  hereby  make  known  and  proclaim 
that  there  are  hereby  reserved  from  entry  or  settlement  and  set  apart 
as  a  Public  Reservation  all  those  certain  tracts,  pieces  or  parcels  of 
land  lying  and  being  situate  in  the  State  of  Colorado,  and  within  the 
boundaries  particularly  described  as  follows : 

Beginning  at  the  north-west  corner  of  Township  forty-two  (42) 
North,  Range  three  (3)  West,  New  Mexico  Principal  Meridian, 
Colorado ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  three 
(3),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Sec- 
tion fifteen  (15),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  Section  twenty-two  (22),  said  township;  thence  southerly 
to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  Section  twenty-seven  (27), 
said  township ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  south- 
west quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner 
of  Section  thirty-four  (34),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  Section  fourteen  (14),  Township  forty-one  (41) 
North,  Range  three  (3)  West;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  cor- 
ner of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Sec- 
tion thirty-six  (36),  said  township;  thence  easterly  along  the  Tenth 
(loth)  Correction  Line  North  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Township 
forty  (40)  North,  Range  three  (3)  W^est;  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  Section  six  (6),  Township  forty  (40)  North, 
Range  two  (2)  West;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Sec- 
tion seven  (7),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  cor- 
ner of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section 


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seventeen  (17),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  cor- 
ner of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the 
north-west  quarter  of  Section  twenty-three  (23),  said  township; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of 
said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty- 
six  (26),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of 
said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section 
twenty-nine  (29),  Township  forty  (40)  North,  Range  one  (l)  West; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  east- 
erly to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  along 
the  section  lines,  allowing  for  the  proper  offset  on  the  Tenth  (loth) 
Correction  Line  North,  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-three 
(33),  Township  forty-one  (41)  North,  Range  one  (i)  West;  thence 
easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to 
the  north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-seven  (27),  said  township; 
thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  north- 
erly to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-thre(^  (23),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  seventeen 
(17),  Township  forty-one  (41)  North,  Range  one  (i)  East;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to 
the  north-east  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  Section  sixteen 
(16),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the 
south-west  quarter  of  said  section  ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  Section  twenty-one  (21),  said  township;  thence  southerly 
to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  Section  twenty-seven  {2y),  said  township;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  weste?:ly  to 
the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  along  the 
section  lines,  allowing  for  the  proper  ofifset  on  the  Tenth  (loth)  Cor- 
rection Line  North,  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  ten  (10), 
Township  forty  (40)  North,  Range  one  (i)  East;  thence  easterly 
to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner 
of  Section  fourteen  (14),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  Section  thirteen  (13),  said 
township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  north-east 
quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of 
Township  forty  (40)  North,  Range  two  (2)  East;  thence  easterly  to 
the  north-east  corner  of  Section  six  (6),  said  township;  thence  south- 
erly to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  Section  nine  (9),  said  township;  thence  southerly 
to  the  south-cast  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  Section  fifteen  (15),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to 
the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-three    (23),  said  township; 


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thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-five  (25), 
said  township ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  six  (6),  Town- 
ship thirty-nine  (39)  North,  Range  three  (3)  East;  thence  southerly 
to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  Section  eight  (8),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  south-west  quar- 
ter of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section 
ten  (10),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner 
of  the  south-west  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly 
to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  eleven  (11),  said  township;  thence 
easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to 
the  north-west  corner  of  Section  one  (i),  said  township;  thence  east- 
erly to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  five  (5),  Township  thirty-nine 
(39)  North,  Range  four  (4)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner 
of  Section  nine  (9),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of 
Section  fourteen  (14),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 
cast  corner  of  Section  thirty-five  (35),  said  township;  thence  west- 
erly to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  two  (2),  Township  thirty- 
eight  (38)  North,  Range  four  (4)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  Section  eleven  (11),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to 
the  south-east  corner  of  Section  eight  (8),  Township  thirty-eight  (38) 
North,  Range  five  (5)  East;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  cor- 
ner of  Section  four  (4),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Section  thirty-three  (33), 
Township  thirty-nine  (39)  North,  Range  five  (5)  East;  thence  north- 
erly to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  said  section ; 
thence  easterly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-seven  (27), 
said  township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  sec- 
tion ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-six 
(26),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of 
Section  thirty-five  (35),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  Section  two  (2),  Township  thirty-eight  (38)  North, 
Range  five  (5)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of 
Section  twenty-three  (23),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner 
of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section 
twenty-five  (25),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  said  township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of 
Section  four  (4),  Township  thirty-seven  (37)  North,  Range  six  (6) 
East;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  ten  (10), 


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said  township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-cast  corner  of  Section 
thirteen  (13),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-cast  corner 
of  Section  twenty-five  (25),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-six  (26),  said  township;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-seven  (27),  said 
township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-three  (33), 
said  township;  thence  westerly  along  the  Ninth  (9th)  Correction 
Line  North  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Township  thirty-six  (36) 
North,  Range  six  (6)  East ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner 
of  Section  seven  (7),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  Section  seventeen  (17),  said  township;  thence  south- 
erly to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-two  (22),  said  township;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to 
the  north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-eight  (28),  said  township; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-two  (32), 
said  township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  comer  of  Section  twenty- 
five  (25),  Township  thirty-six  (36)  North,  Range  five  (5)  East; 
thence  westerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-seven  {2y), 
said  township ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  north- 
east quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner 
of  the  north-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  Section  thirty-four  (34),  said 
township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  sixteen  (16), 
Township  thirty-five  (35)  North,  Range  five  (5)  East;  thence  west- 
erly to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  Section  eight  (8),  said 
township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  north-west 
quarter  of  Section  seven  (7),  said  township;  thence"  southerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  Section  nineteen  (19),  said  township;  thence 
easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to 
the  north-west  corner  of  Section  seventeen  (17),  Township  thirty- 
four  (34)  North,  Range  five  (5)  East;  thence  easterly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-west  corner 
of  Section  thirty-three  (33),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  Section  ten  (10),  Township  thirty-three  (33)  North,  Range 
five  (5)  East;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-four  (34), 
said  township;  thence  westerly  along  the  Eighth  (8th)  Correction 
Line  North  to  its  intersection  with  the  eastern  boundary  of  the  Tierra 


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Amarilla  Grant ;  thence  in  a  north-westerly  and  south-westerly  direc- 
tion along  said  boundary  to  its  intersection  with  the  quarter-section 
line  between  the  north-half  and  the  south-half  of  Section  nineteen 
(19),  Township  thirty-four  (34)  North,  Range  three  (3)  East; 
thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of 
Section  twenty-four  (24),  Township  thirty-four  (34)  North,  Range 
two  (2)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section 
twenty-six  (26),  Township  thirty-three  (33)  North,  Range  two  (2) 
East;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty  (30), 
said  township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section 
nineteen  (19),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner 
of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section 
seventeen  (17),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-west  cor- 
ner of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Section  eight  (8),  said  township; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter 
of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section 
six  (6),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of 
said  township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section 
thirty-four  (34),  Township  thirty-four  (34)  North,  Range  one  (i) 
East;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty- 
two  (22),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of 
Section  thirteen  (13),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  Section  seven  (7),  Township  thirty-four  (34)  North, 
Range  two  (2)  East;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said 
section;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  five  (5), 
said  township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  sec- 
tion ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  south-east  quar- 
ter of  Section  twenty  (20),  Township  thirty-five  (35)  North,  Range 
two  (2)  East ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  south- 
west quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  cor- 
ner of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the 
north-east  quarter  of  Section  thirty  (30),  said  township;  thence  south- 
erly to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  said  section ; 
thence  westerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-five  (25), 
Township  thirty-five  (35)  North,  Range  one  (i)  East;  thence  south- 
erly to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  township ;  thence  westerly  to 
the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-four  (34),  said  township; 
thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-one  (21), 
said  township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  sec- 
tion ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to 
the  north-east  corner  of  Section  nine  (9),  said  township;  thence  west- 
erly to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  six  (6),  said  township;  thence 
northerly  along  the  New  Mexico  Principal  Meridian  to  the  south-east 


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corner  of  Township  ihirty-six  (36)  North,  Range  one  (i)  West; 
thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-six  (36), 
said  township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  cornet:  of  Section 
fourteen  (14),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  cor- 
ner of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Sec- 
tion ten  (10),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  cor- 
ner of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Sec- 
tion four  (4),  said  towaiship ;  thence  westerly  along  the  Ninth  (9th) 
Correction  Line  North  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  south-east 
quarter  of  Section  thirty-four  (34),  Township  thirty-seven  (2,7) 
North,  Range  one  (i)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  cor- 
ner of  the  north-w^est  quarter  of  Section  twenty-seven  {2y),  said 
tbwnship ;  thence  westerly  to  the  nortlvwest  corner  of  the  north-cast 
quarter  of  Section  twenty-eight  (28),  said  township;  thence  south- 
erly to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Section 
thirty-three  (33),  said  township;  thence  easterly  along  the  Ninth  (9th) 
Correction  Line  North  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  six  (6), 
Township  thirty-six  (36)  North,  Range  one  (i)  West;  thence  south- 
erly to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  Section  ten  (10),  Township  thirty-six  (36) 
North,  Range  two  (2)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  cor- 
ner of  the  north-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  said  section  ;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  Section 
twenty-one  (21),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to 
the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty  (20),  said  township;  thence 
westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly 
to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  eighteen  (18),  said  township; 
thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of 
said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  north- 
east quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of 
said  section  ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  north-east 
quarter  of  Section  thirteen  (13),  fractional  Township  thirty-six  (36) 
North,  Range  two  and  one-half  (2^)  West;  thence  westerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section  ;  thence  westerly  to 
the  south-west  corner  of  fractional  Section  ten  (10),  said  township; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  fractional  Section  three 
(3),  said  township;  thence  easterly  along  the  Ninth  (9th)  Correction 
Line  North  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-one  (31),  Town- 
ship thirty-seven  (37)  North,  Range  tw^o  (2)  West;  thence  northerly 
to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  said  section;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner 


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of  Section  twelve  (12),  Township  thirty-seven  (37)  North,  Range 
three  (3)  West;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  sec- 
tion; thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  eleven  (11), 
said  township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  sec- 
tion ;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-two 
(22),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the 
north-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  along 
the  Ninth  (9th)  Correction  Line  North  to  the  north-west  corner  of 
Section  four  (4),  Township  thirty-six  (36)  North,  Range  three  (3) 
West ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-three 
(33),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Sec- 
tion three  (3),  Township  thirty-five  (35)  North,  Range  three  (3) 
West ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  north-west 
quarter  of  Section  fourteen  (14),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to 
the  north-east  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Section  thirteen 
(13),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Sec- 
tion twenty-five  (25),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner 
of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  sec- 
tion ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  township ;  thence 
westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-four  (34),  said 
township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty- 
eight  (28),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner 
of  the  north-east  quarter  of  Section  twenty-nine  (29),  said  township; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter 
of  Section  thirty-two  (32),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Section  thirty-one 
(31),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the 
south-west  quarter  of  said  section  ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  Section  thirty-two  (32),  Township  thirty-five  (35)  North, 
Range  four  (4)  W'est ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of 
said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-five  (35),  Town- 
ship thirty-five  (35)  North,  Range  five  (5)  West;  thence  northerly 
to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  Section  twenty-eight  (28),  said  township;  thence  north- 
erly to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty  (20),  said  township; 
thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  eighteen  (18), 
said  township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Township 
thirty-six  (36)  North,  Range  six  (6)  West;  thence  westerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  said  township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east 
corner    of    Section    twelve    (12),    Township    thirty-six    (36)     North, 


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Range  seven  (7)  West;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of 
said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-cast  corner  of  the  north- 
east quarter  of  Section  eleven  (11),  said  township;  thence  westerly 
to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  said  section ; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter 
of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  sec- 
tion;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  fifteen  (15), 
said  township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section 
sixteen  (16),  said  township;  thence  northerly  along  the  section  lines, 
allowing  for  the  proper  offset  on  the  Ninth  (9th)  Correction  Line 
North,  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-nine  (29),  Town- 
ship thirty-seven  (37)  North,  Range  seven  (7)  West;  thence  west- 
erly to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  nineteen  (19),  said  township; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  eighteen  (18), 
Township  thirty-eight  (38)  North,  Range  seven  (7)  West;  thence 
easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  ten  (10),  said  township; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  two  (2),  said 
township;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Township  thirty- 
nine  (39)  North,  Range  seven  (7)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  Township  thirty-nine  (39)  North,  Range  six 
(6)  West ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty- 
three  (33),  Township  forty  (40)  North,  Range  six  (6)  West;  thence 
northerly  along  the  section  lines  to  the  point  of  intersection  with  the 
Tenth  (loth)  Correction  Line  North;  thence  easterly  along  said  Cor- 
rection Line  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Township  forty-one  (41) 
North,  Range  six  (6)  West ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner 
of  Section  eighteen  (18),  Township  forty-one  (41)  North,  Range 
five  (5)  West;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  five  (5),  said 
township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty- 
four  (34),  Township  forty-two  (42)  North,  Range  five  (5)  West; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-cast  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  east- 
erly to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-five  (25),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-cast  corner  of  said  section  ;  thence 
easterly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-one  (21),  Town- 
ship forty-two  (42)  North,  Range  four  (4)  West;  thence  northerly 
to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  said  section  ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner 
of  Section  fifteen  (15),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner 
of  Section  eleven  (11),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  Section  one  (i),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  Township  forty-two  (42)  North,  Range  three 
(3)  West,  the  place  of  beginning; 


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Excepting  from  the  force  and  effect  of  this  proclamation  all  lands 
which  may  have  been,  prior  to  the  date  hereof,  embraced  in  any  legal 
entry  or  covered  by  any  lawful  filing  duly  of  record  in  the  proper 
United  States  Land  Office,  or  upon  which  any  valid  settlement  has 
been  made  pursuant  to  law,  and  the  statutory  period  within  which  to 
make  entry  or  filing  of  record  has  not  expired :  Provided,  that  this 
exception  shall  not  continue  to  apply  to  any  particular  tract  of  land 
unless  the  entryman,  settler  or  claimant  continues  to  comply  with  the 
law  under  which  the  entry,  filing  or  settlement  was  made. 

Warning  is  hereby  expressly  given  to  all  persons  not  to  make  set- 
tlement upon  the  lands  reserved  by  this  proclamation. 

The  reservation  hereby  established  shall  be  known  as  The  San  Juan 
Forest  Reserve. 

In  witness  whereof,  I  have- hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the 
seal  of  the  United  States  to  be  affixed. 

Done  at  the  City  of  Washington  this  3d  day  of  June,  in 
[seal.]     the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  nine  hundred  and  five, 
and  of  the  Independence  of  the  United  States  the  one  hun- 
dred and  twenty-ninth. 
By  the  President:  THEODORE   ROOSEVELT. 

Francis  B.  Loomis, 

Acting  Secretary   of  State. 


By  the  President  of  the  United  States  of  America. 
A   PROCLAMATION. 

Whereas,  the  Battlement  Mesa  Forest  Reserve,  ir^  the  State  of  Colo- 
rado, was  established  by  proclamation  dated  December  twenty-fourth, 
eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-two,  under  and  by  virtue  of  Section 
twenty-four  of  the  Act  of  Congress,  approved  March  third,  eighteen 
hundred  and  ninety-one,  entitled,  "An  act  to  repeal  timber-culture  laws, 
and  for  other  purposes",  which  provides,  "That  the  President  of  the 
United  States  may,  from  time  to  time,  set  apart  and  reserve,  in  any 
State  or  Territory  having  public  land  bearing  forests,  in  any  part  of 
the  public  lands  wholly  or  in  part  covered  with  timber  or  undergrowth, 
whether  of  commercial  value  or  not,  as  public  reservations,  and  the 
President  shall,  by  public  proclamation,  declare  the  establishment  of 
such  reservations  and  the  limits  thereof" ; 

And  whereas,  it  is  further  provided  by  the  Act  of  Congress,  approved 
June  fourth,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-seven,  entitled,  "An  act 
making  appropriations  for  sundry  civil  expenses  of  the  Government  for 
the  fiscal  year  ending  June  thirtieth,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety- 
eight,  and  for  other  purposes",  that  "the  President  is  hereby  author- 


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ized  at  any  time  to  modify  any  Executive  order  that  has  been  or  may 
hereafter  be  made  establishing  any  forest  reserve,  and  by  such  mod- 
ification may  reduce  the  area  or  change  the  boundary  hues  of  such 
reserve,  or  may  vacate  altogether  any  order  creating  such  reserve", 
under  which  provision  the  boundary  lines  of  the  said  forest  reserve 
were  changed  and  the  area  thereof  reduced  by  proclamation  dated 
May  sixteenth,  nineteen  hundred  and  four ; 

And  whereas,  it  appears  that  the  public  good  would  be  promoted 
by  further  releasing  and  excluding  lands  from  the  said  forest  reserve, 
and  by  including  therein  additional  lands  which  are  in  part  covered 
with  timber ; 

Now,  therefore,  I,  Theodore:  Roosevrlt,  President  of  the  United 
States,  by  virtue  of  the  power  vested  in  me  by  the  aforesaid  act  of 
Congress,  approved  June  fourth,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-seven, 
do  hereby  make  known  and  proclaim  that  the  boundary  lines  of  the 
aforesaid  Battlement  ]\Iesa  Forest  Reserve  are  hereby  further  modi- 
fied so  as  to  read  as  follows : 

Beginning  at  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  three  (3),  Township 
nine  (9)  South,  Range  ninety-seven  (97)  West,  Sixth  (6th)  Princi- 
pal Meridian,  Colorado ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
Section  thirty-four  (34),  Township  eight  (8)  South,  Range  ninety- 
six  (96)  West ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section 
twenty-two  (22),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  Section  fifteen  (15),  Township  eight  (8)  South,  Range 
ninety-five  (95)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of 
Section  three  (3),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  Township  seven  (7)  South,  Range  ninety-five  (95)  West; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  nineteen  (19), 
Township  seven  (y)  South,  Range  ninety-four  (94)  West;  thence 
easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-one  (21),  Township 
seven  (7)  South,  Range  ninety-three  (93)  West;  thence  southerly  to 
the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-three  (33),  said  township; 
thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  three  (3),  Town- 
ship eight  (8)  South,  Range  ninety-three  (93)  West;  thence  south- 
erly to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  fourteen  (14),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  thir- 
teen (13),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
Section  eighteen  (18),  Township  eight  .(8)  South,  Range  ninety-two 
(92)  West ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty- 
four  (24),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner 
of  Township  eight  (8)  South,  Range  ninety-one  (91)  West;  thence 
easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-two  (32),  said 
township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  four 
(4),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Town- 


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ship  eight  (8)  South,  Range  ninety  (90)  West;  thence  southerly  to 
the  north-west  corner  of  Township  nine  (9)  South,  Range  eighty-nine 
(89)  West ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  township ; 
thence  southerly,  allowing  for  the  proper  offset  on  the  Second  (2nd) 
Correction  Line  South,  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Township  twelve 
(12)  South,  Range  eighty-nine  (89)  West;  thence  westerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  Township  twelve  (12)  South,  Range  ninety- 
three  (93)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section 
twenty-four   (24),  Township  twelve   (12)    South,  Range  ninety-four 

(94)  West;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section 
twenty-three   (23),  Township  twelve   (12)    South,  Range  ninety-five 

(95)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section; 
thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section;  thence  south- 
erly to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  Section  ten 
(10),  Township  thirteen  (13)  South,  Range  ninety-five  (95)  West; 
thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter 
of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section 
sixteen  (16),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner 
of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section 
twenty-nine  (29),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of 
Section  thirty-one  (31),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  Section  thirty-three  (33),  Township  thirteen  (13) 
South,  Range  ninety-seven  (97)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  Section  thirty-two  (32),  Township  twelve  (12)  South, 
Range  ninety-seven  (97)  West;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  cor- 
ner of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Sec- 
tion five  (5),  said  township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
Township  eleven  (11)  South,  Range  ninety-six  (96)  West;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  eighteen  (18),  said 
township;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  nine 
(9),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Sec- 
tion three  (3),  said  township;  thence  easterly  along  the  Second  (2nd) 
Correction  Line  South  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Township  ten  (10) 
South,  Range  ninety-five  (95)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  Section  thirty-one  (31),  Township  ten  (10)  South, 
Range  ninety-four  (94)  West;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  cor- 
ner of  Section  twenty-eight  (28),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to 
the  north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-two  (22),  said  township; 
thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirteen  (13),  said 
township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  eighteen 
(18),  Township  ten  (10)  South,  Range  ninety-three  (93)  West; 
thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  ten  (10),  said  town- 
ship; thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  two   (2), 


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said  township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Township 
nine  (9)  South,  Range  ninety-three  (93)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  said  township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  Township  nine  (9)  South,  Range  ninety-five  (95)  West; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirteen  (13), 
said  township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section 
nineteen  (19),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  cor- 
ner of  Section  twenty-four  (24),  Township  nine  (9)  South,  Range 
ninety-six  (96)  West;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of 
Section  thirty  (30),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  Township  nine  (9)  South,  Range  ninety-seven  (97)  West; 
thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-four  (34), 
said  township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section 
three  (3),  said  township,  the  place  of  beginning;  such  of  the  above- 
named  corners  as  have  not  been  established  by  the  official  surveys  be- 
ing intended  to  be  located  at  the  points  where  such  corners  would  fall 
in  projecting  the  surveys  in  the  directions  indicated  without  allowing 
for  any  irregularities  which  may  occur  in  actually  extending  the  sur- 
veys ; 

Excepting  from  the  force  and  effect  of  this  proclamation  all  lands 
which  may  have  been,  prior  to  the  date  hereof,  embraced  in  any  legal 
entry  or  covered  by  any  lawful  filing  duly  of  record  in  the  proper 
United  States  Land  Office,  or  upon  which  any  valid  settlement  has  been 
made  pursuant  to  law,  and  the  statutory  period  within  which  to  make 
entry  or  filing  of  record  has  not  expired :  Provided,  that  this  exception 
shall  not  continue  to  apply  to  any  particular  tract  of  land  unless  the 
erjtryman,  settler  or  claimant  continues  to  comply  with  the  law  under 
which  the  entry,  filing  or  settlement  was  made. 

The  lands  hereby  excluded  from  the  reserve  and  restored  to  the 
public  domain  shall  be  open  to  settlement  from  the  date  hereof,  but 
shall  not  be  subject  to  entry,  filing  or  selection  until  after  ninety  days' 
notice  by  such  publication  as  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior  may  pre- 
scribe. 

Warning  is  hereby  expressly  given  to  all  persons  not  to  make  settle- 
ment upon  the  lands  reserved  in  this  proclamation. 

In  witness  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the 
seal  of  the  United  States  to  be  affixed. 

Done  at  the  City  of  Washington  this  5th  day  of  June,  in 
[seal.]     the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  nine  hundred  and  five, 
and  of  the  Independence  of  the  United  States  the  one  hun- 
dred and  twenty-ninth. 

By  ,the  President :  THEODORE   ROOSEVELT. 

■    .,  _  Francis  B.  Loomis, 

Acting  Secretary   of  State. 


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By  the  President  of  the  United  States  of  America. 
A   PROCLAMATION. 

Whereas,  it  is  provided  by  section  twenty-four  of  the  Act  of  Con- 
gress, approved  March  third,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-one,  enti- 
tled, "An  act  to  repeal  timber-culture  laws,  and  for  other  purposes", 
"That  the  President  of  the  United  States  may,  from  time  to  time,  set 
apart  and  reserve,  in  any  State  or  Territory  having  public  land  bear- 
ing forests,  in  any  part  of  the  public  lands  wholly  or  in  part  covered 
with  timber  or  undergrowth,  whether  of  commercial  value  or  not,  as 
public  reservations,  and  the  President  shall,  by  public  proclamation, 
declare  the  estabUshment  of  such  reservations  and  the  limits  thereof"  ; 

And  whereas,  the  public  lands  in  the  State  of  Idaho,  within  the 
limits  hereinafter  described,  are  in  part  covered  with  timber,  and  it 
appears  that  the  public  good  would  be  promoted  by  setting  apart  and 
reserving  said  lands  as  a  public  reservation ; 

Now,  therefore,  I,  Theodore  Roosevelt,  President  of  the  United 
States,  by  virtue  of  the  power  in  me  vested  by  section  twenty-four  of 
the  aforesaid  Act  of  Congress,  do  hereby  make  known  and  proclaim 
that  there  are  hereby  reserved  from  entry  or  settlement  and  set  apart 
as  a  Public  Reservation  all  those  certain  tracts,  pieces  or  parcels  of 
land  lying  and  being  situate  in  the  State  of  Idaho  and  particularly 
described  as  follows : 

Beginning  at  the  north-west  corner  of  Township  thirteen  (13) 
South,  Range  twenty-one  (21)  East,  Boise  Base  and  Meridian,  Idaho; 
thence  southerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  eighteen  (18), 
said  township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section;  thence  east- 
erly to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-two  (22),  said  town- 
ship; thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-four 
(34),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the 
north-west  quarter  of  Section  three  (3),  Township  fourteen  (14) 
South,  Range  twenty-one  (21)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  Section  three  (3),  Township 
fifteen  (15)  South,  Range  twenty-one  (21)  East;  thence  w^esterly  to 
the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  Section  nine  (9),  township  sixteen  (16)  South,  Range 
twentv-one  (21)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
Section  seven  (7),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  Section  twenty-five  (25),  Township  sixteen  (16)  South, 
Range  twenty  (20)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of 
Section  thirty-three  (33),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the 
boundary  line  between  the  States  of  Idaho  and  Nevada ;  thence  west- 
erly along  said  state  boundary  line  to  the  south-west  corner  of  frac- 


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tional  Section  thirty-three  (33),  Township  sixteen  (16)  South,  Range 
eighteen  (18)  East;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Sec- 
tion four  (4),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner 
of  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Sec- 
tion twenty-five  (25),  Township  fourteen  (14)  South,  Range  seven- 
teen (17)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section 
twenty-seven  {2y),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  Section  three  (3),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-three  (33),  Township  thirteen 
(13)  South,  Range  seventeen  (17)  East;  thence  northerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  Section  four  (4),  said  township;  thence  east- 
erly along  the  Second  (2nd)  Standard  Parallel  South  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  Township  thirteen  (13)  South,  Range  twenty-one  (21) 
East,  the  place  of  beginning ;  such  of  the  above-named  corners  as 
have  not  been  established  by  the  official  surveys  being  intended  to  be 
located  at  the  points  where  such  corners  would  fall  in  projecting  the 
surveys  in  the  directions  indicated  without  allowing  for  any  irregu- 
larities which  may  occur  in  actually  extending  the  surveys ; 

Excepting  from  the  force  and  effect  of  this  proclamation  all  lands 
which  may  have  been,  prior  to  the  date  hereof,  embraced  in  any  legal 
entry  or  covered  by  any  lawful  filing  duly  of  record  in  the  proper 
United  States  Land  Office,  or  upon  which  any  valid  settlement  has 
been  made  pursuant  to  law,  and  the  statutory  period  within  which  to 
make  entry  or  filing  of  record  has  not  expired :  Provided,  that  this  ex- 
ception shall  not  continue  to  apply  to  any  particular  tract  of  land  un- 
less the  entryman,  settler  or  claimant  continues  to  comply  with  the 
law  under  which  the  entry,  filing  or  settlement  was  made. 

Warning  is  hereby  expressly  given  to  all  persons  not  to  make  settle- 
ment upon  the  lands  reserved  by  this  proclamation. 

The  reservation  hereby  established  shall  be  known  as  the  Cassia 
Forest  Reserve. 

In  witness  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the 
seal  of  the  United  States  to  be  affixed. 

Done  at  the  City  of  Washington  this  12th  day  of  June,  in 
[seal.]     the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  nine  hundred  and  five, 
and  of  the  Independence  of  the  United  States  the  one  hun- 
dred and  twenty-ninth. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 
By  the  President : 

Francis  B.  Loomis, 

Acting  Secretary  of  State. 


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By  the  President  of  the  United  States  of  America, 
A   PROCLAMATION. 

Whereas,  it  is  provided  by  section  twenty-four  of  the  Act  of  Con- 
gress, approved  March  third,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-one,  en- 
titled, "An  act  to  repeal  timber-culture  laws,  and  for  other  purposes", 
"That  the  President  of  the  United  States  may,  from  time  to  time,  set 
apart  and  reserve,  in  any  State  or  Territory  having  public  land  bearing 
forests,  in  any  part  of  the  public  lands  wholly  or  in  part  covered  with 
timber  or  undergrowth,  whether  of  commercial  value  or  not,  as  public 
reservations,  and  the  President  shall,  by  public  proclamation,  declare 
the  establishment  of  such  reservations  and  the  limits  thereof"  ; 

And  whereas,  the  public  lands  in  the  State  of  Colorado,  within  the 
limits  hereinafter  described,  are  in  part  covered  with  timber,  and  it  ap- 
pears that  the  public  good  would  be  promoted  by  setting  apart  and 
reserving  said  lands  as  a  public  reservation ; 

Now,  therefore,  I,  Theodore  Roosevelt,  President  of  the  United 
States,  by  virtue  of  the  power  in  me  vested  by  section  twenty-four  of 
the  aforesaid  Act  of  Congress,  do  hereby  make  known  and  proclaim 
that  there  are  hereby  reserved  from  entry  or  settlement  and  set  apart 
as  a  Public  Reservation  all  those  certain  tracts,  pieces  or  parcels  of 
land  lying  and  being  situate  in  the  State  of  Colorado,  and  within  the 
boundaries  particularly  described  as  follows : 

Beginning  at  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-one  (21), 
Township  nineteen  (19)  South,  Range  seventy-one  (71)  West,  Sixth 
(6th)  Principal  Meridian,  Colorado;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  Section  nineteen  (19),  Township  nineteen  (19)  South,  Range 
seventy  (70)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the 
north-west  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  said  section  ;  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  Section  twenty-nine  (29),  said  township;  thence  southerly 
to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-three  (33),  said  township; 
thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  south- 
erly to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  fifteen  (15),  Township  twenty 
(20)  South,  Range  seventy  (70)  West;  thence  easterly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly 
to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Section  twenty- 
seven  (27),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-west  corner 
of  Section  thirty-six  (36),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  said  section  ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  Township  twenty-one  (21)  South,  Range  sixty-nine  (69) 
West;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  seven  (7), 
said  township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ; 


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thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  east- 
erly to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  seventeen  (17),  said  township; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section;  thence  east- 
erly to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  Section 
twenty-one  (21),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  Section  thirty  (30),  Township  twenty-one  (21) 
South,  Range  sixty-eight  (68)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of 
Section  thirty-three  (33),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of 
the  north-west  quarter  of  Section  three  (3),  Township  twenty-two 
(22)  South,  Range  sixty-eight  (68)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  Section  twenty-seven 
(27),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Sec- 
tion thirty-three  (33),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  Section  twenty-one  (21),  Township  twenty-three  (23) 
South,  Range  sixty-eight  (68)  West;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  Section  twenty-seven  (27),  said  township;  thence  southerly 
to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-four  (34),  said  township; 
thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  south- 
erly to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-two  (22),  Township 
twenty-four  (24)  South,  Range  sixty-eight  (68)  West;  thence  east- 
erly to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-five  (35),  said  township;  thence 
easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to 
the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-five  (35),  Township  twenty-five 
(25)  South,  Range  sixty-eight  (68)  West;  thence  westerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  Section  two  (2),  Township  twenty-six  (26) 
South,  Range  sixty-eight  (68)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  Section  ten  (10),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  Section  twenty-one  (21),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to 
the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty  (20),  said  township;  thence 
northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  six  (6),  said  township; 
thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  north- 
erly to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  township ;  thence  westerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-six  (36),  Township  twenty-five 
(25)  South,  Range  sixty-nine  (69)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  Section  fourteen  (14),  said  township;  thence  west- 
erly to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  Section  nine  (9),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the 
north-west  quarter  of  said  section;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west 
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corner  of  Section  eleven  (11),  Township  twenty-five  (25)  South-, 
Range  seventy  (70)  West ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner 
of  said  section;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section 
seventeen  (17),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  Section  nineteen  (19),  said  township;  thence  westerly 
to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-four  (24),  Township 
twenty-five  (25)  South,  Range  seventy-one  (71)  West;  thence  norths 
erly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  twelve  (12),  said  township; 
thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  north- 
erly to  the  south-west  corner  of  Township  twenty-four  (24)  South, 
Range  seventy  (70)  West;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of 
Section  thirty-one  (31),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  Section  twenty-nine  (29),  said  township;  thence  east- 
erly to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-one  (21),  said  township;  thence 
easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  fifteen  (15),  said  tawn- 
ship ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-seven 
(27),  Township  twenty-three  (23)  South,  Range  seventy  (70)  West; 
thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  nineteen  (19), 
said  township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  town- 
ship;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  five  (5),  said 
township ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  nine 
(9),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of 
Section  ten  (10),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of 
Section  one  (i),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  Township  twenty-two  (22)  South,  Range  sixty-nine  (69) 
West ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-one 
(31),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of 
Section  thirty  (30),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of 
Section  twelve  (12),  Township  twenty-two  (22)  South,  Range  sev- 
enty (70)  West;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section 
three  (3),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner 
of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section 
thirty-three  (33),  Township  twenty-one  (21)  South,  Range  seventy 
(70)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  south-east 
quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the 
north-west  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  Section  twenty  (20),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  Section  six  (6),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner 
of  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the 


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south-east  quarter  of  Section  thirty-six  (36),  Township  twenty  (20) 
South,  Range  seventy-one  (71)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  Section  twenty-four  (24),  said 
township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  fifteen 
(15),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Sec- 
tion nine  (9),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner 
of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section 
twenty-one  (21),  Township  nineteen  (19)  South,  Range  seventy-one 
(71)  West;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section,  the  place 
of  beginning; 

Excepting  from  the  force  and  effect  of  this  proclamation  all  lands 
which  may  have  been,  prior  to  the  date  hereof,  embraced  in  any  legal 
entry  or  covered  by  any  lawful  filing  duly  of  record  in  the  proper 
United  States  Land  Office,  or  upon  which  any  valid  settlement  has 
been  made  pursuant  to  law,  and  the  statutory  period  within  which  to 
make  entry  or  filing  of  record  has  not  expired :  Provided,  that  this  ex- 
ception shall  not  continue  to  apply  to  any  particular  tract  of  land 
unless  the  entryman,  settler  or  claimant  continues  to  comply  with 
the  law  under  which  the  entry,  filing  or  settlement  was  made. 

Warning  is  hereby  expressly  given  to  all  persons  not  to  make  settle- 
ment upon  the  lands  reserved  by  this  proclamation. 

The  reservation  hereby  established  shall  be  known  as  The  Wet 
Mountains  Forest  Reserve. 

In  witness  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the 
seal  of  the  United  States  to  be  affixed. 

Done  at  the  City  of  Washington  this  12th  day  of  June,  in 
[seal.]     the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  nine  hundred  and  five, 
and  of  the  Independence  of  the  United  States  the  one  hun- 
dred and  twenty-ninth. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 
By  the  President : 

Francis  B.  Loomis, 

Acting  Secretary  of  State. 


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By  the  President  oe  the  United  States  oe  America. 

A   PROCLAMATION. 

Whereas,  it  is  provided  by  section  twenty-four  of  the  Act  of  Con- 
gress, approved  March  third,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-one,  enti- 
tled. "An  act  to  repeal  timber-culture  laws,  and  for  other  purposes", 
"That  the  President  of  the  United  States  may,  from  time  to  time,  set 
apart  and  reserve,  in  any  State  or  Territory  having  public  land  bear- 


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ing  forests,  in  any  part  of  the  public  lands  wholly  or  in  part  covered 
with  timber  or  undergrowth,  whether  of  commercial  value  or  not,  as 
public  reservations,  and  the  President  shall,  by  public  proclamation, 
declare  the  establishment  of  such  reservations  and  the  limits  thereof" ; 

And  whereas,  it  is  further  provided  by  the  Act  of  Congress,  ap- 
proved June  fourth,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-seven,  entitled,  "An 
act  making  appropriations  for  sundry  civil  expenses  of  the  Government 
for  the  fiscal  year  ending  June  thirtieth,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety- 
eight,  and  for  other  purposes",  that  "The  President  is  hereby  author- 
ized at  any  time  to  modify  any  Executive  order  that  has  been  or  may 
hereafter  be  made  establishing  any  forest  reserve,  and  by  such  modifi- 
cation may  reduce  the  area  or  change  the  boundary  lines  of  such  re- 
serve, or  may  vacate  altogether  any  order  creating  such  reserve" ; 

And  whereas,  the  public  lands  in  the  State  of  Colorado,  within  the 
limits  hereinafter  described,  are  in  part  covered  with  timber,  and  it 
appears  that  the  public  good  would  be  promoted  by  setting  apart  and 
reserving  said  lands  as  a  public  reservation; 

Now,  therefore,  I,  Theodore  Roosevelt,  President  of  the  United 
States,  by  virtue  of  the  power  in  me  vested  by  the  aforesaid  acts  of 
Congress,  do  hereby  make  known  and  proclaim  that  The  San  Isabel 
Forest  Reserve,  in  the  State  of  Colorado,  established  by  proclamation 
of  April  eleventh,  nineteen  hundred  and  two,  is  hereby  so  changed  and 
enlarged  as  to  include  all  those  certain  tracts,  pieces  or  parcels  of  land 
lying  and  being  situate  in  the  State  of  Colorado,  and  within  the  boun- 
daries particularly  described  as  follows: 

Beginning  at  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-two  (22), 
Township  forty-nine  (49)  North,  Range  eight  (8)  East,  New  Mexico 
Principal  Meridian,  Colorado;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner 
of  Section  twenty-one  (21),  Township  forty-nine  (49)  North,  Range 
nine  (9)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section 
twenty-seven  (27),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  Section  thirty-five  (35),  said  township;  thence  southerly, 
allowing  for  the  proper  offset  on  the  Twelfth  (12th)  Correction  Line 
North,  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  one  (i),  Township  forty- 
eight  (48)  North,  Range  nine  (9)  East;  thence  easterly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  Section  eight  (8),  Township  forty-eight  (48)  North, 
Range  ten  (10)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
the  north-west  quarter  of  said  section;  thence  easterly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly 
to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  Section  sixteen 
(16),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the 
south-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  Section  twenty-seven  (27),  said  township;  thence  easterly 
to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 


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west  corner  of  Section  two  (2),  Township  forty-seven  (47)  North, 
Range  ten  (10)  East;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of 
Section  twelve  (12),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  said  section;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the 
north-west  quarter  of  Section  seventeen  (17),  Township  forty-seven 
(47)  North,  Range  eleven  (11)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly 
to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty- four  (24),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to 
the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty  (30),  Township  forty-seven 
(47)  North,  Range  twelve  (12)  East;  thence  easterly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  Section  thirty-two  (32),  said  township;  thence  south- 
erly to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  Section  four  (4),  Town- 
ship forty-six  (46)  North,  Range  twelve  (12)  East;  thence  southerly 
to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Section  nine  (9), 
said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  sec- 
tion ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty- 
seven  {2^),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner 
of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section 
thirty-five  (35),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  cor- 
ner of  Section  two  (2),  Township  forty-five  (45)  North,  Range  twelve 
(12)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  fractional 
Section  twelve  (12),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
the  north-west  quarter  of  Section  thirty  (30),  Township  twenty-two 
(22)  South,  Range  seventy-three  (73)  West,  Sixth  (6th)  Principal 
Meridian;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  south-east 
quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
Section  thirty-two  (32),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  said  section;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner 
of  Section  four  (4),  Township  twenty-three  (23)  South,  Range  sev- 
enty-three (73)  West;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the 
north-west  quarter  of  Section  nine  (9),  said  township;  thence  south- 
erly to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  said  section ; 
thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of 
Section  fifteen  (15),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Section  twenty-two  (22),  said 
township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty- 
six  (26),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
Section  thirty-six  (36),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  Township  twenty-four  (24)  South,  Range  seventy-three 
(73)    West;   thence   southerly   to   the   south-west   corner   of   Section 


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six  (6),  Township  twenty-four  (24)  South,  Range  seventy-two  {^2) 
West ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  south-west  quar- 
ter of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the 
south-east  quarter  of  Section  eighteen  (18),  said  township;  thence 
easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  Section 
twenty  (20),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  cor- 
ner of  the  south-east  quarter  of  said  section;  thence  easterly  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  Section  twenty-eight 
(28),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
the  south-east  quarter  of  Section  thirty-three  (33),  said  township ; 
thence  easterly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  two  (2),  Town- 
ship twenty-five  (25)  South,  Range  seventy-two  {72)  West;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly 
to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  Section  thirty-five  (35),  said  township;  thence  west- 
erly to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  two  (2),  Township  twenty- 
six  (26)  South,  Range  seventy-two  {'J2)  West;  thence  southerly  to 
the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-two  (22),  said  township;, 
thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of 
Section  twenty-eight  (28),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  Section  nine  (9),  Town- 
ship twenty-seven  (27)  South,  Range  seventy-two  {j2)  West ;  thence 
westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  said 
section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  thirty- 
two  (32),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of 
said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ; 
thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of 
Section  thirty-five  (35),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly 
to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  Section  thirty- 
four  (34),  Township  twenty-seven  {2y)  South,  Range  seventy-one 
(71)  West;  thence  southerly  along  the  quarter-section  lines  to  the 
point  of  intersection  with  the  northern  boundary  of  the  Sangre  de 
Cristo  Grant ;  thence  in  a  general  south-westerly  direction  along  the 
boundary  of  said  grant  to  the  point  of  intersection  with  the  section 
line  between  Sections  fifteen  (15)  and  sixteen  (16),  Township  fwenty- 
nine  (29)  South,  Range  seventy-three  (73)  West;  thence  northerly 
to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  nine  (9),  said  township;  thence 
westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to 
the  north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-eight  (28),  Township  twenty- 
eight  (28)  South,  Range  seventyTthree  (73)  West;  thence  easterly 
to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  Section  twenty-seven  (27),  Township  twenty-seven 
(27)    South,  Range  seventy-three   {y^^)    West;  thence  easterly  to  the 


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north-east  corner  of  said  section;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  Section  two  (2),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  Section  thirty-five  (35),  Township  twenty-six  (26) 
South,  Range  seventy-three  (73)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  Section  two  (2),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  said  section;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
Section  thirty-three  (33),  Township  twenty-five  (25)  South,  Range 
seventy-three  (73)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner 
of  Section  twenty  (20),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner 
of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  along  the  section  lines,  allowing  for 
the  proper  offset,  to  the  point  of  intersection  with  the  eastern  boundary 
of  the  Luis  Maria  Baca  Grant  Number  4;  thence  along  the  eastern 
and  northern  boundary  of  said  grant  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Sec- 
tion eight  (8),  Township  forty-three  (43)  North,  Range  twelve  (12) 
East,  New  Mexico  Principal  Meridian ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  fractional  Section  six  (6),  said  township;  thence  west- 
erly to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-five  (35),  Township 
forty-four  (44)  North,  Range  eleven  (11)  East;  thence  northerly  to 
the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-two  (22),  said  township; 
thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of 
said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  north- 
west quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner 
of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section 
four  (4),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
the  south-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly 
to  the  south-w^est  corner  of  Section  thirty-three  (33),  Township  forty- 
five  (45)  North,  Range  eleven  (11)  East;  thence  northerly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-nine  (29),  said  township;  thence 
westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  said 
section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  north-west 
quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of 
said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section 
eighteen  (18),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  cor- 
ner of  the  north-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  Section  seven  (7), 
Township  forty-six  (46)  North,  Range  eleven  (11)  East;  thence  west- 
erly to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Section  twelve  (12), 
Township  forty-six  (46)  North,  Range  ten  (10)  East;  thence  west- 
erly to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  said  section ; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of 


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Section  one  ( i ) ,  said  township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-east  cor- 
ner of  the  north-east  quarter  of  Section  four  (4),  said  township; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  west- 
erly to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Section  thirty- 
three  (33),  Township  forty-seven  (47)  North,  Range  ten  (10)  East; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter 
of  said  section;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  south- 
east quarter  of  Section  twenty-nine  (29),  said  township;  thence  north- 
erly to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  said  section ; 
thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of 
Section  nineteen  (19),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  Section  eighteen  (18),  said 
township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ; 
thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twelve  (12),  Town- 
ship forty-seven  (47)  North,  Range  nine  (9)  East;  thence  westerly 
to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  Section  eleven  (11),  said 
township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  north-west 
quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of 
said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  four 
(4),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said 
section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty- 
three  (33),  Township  forty-eight  (48)  North,  Range  nine  (9)  East; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  west- 
erly to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Section  twen- 
ty-nine (29),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner 
of  the  north-west  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Section  nineteen  (19),  said 
township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  north-west 
quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
the  south-east  quarter  of  Section  thirteen  (13),  Township  forty-eight 
(48)  North,  Range  eight  (8)  East;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly 
to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twelve  (12),  said  township;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section;  thence  westerly  to 
the  south-west  corner  of  Section  four  (4),  said  township;  thence 
northerly,  allowing  for  the  proper  offset  on  the  Twelfth  (12)  Correc- 
tion Line  North,  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-three  (33), 
Township  forty-nine  (49)  North,  Range  eight  (8)  East ;  thence  east- 
erly to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  said  section ; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of 
Section  twenty-eight  (28),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner 
of  Section  twenty-two  (22),  said  township,  the  place  of  beginning; 


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such  of  the  above-named  corners  as  have  not  been  estabHshed  by  the 
official  surveys  being  intended  to  be  located  at  the  points  where  such 
corners  would  fall  in  projecting  the  surveys  in  the  directions  indi- 
cated without  allowing  for  any  irregularities  which  may  occur  in  actu- 
ally extending  the  surveys ; 

Excepting  from  the  force  and  effect  of  this  proclamation  all  lands 
which  may  have  been,  prior  to  the  date  hereof,  embraced  in  any  legal 
entry  or  covered  by  any  lawful  filing  duly  of  record  in  the  proper 
United  States  Land  Office,  or  upon  which  any  valid  settlement  has 
been  made  pursuant  to  law,  and  the  statutory  period  within  which  to 
make  entry  or  filing  of  record  has  not  expired :  Proindcd,  that  this  ex- 
ception shall  not  continue  to  apply  to  any  particular  tract  of  land  un- 
less the  entryman,  settler  or  claimant  continues  to  comply  with  the  law 
under  which  the  entry,  filing  or  settlement  was  made. 

Warning  is  hereby  expressly  given  to  all  persons  not  to  make  settle- 
ment upon  the  lands  reserved  by  this  proclamation. 

In  witness  whereof,   I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the 
seal  of  the  United  States  to  be  affixed. 

Done  at  the  City  of  Washington  this  12th  day  of  June,  in 
[seal.]     the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  nine  hundred  and  five, 
and  of  the  Independence  of  the  United  States  the  one  hun- 
dred and  twenty-ninth. 

THEODORE    ROOSEVELT. 
By  the  President : 

Francis  B.  Loomis, 

Acting  Secretary  of  State. 

By  the  President  of  the  United  States  oe  America. 
A   PROCLAMATION. 

Whereas,  it  is  provided  by  section  twenty-four  of  the  Act  of  Con- 
gress, approved  March  third,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-one,  enti- 
tled, "An  act  to  repeal  timber-culture  laws,  and  for  other  purposes", 
'That  the  President  of  the  United  States  may,  from  time  to  time,  set 
apart  and  reserve,  in  any  State  or  Territory  having  public  land  bearing 
forests,  in  any  part  of  the  public  lands  wholly  or  in  part  covered  with 
timber  or  undergrowth,  whether  of  commercial  value  or  not,  as  public 
reservations,  and  the  President  shall,  by  public  proclamation,  declare 
the  establishment  of  such  reservations  and  the  limits  thereof"; 

And  whereas,  the  public  lands  in  the  State  of  Colorado,  within  the 
limits  hereinafter  described,  are  in  part  covered  with  timber,  and  it 
appears  that  the  public  good  would  be  promoted  by  setting  apart  and 
reserving  said  .lands  as,  a  public  reservation ; 


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Now,  therefore,  I,  Theodore  Roosevelt,  President  of  the  United 
States,  by  virtue  of  the  power  in  me  vested  by  section  twenty-four  of 
the  aforesaid  Act  of  Congress,  do  hereby  make  known  and  proclaim 
that  there  are  hereby  reserved  from  entry  or  settlement  and  set  apart 
as  a  Public  Reservation  all  those  certain  tracts,  pieces  or  parcels  of 
land  lying  and  being  situate  in  the  State  of  Colorado,  and  within  the 
*  boundaries  particularly  described  as  follows : 

Beginning  at  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  four  (4),  Township 
eleven  (ii)  North,  Range  ninety  (90)  West,  Sixth  (6th)  Principal 
Meridian,  Colorado ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Sec- 
tion six  (6),  Township  eleven  (11)  North,  Range  eighty-nine  (89) 
West ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  eight  (8),  said  township; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-nine  (29), 
said  township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section 
thirty-six  (36),  said  township;  thence,  southerly  to  the  north-west  cor- 
ner of  the  south-west  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Section  thirty-three 
(33),  Township  eleven  (11)  North,  Range  eighty-seven  (87)  West; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  west- 
erly to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty  (30),  said  township; 
thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter 
of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  north- 
east quarter  of  Section  twenty-eight  (28),  Township  eleven  (11) 
North,  Range  eighty-eight  (88)  W^est;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  said  section;  thence  westerly 
to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  nineteen  (19),  said  township; 
thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirteen  (13), 
Township  eleven  (ii)  North,  Range  eighty-nine  (89)  West;  thence 
westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to 
the  south-east  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  Section  fourteen 
(14),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the 
north-west  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  Section  three  (3),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Sec- 
tion six  (6),  Township  eleven  (11)  North,  Range  eighty-eight  (88) 
West ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twelve  (12),  said  town- 
ship; thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  seven  (7), 
Township  eleven  (11)  North,  Range  eighty-seven  (87)  West;  thence 
easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  fourteen  (14),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  south-west 
quarter  of  Section  twenty-four  (24),  sa.id  township;  thence  easterly 


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to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Section  nineteen 
(19),  Township  eleven  (11)  North,  Range  eighty-six  (86)  West; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  eight  (8),  said 
township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of 
said  section;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  south-east 
quarter  of  Section  ten  (10),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  ^ 
north-west  corner  of  Section  two  (2),  said  township;  thence  easterly 
to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  six  (6),  Township  eleven  (11) 
North,  Range  eighty-five  (85)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  Section  nineteen  (19),  said  township;  thence  easterly 
to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-three  (23),  said  township; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  east- 
erly to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  Section  two  (2),  said  township;  thence  westerly 
to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner 
of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Section  thirty-three  (33),  Township 
twelve  (12)  North,  Range  eighty-five  (85)  West;  thence  northerly 
to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Section  twenty- 
eight  (28),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner 
of  the  south-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  Section  twenty-one  (21),  said 
township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  north-west 
quarter  of  Section  twenty  (20),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to 
the  boundary  line  between  the  States  of  Colorado  and  Wyoming; 
thence  easterly  along  said  state  boundary  line  to  its  intersection  with 
the  range  line  between  Ranges  eighty-four  (84)  and  eighty-five  (85) 
West ;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  south-west 
quarter  of  Section  nineteen  (19),  Township  twelve  (12)  North,  Range 
eighty-four  (84)  West ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of 
the  south-east  quarter  of  Section  twenty  (20),  said  township;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to 
the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-one  (21),  Township  twelve 
(12)  North,  Range  eighty-three  (83)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the 
boundary  line  between  the  States  of  Colorado  and  Wyoming;  thence 
easterly  along  said  state  boundary  line  to  its  intersection  with  the  sec- 
tion line  between  Sections  twenty-two  (22)  and  twenty-three  (23), 
Township  twelve  (12)  North,  Range  eighty-two  (82)  West;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-six  (26),  said 
township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  thirty- 
six  (36),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of 
Section  twenty-five  (25),  Township  eleven  (11)  North,  Range  eighty- 
two  (82)  West;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  sec- 


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tion;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-five 
(35),  Township  nine  (9)  North,  Range  eighty-two  (82)  West;  thence 
westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section;  thence  southerly  to 
the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  along  the  Sec- 
ond (2nd)  Correction  Line  North  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section 
two  (2),  Township  eight  (8)  North,  Range  eighty-two  (82)  West; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  west- 
erly to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  Section  ten  (10),  Township  seven  (7)  North, 
Range  eighty-two  (82)  West;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  cor- 
ner of  said  section;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Sec- 
tion thirty-three  (33),  Township  six  (6)  North,  Range  eighty-two 
(82)  West ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  north-west 
quarter  of  Section  one  (i).  Township  five  (5)  North,  Range  eighty- 
two  (82)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  south- 
west quarter  of  Section  twelve  (12),  said  township;  thence  westerly 
to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  fifteen  (15),  said  township;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty- four  (34),  said 
township;  thence  easterly  along  the  First  (ist)  Correction  Line  North 
to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  Section  three  (3), 
Township  four  (4)  North,  Range  eighty-two  (82)  West;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  said 
section  ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
southerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  sixteen  (16),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to 
the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  Section  ten  (10),  Township  two  (2)  North,  Range 
eighty-two  (82)  West;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of 
said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ; 
thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of 
Section  thirteen  (13),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  Section  twenty-four  (24), 
said  township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  sec- 
tion; thence  southerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-five 
(35),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said 
section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ; 
thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-five  (35), 
Township  two  (2)  North,  Range  eighty-three  (83)  West;  thence 
northerly  along  the  section  lines  to  the  point  of  intersection  with  the 
First  (ist)  Correction  Line  North;  thence  westerly  along  said  Cor- 
rection Line  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-six  (36),  Town- 
ship five  (5)  North,  Range  eighty-four  (84)  West;  thence  northerly 
to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-six    (26),  Township  six 


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(6)  North,  Range  eighty-four  (84)  West ;  thence  westerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  Section  three  (3),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Sec- 
tion thirty-five  (35),  Township  seven  (7)  North,  Range  eighty-four 
(84)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section 
twenty-six  (26),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of 
Section  fifteen  (15),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of 
said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section 
seven  (7),  said  township;  thence  northerly  along  the  range  line,  allow- 
ing for  the  proper  ofifset  on  the  Second  (2nd)  Correction  Line  North 
to  the  north-east  corner  of  Township  nine  (9)  North,  Range  eighty- 
five  (85)  West;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section 
thirty-five  (35),  Township  ten  (10)  North,  Range  eighty-five  (85) 
West ;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty- 
two  (22),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of 
Section  thirty  (30),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  Section  thirty-one  (31),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to 
the  north-east  corner  of  Township  nine  (9)   North,  Range  eighty-six 

(86)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  north- 
east quarter  of  Section  thirty-six  (36),  said  township;  thence  westerly 
to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  said  section ; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  west- 
erly to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-four  (34),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  north-east  quar- 
ter of  said  section;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the 
north-west  quarter  of  Section  thirty-three  (33),  said  township;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to 
the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty  (30),  said  township;  thence 
southerly  along  the  range  line,  allowing  for  the  proper  offset  on  the 
Second  (2nd)  Correction  Line  North,  to  the  south-east  corner  of 
Section  thirteen  (13),  Township  seven  (7)  North,  Range  eighty-seven 

(87)  West;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  south-east 
quarter  of  Section  seventeen  (17),  said  township;  thence  northerly 
to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  said  section; 
thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section;  thence  north- 
erly to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  Section 
nine  (9),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of 
the  north-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  Section  ten  (10),  Township  eight  (8)  North,  Range 
eighty-seven  (87)  West;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 


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the  south-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly,  allowing  for 
the  proper  offset  on  the  Second  (2nd)  Correction  Line  North,  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  Section  thirty-four 
(34),  Township  nine  (9)  North,  Range  eighty-seven  (87)  West; 
thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of 
Section  twenty-nine  (29),  said  township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  Section  twenty  (20),  said 
township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  fourteen 
(14),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Sec- 
tion two  (2),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  cor- 
ner of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Section  thirty- four  (34),  Township 
ten  (10)  North,  Range  eighty-seven  (87)  West;  thence  northerly  to 
the  north-west  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Section  twenty- 
seven  {2y),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-west  corner 
of  the  north-east  quarter  of  Section  twenty-six  (26),  said  township; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of 
Section  fourteen  (14),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner 
of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  north- 
west quarter  of  Section  twenty-one  (21),  said  township;  thence  south- 
erly to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  Section 
thirty-three  (33),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-east  cor- 
ner of  Section  five  (5),  Township  nine  (9)  North,  Range  eighty- 
seven  (87)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said 
section;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  six  (6), 
said  township ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section 
twelve  (12),  Township  nine  (9)  North,  Range  eighty-eight  (88) 
West ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  fourteen  (14),  said 
township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  eighteen 
(18),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Sec- 
tion twelve  (12),  Township  nine  (9)  North,  Range  eighty-nine  (89) 
West;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  seven  (7), 
said  township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section 
twenty-five  (25),  Township  eleven  (11)  North,  Range  ninety  (90) 
West ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section;  thence  westerly  to 
the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-two  (22),  said  township ;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section;  thence  westerly  to 
the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  Section  nine  (9),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  Section  four  (4),  said  township,  the  place  of  beginning; 
Excepting  from  the  force  and  effect  of  this  proclamation  all  lands 


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which  may  have  been,  prior  to  the  date  hereof,  embraced  in  any  legal 
entry  or  covered  by  any  lawful  filing  duly  of  record  in  the  proper 
United  States  Land  Office,  or  upon  which  any  valid  settlement  has 
been  made  pursuant  to  law,  and  the  statutory  period  within  which  to 
]nake  entry  or  filing  of  record  has  not  expired :  Provided,  that  this  ex- 
ception shall  not  continue  to  apply  to  any  particular  tract  of  land 
unless  the  entryman,  settler  or  claimant  continues  to  comply  with  the 
law  under  which  the  entry,  filing  or  settlement  was  made. 

Warning  is  hereby  expressly  given  to  all  persons  not  to  make  settle- 
ment upon  the  lands  reserved  by  this  proclamation. 

The  reservation  hereby  established  shall  be  known  as  the  Park  Range 
Forest  Reserve. 

Tn  witness  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the 
seal  of  the  United  States  to  be  affixed. 

Done  at  the  City  of  Washington  this  12th  day  of  June,  in 
[seal.]     the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  nine  hundred  and  five, 
and  of  the  Independence  of  the  United  States  the  one  hun- 
dred and  twenty-ninth. 

THEODORE    ROOSEVELT. 
By  the  President : 

Francis  B.  Loom  is, 

4cting  Secretary  of  State. 

By  the  President  oe  the  United  States  of  America. 
A   PROCLAMATION. 

Whereas,  The  Washington  Forest  Reserve,  in  the  State  of  Wash- 
ington, was  established  by  proclamation  dated  February  twenty-sec- 
ond, eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-seven,  under  and  by  virtue  of  sec- 
tion twenty-four  of  the  Act  of  Congress,  approved  March  third, 
eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-one,  entitled,  "An  act  to  repeal  timber- 
culture  laws,  and  for  other  purposes",  which  provides  "That  the  Presi- 
dent of  the  United  States  may,  from  time  to  time,  set  apart  and  reserve, 
in  any  State  or  Territory  having  public  land  bearing  forests,  in  any 
part  of  the  public  lands  wholly  or  in  part  covered  with  timber  or  under- 
growth, whether  of  commercial  value  or  not,  as  public  reservations, 
and  the  President  shall,  by  public  proclamation,  declare  the  establish- 
ment of  such  reservations  and  the  limits  thereof"  ; 

And  whereas,  it  is  further  provided  by  the  Act  of  Congress,  approved 
June  fourth,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-seven,  entitled,  "An  act  mak- 
ing appropriations  for  sundry  civil  expenses  of  the  Government  for 
the  fiscal  year  ending  June  thirtieth,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-eight, 
and  for  other  purposes",  that  "the  President  is  hereby  authorized  at 


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any  time  to  modify  any  Executive  order  that  has  been  or  may  here- 
after be  made  establishing  any  forest  reserve,  and  by  such  modifica- 
tion may  reduce  the  area  or  change  the  boundary  Hues  of  such  reserve, 
or  may  vacate  altogether  any  order  creating  such  reserve" ;  under 
which  provision,  the  boundary  lines  of  the  said  forest  reserve  were 
changed  and  reduced  by  proclamation  dated  Aoril  third,  nineteen  hun- 
dred and  one; 

And  whereas,  it  appears  that  the  public  good  would  be  promoted  by 
further  releasing  and  excluding  certain  lands  from  the  said  forest  re- 
serve, and  by  including  therein  certain  additional  lands  which  are  in 
part  covered  with  timber; 

Now,  therefore,  I,  Theodore:  Roosevelt,  President  of  the  United 
States,  by  virtue  of  the  power  in  me  vested  by  the  aforesaid  act  of 
Congress,  approved  June  fourth,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-seven,  do 
hereby  make  known  and  proclaim  that  the  boundary  lines  of  the  afore- 
said Washington  Forest  Reserve  are  hereby  further  modified  so  as  to 
read  as  follows : 

Beginning  at  the  point  where  the  range  line  between  Ranges  six 
(6)  and  seven  (7)  East,  Willamette  Meridian,  Washington,  intersects 
the  international  boundary  line  between  the  United  States  of  America 
and  the  British  Possessions ;  thence  easterly  along  said  international 
boundary  line  to  the  point  of  intersection  with  the  range  line  between 
Ranges  twenty-four  (24)  and  twenty-five  (25)  East;  thence  southerly, 
allowing  for  the  proper  offset  on  the  Ninth  (9th)  Standard  Parallel 
North,  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section '  twelve  (12),  Township 
thirty-six  (36)  North,  Range  twenty-four  (24)  East;  thence  westerly 
to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  sixteen  (16),  said  township;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty  (20),  said  town- 
ship; thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  thirty  (30), 
said  township ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Township 
thirty-five  (35)  North,  Range  twenty-four  (24)  East;  thence  easterly 
to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  three  (3),  Township  thirty-four 
(34)  North,  Range  twenty-four  (24)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  Section  eleven  (11),  said  township;  thence  east- 
erly to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  thirteen  (13),  said  township; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-four  (24), 
said  township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  north- 
east quarter  of  Section  twenty-five  (25),  said  township;  thence  south- 
erly to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  said  section ; 
thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-five  (35), 
said  township ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section 
thirty-four  (34),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  Section  four  (4),  Township  thirty-three  (33)  North,  Range 
twenty-four  (24)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 


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said  section;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  nine 
(9),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the 
north-west  quarter  of  Section  ten  (10),  said  township;  thence  easterly 
to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  Section  twelve 
(12),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the 
south-west  quarter  of  said  section;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-cast 
corner  of  Section  thirteen  (13),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to 
the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-five  (25),  said  township; 
thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-nine  (29), 
Township  thirty-three  (33)  North,  Range  twenty-three  (23)  East; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  nineteen  (19),  said 
township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  eighteen 
(18),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the 
south-west  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Section  seventeen  (17),  said  town- 
ship; thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  sixteen  (16), 
said  township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  fifteen  (15),  said 
township;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  ten  (10), 
said  township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  sec- 
tion;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  four  (4), 
said  township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section 
thirty-two  (32),  Township  thirty-four  (34)  North,  Range  twenty- 
three  (23)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section 
thirty  (30),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner 
of  Township  thirty-four  (34)  North,  Range  twenty-two  (22)  East; 
thence  westerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-two  (32), 
Township  thirty-five  (35)  North,  Range  twenty-two  (22)  East;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to 
the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  Section  thirty  (30),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to 
the  south-west  corner  of  Section  nineteen  (19),  said  township;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Township  thirty-five  (35) 
North,  Range  twenty-one  (21)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  said  township ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  cor- 
ner of  the  north-east  quarter  of  Section  thirteen  (13),  Township 
thirty-five  (35)  North,  Range  twenty  (20)  East;  thence  westerly  to 
the  south-east  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  Section  fifteen  (15), 
said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-cast  corner  of  said  sec- 
tion ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter 
of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-cast  corner  of  the  south- 
west quarter  of  Section  three  ( t,) .  said  township;  thence  westerly  to 
the  north-west  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  said  section  ;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  four  (4),  said  township; 


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thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  five  (5),  said 
township ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ; 
thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of 
Section  nine  (9),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  Section  fifteen  (15),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  said  section;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  Section  twenty-three  (23),  said 
township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  south-west 
quarter  of  said  section  ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of 
the  south-west  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
Section  thirty-six  (36),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  Township  thirty-four  (34)  North,  Range  twenty  (20) 
East;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  eighteen 
(18),  Township  thirty-three  (33)  North,  Range  twenty-one  (21) 
East ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-four 
(24),  said  township;  thence  southerly,  allowing  for  the  proper  ofifset 
on  the  Eighth  (8th)  Standard  Parallel  North,  to  the  south-east  corner 
of  Section  thirteen  (13),  Township  thirty-two  (32)  North,  Range 
twenty-one  (21)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of 
Section  nineteen  (19),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  said  township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner 
of  Township  thirty-one  (31)  North,  Range  twenty-one  (21)  East; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Township  thirty-one  (31) 
North,  Range  twenty-two  (22)  East;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  Section  two  (2),  Township  thirty  (30)  North,  Range  twen- 
ty-two (22)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said 
section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  north-west 
quarter  of  Section  twelve  (12),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Section  twenty-four 
(24),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said 
section;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  south-west 
quarter  of  Section  thirty  (30),  Township  thirty  (30)  North,  Range 
twenty-three  (23)  East;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of 
the  south-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  said  section;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner 
of  Section  thirty-two  (32),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  Section  four  (4),  Township  twenty-nine  (29)  North,  Range 
twenty-three  (23)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of 
Section  twenty-one  (21),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  Section  thirty  (30),  said  township;  thence  southerly 


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to  the  south-east  corner  of  Township  twenty-nine  (29)  North,  Range 
twenty-two  (22)  East;  thence  westerly  along  the  Seventh  (7th) 
Standard  Parallel  North,  allowing  for  proper  offsets,  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  Township  twenty-nine  (29)  North,  Range  eight  (8) 
East;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  eighteen 
(18),  Township  thirty  (30)  North,  Range  eight  (8)  East;  thence 
easterly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  fifteen  (15),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  north-west  quar- 
ter of  said  section;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the 
north-west  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  Section  fourteen  (14), 
said  township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  south- 
west quarter  of  Section  eleven  (11),  said  township;  thence  westerly 
to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  said  section ; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  west- 
erly to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  three  (3),  said  township; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter 
of  said  section;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  north- 
west quarter  of  Section  five  (5),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to 
the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  Township  thirty-one  (31)  North,  Range  eight  (8)  East; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-four  (24), 
Township  thirty-one  (31)  North,  Range  seven  (7)  East;  thence  west- 
erly to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirteen  (13),  said  town- 
ship; thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  eleven  (11), 
said  township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section 
four  (4),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of 
said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Township 
thirty-two  (32)  North,  Range  seven  (7)  East;  thence  northerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  Section  nineteen  (19),  Township  thirty-two  (32) 
North,  Range  eight  (8)  East ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-west  cor- 
ner of  Section  fifteen  (15),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  Section  thirteen  (13),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to 
the  north-west  corner  of  Section  nineteen  (19),  Township  thirty-two 
(32)  North,  Range  nine  (9)  East;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  Section  twenty  (20),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to 
the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
the  north-west  quarter  of  Section  twenty-eight  (28),  said  township; 
thence  easterly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of 
Section  twenty-five  (25),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  said  section;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner 


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of  the  south-west  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  Section  thirty-six  (36),  said 
township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  north-east 
quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of 
Section  eighteen   (18),  Township  thirty-two   (32)   North,  Range  ten 

(10)  East;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  eight 
(8),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Sec- 
tion nine  (9),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner 
of  Section  four  (4),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  said  section;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the 
south-west  quarter  of  Section  thirty-two  (32),  Township  thirty-three 
(33)  North,  Range  eleven  (11)  East;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
east comer  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly 
to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-nine  (29),  said  township; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter 
of  Section  thirty  (30),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  said  sec- 
tion, thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  south-west  quar- 
ter of  the  north-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  the  north-east  quarter 
of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  north- 
west quarter  of  Section  eighteen  (18),  said  township;  thence  westerly 
to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  said  section ; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twelve  (12), 
Township  thirty-three  (33)  North,  Range  ten  (10)  East;  thence 
westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  one  (i),  said  township; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  two  (2),  said 
township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty- 
three  (33),  Township  thirty-four  (34)  North,  Range  ten  (10)  East; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  nine  (9),  said 
township;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  one  (i), 
said  township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Township 
thirty-four  (34)  North,  Range  eleven  (11)  East;  thence  easterly  to 
the  south-east  corner  of  Township  thirty-five  (35)  North,  Range  eleven 

(11)  East;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twelve 
(12),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Sec- 
tion five  (5),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner 
of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  south- 
east quarter  of  Section  thirty-two  (32),  Township  thirty-six  (36) 
North,  Range  eleven  (11)  East;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-nine  (29),  said  township;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  Section 
twenty-eight   (28),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east 


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corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to 
the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  Section  twenty-two  (22),  said 
township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  north-east 
quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Sec- 
tion fifteen  (15),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  Section  eleven  (11),  said  township ;  thence  easterly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  said 
section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  north-east  quar- 
ter of  said  section;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said 
section;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-cast  corner  of  Section  one  (i), 
said  township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  sec- 
tion ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  north-east  quar- 
ter of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the 
north-west  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  Section  two  (2),  said  township; 
thence  southerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of 
Section  ten  (10),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to 
the  south-west  corner  of  the  south-cast  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence 
westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  fifteen  (15),  said  town- 
ship; thence  southerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-one 
(21),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the 
north-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the 
north-wpst  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  Section  twenty  (20), 
said  township ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section 
nineteen  (19),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  cor- 
ner of  the  north-east  quarter  of  Section  thirty  (30),  said  township; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of 
said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  thirty- 
one  (31),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner 
of  the  north-east  quarter  of  Section  one  (i),  Township  thirty-five 
(35)  North,  Range  ten  (10)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to 
the  south-east  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  Section  twelve  (12), 
said  township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  north- 
west quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  cornet 
of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  north- 
east quarter  of  Section  fourteen  (14),  said  township;  thence  southerly 
to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  said  section ; 
thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of 
Section  fifteen  (15),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east 


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corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  Section  twenty-two  (22),  said 
township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  north-east 
quarter  of  Section  twenty  (20),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to 
the  south-west  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Section  eight  (8), 
said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  sec- 
tion ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  Section 
four  (4),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of 
the  north-west  quarter  of  said  section;  thence  westerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  Section  five  (5),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  south-east  quar- 
ter of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Sec- 
tion seven  (7),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  cor- 
ner of  the  north-west  quarter  of  Section  eighteen  (18),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter 
of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  south- 
west quarter  of  Section  nineteen  (19),  said  township;  thence  westerly 
to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-three  (23),  Township 
thirty-five  (35)  North,  Range  nine  (9)  East;  thence  northerly  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-two  {22),  said  township;  thence 
westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  fifteen  (15),  said  town- 
ship; thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  ten  (10), 
said  township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  south- 
west quarter  o£  Section  three  (3),  said  township;  thence  northerly 
to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  said  section ; 
thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of 
said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ; 
thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Township  thirty-six  (36) 
North,  Range  nine  (9)  East;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner 
of  Section  twenty-five  (25),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-six  (26),  said  township;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-seven  {2y),  said 
township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  thirty- 
four  (34),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner 
of  Section  thirty-three  (33),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Section  thirty-two  (32), 
said  township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  north- 
east quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of 
Section  twenty-nine  (29),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-one  (21),  said  township;  thence 
easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  sixteen  (16),  said  town- 
ship; thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  fifteen  (15), 
said  township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  south- 
west quarter  of  Section  ten  (10),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to 


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the  north-east  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence 
easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  Section 
eleven  (11),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner 
of  the  north-west  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  Section  nine  (9),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  Section  eight  (8),  said 
township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  north-east 
quarter  of  said  section;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of 
the  south-west  quarter  of  said  section;  thence  westerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner 
of  the  south-west  quarter  of  Section  five  (5),  said  township;  thence 
easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  said  sec- 
tion ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  north-west  quar- 
ter of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section 
four  (4),  Township  thirty-six  (36)  North,  Range  eight  (8)  East; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  five  (5),  said 
township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of 
Section  six  (6),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  cor- 
ner of  the  south-west  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  Section  one  (i),  Township  thirty-six  (36)  North, 
Range  seven  (7)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of 
Section  ten  (10),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the 
south-west  quarter  of  Section  eight  (8),  said  township;  thence  north- 
erly to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  said  section ; 
thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter 
of  said  section;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section 
six  (6),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
Township  thirty-seven  (T,y)  North,  Range  seven  (7)  East;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-six  (36),  Town- 
ship thirty-seven  (27)  North,  Range  six  (6)  East;  thence  westerly 
to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-five  (25),  said  township; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-six  (26), 
said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section 
twenty-three  (23),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  Section  fifteen  (15),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Section  ten  (10),  said 
township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  nortli- 
east  quarter  of  Section  three  (3),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to 
the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-four  (34),  Township  thirty- 
eight  (38)  North,  Range  six  (6)  East;  thence  northerly  to  the  noith- 
west  corner  of  Section  thirty-five  (35),  said  township;  thence  easterly 
to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-five   (25),  said  township; 


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thence  northerly  to  north-cast  corner  of  Section  twenty-four  (24), 
said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section 
thirteen  (13),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner 
of  Section  thirty-five  (35),  Township  thirty-nine  (39)  North,  Range 
six  (6)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section 
twenty-six  (26),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  Section  twenty-three  (23),  said  township;  thence  easterly 
to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirteen  (13),  said  township;  thence 
northerly  along  the  range  line  to  the  point  of  intersection  with  the 
international  boundary  line  between  the  United  States  of  America  and 
the  British  Possessions,  the  place  of  beginning; 

And  further  beginning  at  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  thirty 
(30),  Township  thirty-five  (35)  North,  Range  seven  (7)  East;  thence 
easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  Section 
twenty-nine  (29),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to 
the  north-east  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  'Section  twenty- 
seven  (27),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner 
of  the  south-west  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  Section  thirty-four  (34),  said  township;  thence  south- 
erly to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  Section 
thirty-five  (35),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  cor- 
ner of  the  south-east  quarter  of  said  section;  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-six  (36),  said  township;  thence 
easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  two  (2),  Township  thirty- 
four  (34)  North,  Range  eight  (8)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  Section  one  (i),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  Section  twelve  (12),  said  township;  thence  south- 
erly to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  eighteen  (18),  Township 
thirty-four  (34)  North,  Range  nine  (9)  East;  thence  easterly  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-two  (22),  said  township;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-five  (35),  said 
township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Township  thirty^ 
three  (33)  North,  Range  nine  (9)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the  iouln- 
east  corner  of  Section  thirteen  (13),  said  township;  thence  ;  \sterly 
to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  Section  twa'. 
four  (24),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner 
of  the  north-west  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly 
to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-six  (36),  said  township; 
thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Township  thirty-two  (32) 
North,  Range  nine  (9)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner 
of  the  north-east  quarter  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Section  one  (i), 
said  township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  north- 


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west  quarter  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly 
to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  said  section ; 
thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of 
Section  two  (2),  said  township;  thence  northerly,  allowing  for  the 
proper  offset  on  the  Eighth  (8th)  Standard  Parallel  North  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  Section  thirty-five  (35), 
Township  thirty-three  (33)  North,  Range  nine  (9)  East;  thence  west- 
erly to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  said  section ; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of 
Section  twenty-two  (22),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly 
to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  said  section ; 
thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-seven  (27), 
said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section 
thirty-three  (33),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  Section 
four  (4),  Township  thirty-two  (32)  North,  Range  nine  (9)  East; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter 
of  the  north-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  the  north-west  quarter  of 
said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  north- 
west quarter  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  west- 
erly to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  township ;  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  Section  one  (i),  Town- 
ship thirty-two  (32)  North,  Range  eight  (8)  East;  thence  westerly  to 
the  south-west  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to 
the  north-west  corner  of  Section  two  (2),  said  township;  thence  south- 
erly to  the  soutli-east  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  the  north- 
east quarter  of  Section  three  (3),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to 
the  south-west  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  the  north-west 
quarter  of  Section  six  (6),  said  township;  thence  northerly,  allowing 
fpr  the  proper  offset  on  the  Eighth  (8th)  Standard  Parallel  North, 
to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-six  (36),  Township  thirty- 
four  (  [.)  North,  Range  seven  (7)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the  north- 
.  .oi  corner  of  Section  thirty-five  (35),  said  township;  thence  south- 
erly to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-four  (34),  said  town- 
ship; thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-two 
(32),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  comer  of  Sec- 
tion thirty  (30),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  Section  nineteen  (19),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to 
the  north-west  corner  of  Section  thirty  (30),  Township  thirty-five 
(35)  North,  Range  seven  (7)  East,  the  place  of  beginning; 
Such  of  the  above-named  corners  as  have  not  been  established  by 


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the  official  surveys  being  intended  to  be  located  at  the  points  where 
such  corners  would  fall  in  projecting  the  surveys  in  the  directions 
indicated  without  allowing  for  any  irregularities  which  may  occur  in 
actually  extending  the  surveys ; 

Excepting  from  the  force  and  effect  of  this  proclamation  all  lands 
which  may  have  been,  prior  to  the  date  hereof,  embraced  in  any  legal 
entry  or  covered  by  any  lawful  filing  duly  of  record  in  the  proper 
United  States  Land  Office,  or  upon  which  any  valid  settlement  has 
been  made  pursuant  to  law,  and  the  statutory  period  within  which  to 
make  entry  or  filing  of  record  has  not  expired :  Provided,  that  this  ex- 
ception shall  not  continue  to  apply  to  any  particular  tract  of  land 
unless  the  entryman,  settler  or  claimant  continues  to  comply  with  the 
law  under  which  the  entry,  filing  or  settlement  was  made. 

The  lands  hereby  excluded  from  the  reserve  and  restored  to  the 
public  domain  shall  be  open  to  settlement  from  the  date  hereof,  but 
shall  not  be  subject  to  entry,  filing  or  selection  until  after  ninety  days' 
notice  by  such  publication  as  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior  may  pre- 
scribe. 

Warning  is  hereby  expressly  given  to  all  persons  not  to  make  settle- 
ment upon  the  lands  reserved  by  this  proclamation. 

In  witness  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the 
seal  of  the  United  States  to  be  affixed. 

Done  at  the  City  of  Washington  this  12th  day  of  June,  in 
[seal.]     the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  nine  hundred  and  five, 
and  of  the  Independence  of  the  United  States  the  one  hun- 
dred and  twenty-ninth. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 
By  the  President : 

Francis  B.  Loomis, 

Acting  Secretary  of  State, 

By  the  President  of  the  United  States  of  America. 

A   PROCLAMATION. 

Whereas,  it  is  provided  by  section  twenty-four  of  the  Act  of  Con- 
gress, approved  March  third,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-one,  en- 
titled, "An  act  to  repeal  timber-culture  laws,  and  for  other  purposes", 
"That  the  President  of  the  United  States  may,  from  time  to  time,  set 
apart  and  reserve,  in  any  State  or  Territor}'  having  public  land  bear- 
ing forests,  in  any  part  of  the  public  lands  wholly  or  in  part  covered 
with  timber  or  undergrowth,  whether  of  commercial  value  or  not,  as 
public  reservations,  and  the  President  shall,  by  public  proclamation, 
declare  the  establishment  of  such  reservations  and  the  limits  thereof" ; 


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And  whereas,  the  pubhc  lands  in  the  State  of  Colorado,  within  the 
limits  hereinafter  described,  are  in  part  covered  with  timber,"  and  it 
appears  that  the  public  good  would  be  promoted  by  setting  apart  and 
reserving  said  lands  as  a  public  reservation ; 

Now,  therefore,  I,  Theodore;  Roosevelt,  President  of  the  United 
States,  by  virtue  of  the  power  in  me  vested  by  section  twenty-four 
of  the  aforesaid  Act  of  Congress,  do  hereby  make  known  and  proclaim 
that  there  are  hereby  reserved  from  entry  or  settlement  and  set  apart 
as  a  Public  Reservation  all  those  certain  tracts,  pieces  or  parcels  of 
land  lying  and  being  situate  in  the  State  of  Colorado,  and  within  the 
boundaries  particularly  described  as  follows: 

Beginning  at  the  north-west  corner  of  Township  fifty  (50)  North, 
Range  four  (4)  East,  New  Mexico  Principal  Meridian,  Colorado; 
thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  two  (2),  Township 
fifty  (50)  North,  Range  seven  (7)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  Section  eleven  (11),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to 
the  south-west  corner  of  said  section;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  Section  twenty-two  (22),  said  township;  thence  westerly 
to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  Section  fifteen  (15),  Township  forty-nine  (49)  North, 
Range  seven  (7)  East;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of 
Section  twenty-three  (23),  said  township;  thence  southerly  along 
the  section  lines,  allowing  for  the  proper  offset  on  the  Twelfth  (12th) 
Correction  Line  North,  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  one  (i). 
Township  forty-eight  (48)  North,  Range  seven  (7)  East;  thence 
easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  seven  (7),  Township  forty- 
eight  (48)  North,  Range  eight  (8)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  Section  twenty  (20),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to 
the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner 
of  Section  twenty-eight  (28),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  Section  thirty-four  (34),  said  township;  thence  southerly 
to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-three  (23),  Township  forty- 
seven  (47)  North,  Range  eight  (8)  East;  thence  easterly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner 
of  Section  fourteen  (14),  Township  forty-six  (46)  North,  Range  eight 
(8)  East ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  fifteen 
(15),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of 
said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  nine 
(9),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said 
section;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  six  (6), 
said  township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section 
twenty-five  (25),  Township  forty-seven  (47)  North,  Range  seven  (7) 


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East ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
southerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-five  (35),  said 
township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  two  (2),  Town- 
ship forty-six  (46)  North,  Range  seven  (7)  East;  thence  easterly  to 
the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  Section  twelve  (12),  said 
township,  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  north-east 
quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
Section  seven  (7),  Township  forty-six  (46)  North,  Range  eight  (8) 
East ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter 
of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  north- 
east quarter  of  Section  thirty-one  (31),  said  township;  thence  easterly 
to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  Section  thirty- 
five  (35),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of 
Section  twenty-five  (25),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  Section  thirty  (30),  Township  forty-six  (46)  North, 
Range  nine  (9)  East ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Sec- 
tion six  (6),  Township  forty-five  (45)  North,  Range  nine  (9)  East; 
thence  westerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  eleven  ( 1 1 ) ,  Town- 
ship forty-five  (45)  North,  Range  eight  (8)  East;  thence  southerly 
to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner 
of  Section  fifteen  (15),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  Section  sixteen  (16),  said  township;  thence  northerly 
to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  Section  seven  (7),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to 
the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  Section  three  (3),  Township  forty-five  (45)  North, 
Range  seven  (7)  East;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of 
said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Township 
forty-six  (46)  North,  Range  seven  (7)  East;  thence  northerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  Section  thirty  (30),  said  township;  thence  east- 
erly to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  Section  eighteen  (18),  said  township;  thence  west- 
erly to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twelve  (12),  Township  forty- 
six  ('46)  North,  Range  six  (6)  East ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  said  section;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner 
of  Section  two  (2),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of 
Section  five  (5),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  Section  nineteen  (19),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to 
the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-four  (24),  Township  forty- 
six  (46)  North,  Range  five  (5)  East;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 


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west  corner  of  said  section  ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner 
of  Section  nineteen  (19),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  Section  thirty-six  (36),  Township  forty-six  (46)  North, 
Range  four  (4)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said 
section;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section; 
thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  two  (2),  Town- 
ship forty-five  (45)  North,  Range  four  (4)  East;  thence  southerly  to 
the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-four  (34),  said  township;  thence 
westerly  along  the  Eleventh  (nth)  Correction  Line  North  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  Section  four  (4),  Township  forty-four  (44) 
North,  Range  four  (4)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  cor- 
ner of  Section  sixteen  (16),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  Section  thirteen  (13), 
said  township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  north- 
east quarter  of  said  section;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner 
of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Town- 
ship forty- four  (44)  North,  Range  five  (5)  East;  thence  easterly 
along  the  Eleventh  (nth)  Correction  Line  North  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  Section  six  (6),  Township  forty-four  (44)  North,  Range 
six  (6)  East ;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section 
seventeen  (17),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner 
of  said  section;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  sec- 
tion ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-one 
(21),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said 
section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty- 
five  (25),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of 
Section  one  (i).  Township  forty-three  (43)  North,  Range  six  (6) 
East ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  eleven  ( 1 1 ) , 
said  township ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  sec- 
tion;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  sixteen  (16), 
said  township ;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section 
thirty-two  (32),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  cor- 
ner of  said  section;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said 
section;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  two  (2), 
Township  forty-two  (42)  North,  Range  five  (5)  East;  thence  south- 
erly to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  fifteen  (15),  said  township; 
thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  south- 
erly to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-one  (21),  said  township;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section;  thence  westerly  to 
the  north-west  corner  of  Section  thirty  (30),  said  township;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirteen  (13),  Town- 
ship forty-one  (41)  North,  Range  four  (4)  East;  thence  westerly  to 
the  north-west  corner  of  Section  nineteen  (19),  said  township;  thence 


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southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section;  thence  easterly  to 
the  south-east  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence 
southerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  Section 
thirty-one  (31),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  cor- 
ner of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  along  the  section  lines,  allowing 
for  the  proper  offset  on  the  Tenth  (loth)  Correction  Line  North,  to 
the  south-east  corner  of  Section  seven  (7),  Township  forty  (40) 
North,  Range  four  (4)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner 
of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section 
twenty-four  (24),  Township  forty  (40)  North,  Range  three  (3)  East; 
thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty  (20),  said 
township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  eighteen 
(18),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the 
south-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to 
the  north-west  corner  of  said  section;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Section  twelve  (12),  Town- 
ship forty  (40)  North,  Range  two  (2)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence 
northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  two  (2),  said  township; 
thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  north- 
erly along  the  section  lines,  allowing  for  the  proper  offset  on  the  Tenth 
(loth)  Correction  Line  North,  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section 
thirty-four  (34),  Township  forty-one  (41)  North,  Range  two  (2) 
East;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-nine 
(29),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Sec- 
tion seven  (7),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  cor- 
ner of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said 
township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty- 
three  (33),  Township  forty-two  (42)  North,  Range  one  (i)  East; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty  (20),  said 
township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  eighteen 
(18),  Township  forty-two  (42)  North,  Range  one  (i)  West;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  township ;  thence  westerly  to 
the  south-west  corner  of  Township  forty-three  (43)  North,  Range 
three  (3)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Town- 
ship forty-four  (44)  North,  Range  three  (3)  West;  thence  easterly 
along  the  Eleventh  (nth)  Correction  Line  North  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  Section  five  (5),  Township  forty-four  (44)  North,  Range 
two  (2)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section 
sixteen  (16),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner 
of  Section  fourteen  ( 14) ,  said  township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner 
of  Section  twelve  (12),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 


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east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of 
Section  five  (5),  Township  forty-four  (44)  North,  Range  one  (l) 
West ;  thence  northerly  along  the  section  lines,  allowing  for  the  proper 
oflFset  on  the  Eleventh  (nth)  Correction  Line  North,  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  Section  twenty-one  (21),  Township  forty-five  (45) 
North,  Range  one  (i)  West;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-west  corner 
of  Section  fourteen  (14),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner 
of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section 
twenty-six  (26),  Township  forty-six  (46)  North,  Range  one  (i)  West; 
thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  north- 
erly to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  two  (2),  said  township;  thence 
easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  township ;  thence  northerly 
along  the  New  Mexico  Principal  Meridian  to  the  north-west  corner  of 
Section  seven  (7),  Township  forty-seven  (47)  North,  Range  one  (i) 
East;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twelve  (12), 
said  township ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section 
twelve  (12),  Township  forty-six  (46)  North,  Range  one  (l)  East; 
thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  south- 
erly to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-six  (26),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  eleven  (11),  Township 
forty-five  (45)  North,  Range  one  ( i )  East ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner 
of  said  section;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section 
six  (6),  Township  forty-five  (45)  North,  Range  two  (2)  East;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to 
the  north-east  corner  of  said  section;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  Section  twenty-nine  (29),  said  township;  thence  east- 
erly to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-five  (25),  said  town- 
ship; thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section;  thence 
easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section;  thence  northerly  to 
the  north-west  corner  of  Section  nineteen  (19),  Township  forty-five 
(45)  North,  Range  three  (3)  East;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of 
Section  seventeen  (17),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner 
of  Section  five  (5),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  Section  thirty-five  (35),  Township  forty-six  (46)  North, 
Range  two  (2)  East;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said 
section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  fourteen  (14), 
said  township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section 
twelve  (12),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner 


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of  Section  thirty-six  (36),  Township  forty-seven  (47)  North,  Range 
two  (2)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section 
twenty-six  (26),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  Section  fourteen  (14),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  section  nine  (9),  Township  forty-seven  (47) 
North,  Range  three  (3)  East;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  cor- 
ner of  Section  thirty-four  (34),  Township  forty-eight  (48)  North, 
Range  three  (3)  East;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Sec- 
tion thirty-four  (34),  Township  forty-eight  (48)  North,  Range  five 
(5)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section; 
thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  township ;  thence  north- 
erly to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-five  (25),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-three 
(23),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  comer  of  Sec- 
tion ten  (10),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner 
of  the  south-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  along  the 
quarter-section  lines,  allowing  for  the  proper  offset  on  the  Twelfth 
(i2th)  Correction  Line  North,  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  south- 
west quarter  of  Section  fifteen  (15),  Township  forty-nine  (49)  North, 
Range  five  (5)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said 
section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ; 
thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of 
Section  seventeen  (17),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  Section  twenty  (20),  said 
township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  south-east 
quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  along  the  section  lines,  allow- 
ing for  the  proper  offset  on  the  Twelfth  (12th)  Correction  Line  North, 
to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  eight  (8),  Township  forty-eight 
(48)  North,  Range  five  (5)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  said  section;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of 
Section  eighteen  (18),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  said  section  ;  thence  northerly  along  the  range  line, 
allowing  for  the  proper  offset  on  the  Twelfth  (12th)  Correction  Line 
North,  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  one  (i).  Township  forty- 
nine  (49)  North,  Range  four  (4)  East ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner 
of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section 
two  (2),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  six 
(6),  said  township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Town- 
ship fifty  (50)  North,  Range  four  (4)  East;  the  place  of  beginning; 
Excepting  from  the  force  and  effect  of  this  proclamation  all  lands 
which  may  have  been,  prior  to  the  date  hereof,  embraced  in  any  legal 
entry  or  covered  by  any  lawful  filing  duly  of  record  in  the  proper 


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United  States  Land  Office,  or  upon  which  any  vahd  settlement  has 
been  made  pursuant  to  law,  and  the  statutory  period  within  which  to 
make  entry  or  filing  of  record  has  not  expired :  Provided,  that  this 
exception  shall  not  continue  to  apply  to  any  particular  tract  of  land 
unless  the  entryman,  settler  or  claimant  continues  to  comply  with  the 
law  under  which  the  entry,  filing  or  settlement  was  made. 

Warning  is  hereby  expressly  given  to  all  persons  not  to  make  settle- 
ment upon  the  lands  reserved  by  this  proclamation. 

The  reservation  hereby  established  shall  be  known  as  The  Coche- 
topah  Forest  Reserve, 

In  witness  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the 
seal  of  the  United  States  to  be  affixed. 
Done  at  the  City  of  Washington  this  13th  day  of  June,  in 
[seal.]     the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  nine  hundred  and  five, 
and  of  the  Independence  of  the  United  States  the  one  hun- 
dred and  twenty-ninth. 

THEODORE    ROOSEVELT. 

By  the  President : 

Francis  B.  Loomis, 

Acting  Secretary  of  State. 


By  the  President  oe  the  United  States  oe  America. 
A   PROCLAMATION. 

Whereas,  it  is  provided  by  section  twenty-four  of  the  Act  of  Con- 
gress, approved  March  third,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-one,  en- 
titled, "An  act  to  repeal  timber-culture  laws,  and  for  other  purposes", 
"That  the  President  of  the  United  States  may,  from  time  to  time,  set 
apart  and  reserve,  in  any  State  or  Territory  having  public  land  bear- 
ing forests,  in  any  part  of  the  public  lands  wholly  or  in  part  covered 
with  timber  or  undergrowth,  whether  of  commercial  value  or  not,  as 
public  reservations,  and  the  President  shall,  by  public  proclamation, 
declare  the  establishment  of  such  reservations  and  the  limits  thereof" ; 

And  whereas,  the  public  lands  in  the  State  of  Colorado,  within  the 
limits  hereinafter  described,  are  in  part  covered  with  timber,  and  it 
appears  that  the  public  good  would  be  promoted  by  setting  apart  and 
reserving  said  lands  as  a  public  reservation ; 

Now,  therefore,  I,  Theodore  Roosevelt,  President  of  the  United 
States,  by  virtue  of  the  power  in  me  vested  by  section  twenty-four  of 
the  aforesaid  Act  of  Congress,  do  hereby  make  known  and  proclaim 
that  there  are  hereby  reserved  from  entry  or  settlement  and  set  apart 
as  a  Public  Reservation  all  those  certain  tracts,  pieces  or  parcels  of 


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land  lying  and  being  situate  in  the  State  of  Colorado,  and  within  the 
boundaries  particularly  described  as  follows : 

Beginning  at  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  fifteen  (15),  Town- 
ship forty-two  (42)  North,  Range  thirteen  (13)  West,  New  Mexico 
Principal  Meridian,  Colorado;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner 
of  Section  eighteen  (18),  Township  forty-two  (42)  North,  Range 
twelve  (12)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Sec- 
tion twenty  (20),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  Section  nineteen  (19),  Township  forty-two  (42)  North, 
Range  eleven  (11)  West ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner 
of  Section  five  (5),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  Section  four  (4),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-two  (22),  said  township;  thence 
easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-four  (24),  said 
township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ; 
thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-one  (21), 
Township  forty-two  (42)  North,  Range  ten  (10)  West;  thence  south- 
erly to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-five  (25),  said  township;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  township ;  thence  easterly 
to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  three  (3),  Township  forty-one 
(41)  North,  Range  nine  (9)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  Section  twenty-three  (23),  said  township;  thence  easterly 
to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-five  (25),  said  township; 
thence  southerly,  allowing  for  the  proper  ofifset  on  the  Tenth  (loth) 
Correction  Line  North,  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-five 
(25),  Township  forty  (40)  North,  Range  nine  (9)  West;  thence 
westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-five  (35),  said 
township ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty- 
two  (22),  Township  thirty-nine  (39)  North,  Range  nine  (9)  West; 
thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  south- 
erly to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  four  (4),  Township  thirty- 
seven  (37)  North,  Range  nine  (9)  West;  thence  westerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  Section  seven  (7),  said  township;  thence  southerly, 
allowing  for  the  proper  offset  on  the  Ninth  (9th)  Correction  Line 
North,  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twelve  (12),  Township 
thirty-six  (36)  North,  Range  ten  (10)  West;  thence  westerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  Section  fifteen  (15),  said  township;  thence  south- 
erly to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-one  (21),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-five 
(25),  Township  thirty-six  (36)  North,  Range  eleven  (ii)  West^ 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  west- 
erly to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-six  (26),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 


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westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-two  (22),  said 
township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ; 
thence  westerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-four  (24), 
Township  thirty-six  (36)  North,  Range  twelve  (12)  West;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to 
the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-two  {22),  said  township; 
thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  nine  (9),  said 
township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  west- 
erly to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  six  (6),  said  township;  thence 
northerly,  allowing  for  the  proper  offset  on  the  Ninth  (9th)  Correc- 
tion Line  North,  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twelve  (12), 
Township  thirty-seven  (37)  North,  Range  thirteen  (13)  West;  thence 
westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Sec- 
tion five  (5),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner 
of  the  north-west  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  Section  thirty-five  (35),  Township  thirty-eight  (38) 
North,  Range  fourteen  (14)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  Section  twenty-two  (22),  said  township;  thence  west- 
erly to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section;  thence  northerly  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  Section  four  (4),  said  township;  thence  westerly 
to  the  south-west  corner  of  Township  thirty-nine  (39)  North,  Range 
fourteen  (14)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of 
Section  thirty-one  (31),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner 
of  Section  twenty-nine  (29),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  Section  twenty-one 
(21),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the 
south-west  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  Section  twenty-two  (22),  said 
township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section; 
thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of 
Section  fourteen  (14),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly 
to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  Section  fifteen 
(15),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said 
section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  south-east 
quarter  of  Section  nine  (9),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence 
westerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  the 
north-west  quarter  of  Section  twelve  (12),  Township  thirty-nine 
(39)  North,  Range  fifteen  (15)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  the  south-west  quarter  of 
Section  thirteen   (13),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north- 


Theodore  Roosevelt  1049 

west  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  the  south-west  quarter  of 
said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  north- 
east quarter  of  Section  twenty-three  (23),  said  township;  thence  west- 
erly to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  said  section ; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-four  (34), 
said  township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  town- 
ship; thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  seven  (7), 
said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section 
three  (3),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner 
of  said  section;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section 
thirty-two  (32),  Township  forty  (40)  North,  Range  fourteen  (14) 
West ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-six  (36),  said  town- 
ship; thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Township  forty 
(40)  North,  Range  thirteen  (13)  West;  thence  easterly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  Section  thirty-three  (33),  said  township;  thence  north- 
erly to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section;  thence  easterly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-seven  (27),  said  township:  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-east  comer  of  said  section;  thence  easterly  to 
the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-four  (24),  said  township; 
thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  one  (i),  said 
township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  east- 
erly to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-two  (32),  Township 
forty-one  (41)  North,  Range  twelve  (12)  West;  thence  northerly  to 
the  north-east  corner  of  Section  five  (5),  said  township;  thence  west- 
rly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-four  (34),  Township 
\orty-two  (42)  North,  Range  thirteen  (13)  West;  thence  northerly 
the  north-west  corner  of  Section  fifteen  (15),  said  township,  the 
iace  of  beginning; 

Excepting  from  the  force  and  effect  of  this  proclamation  all  lands 
^vich  may  have  been,  prior  to  the  date  hereof,  embraced  in  any  legal 
etiry  or  covered  by  any  lawful  filing  duly  of  record  in  the  proper 
Uited  States  Land  Office,  or  upon  which  any  valid  settlement  has 
bee  made  pursuant  to  law,  and  the  statutory  period  within  which  to 
maV  entry  or  filing  of  record  has  not  expired:  Provided,  that  this 
exertion  shall  not  continue  to  apply  to  any  particular  tract  of  land 
unle,  the  entryman,  settler  or  claimant  continues  to  comply  with  the 
law  ijder  which  the  entry,  filing  or  settlement  was  made. 

Wining  is  hereby  expressly  given  to  all  persons  not  to  make  set- 
tlemer  upon  the  lands  reserved  by  this  proclamation. 

Theeservation  hereby  established  shall  be  known  as  The  Monte- 
zuma Irest  Reserve. 


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In  witness  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the 
seal  of  the  United  States  to  be  affixed. 

Done  at  the  City  of  Washington  this  13th  day  of  June,  in 
[seal.]     the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  nine  hundred  and  five, 
and  of  the  Independence  of  the  United  States  the  one  hun- 
dred and  twenty-ninth. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 
By  the  President : 

Francis  B.  Loom  is, 

Acting  Secretary  of  State. 


By  the  President  of  the  United  States  of  America. 
A   PROCLAMATION. 

Whereas,  it  is  provided  by  section  twenty-four  of  the  Act  of  Con- 
gress, approved  March  third,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-one,  en- 
titled, "An  act  to  repeal  timber-culture  laws,  and  for  other  purposes", 
"That  the  President  of  the  United  States  may,  from  time  to  time,  set 
apart  and  reserve,  in  any  State  or  Territory  having  public  land  bear- 
ing forests,  in  any  part  of  the  public  lands  wholly  or  in  part  covered 
with  timber  or  undergrowth,  whether  of  commercial  value  or  not,  as 
public  reservations,  and  the  President  shall,  by  public  proclamation, 
declare  the  establishment  of  such  reservations  and  the  limits  thereof" ; 

And  whereas,  the  public  lands  in  the  State  of  Colorado,  within  the 
limits  hereinafter  described,  are  in  part  covered  with  timber,  and  it 
appears  that  the  public  good  would  be  promoted  by  setting  apart  and 
reserving  said  lands  as  a  public  reservation; 

Now,  therefore,  I,  Theodore  Roosevelt,  President  of  the  Uniter 
States,  by  virtue  of  the  power  in  me  vested  by  section  twenty-four  c 
the  aforesaid  Act  of  Congress,  do  hereby  make  known  and  proclaii 
that  there  are  hereby  reserved  from  entry  or  settlement  and  set  aprt 
as  a  Public  Reservation  all  those  certain  tracts,  pieces  or  parcels  )f 
land  lying  and  being  situate  in  the  State  of  Colorado,  and  within  le 
boundaries  particularly  described  as  follows: 

Beginning  at  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  eighteen  (18),  Town- 
ship fifteen  (15)  South,  Range  one  hundred  and  two  (102)  \est. 
Sixth  (6th)  Principal  Meridian,  Colorado;  thence  easterlv  tr  the 
north-east  corner  of  Section  sixteen  (16),  said  township;  fence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  c  said 
section;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  noii-east 
quarter  of  Section  thirteen  (13),  said  township;  thence  nortlrly  to 
the  north-west  corner  of  Section  seven  (7),  Township  fifte*  (15) 
South,  Range  one  hundred  and  one   (loi)   West;  thence  eaerly  to 


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the  south-west  "comer  of  Section  four  (4),  said  township;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section;  thence  easterly 
to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  six  (6),  Township  fifteen  (15) 
South,  Range  one  hundred  (100)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  Section  eight  (8),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the 
north-east  comer  of  Section  seventeen  (17),  said  township;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  sixteen  (16),  said  town- 
ship; thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-two 
(22),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
Section  twenty-three  (23),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  Section  twenty-six  (26),  said  township;  thence  southerly 
to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-five  (25),  said  township; 
thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-six  (36),  said 
township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Township  fif- 
teen (15)  South,  Range  ninety-nine  (99)  West;  thence  easterly  along 
the  Third  (3rd)  Correction  Line  South  to  the  north-east  corner  of 
fractional  Township  fifty-one  (51)  North,  Range  fifteen  (15)  West, 
New  Mexico  Principal  Meridian;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  Section  seven  (7),  Township  fifty  (50)  North,  Range  four- 
teen (14)  West;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  sec- 
tion ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  north-east  quar- 
ter of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the 
south-east  quarter  of  Section  seven  (7),  Township  fifty  (50)  North, 
Range  thirteen  (13)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner 
of  Section  five  (5),  Township  forty-nine  (49)  North,  Range  thirteen 
(13)  West;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  eleven 
(11),  Township  forty-nine  (49)  North,  Range  twelve  (12)  West; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-six  (36), 
said  township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  two 
(2),  Township  forty-eight  (48)  North,  Range  twelve  (12)  West; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirteen  (13), 
said  township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  township ;  thence 
easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  five  (5),  Township  forty- 
seven  (47)  North,  Range  eleven  (11)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  Section  sixteen  (16),  said  township;  thence 
easterly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-four  (24),  Town- 
ship forty-seven  (47)  North,  Range  ten  (10)  West;  thence  southerly 
to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  said  section;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner 
of  Section  twenty-three  (23),  Township  forty-six  (46)  North.  Range 
ten  (10)  West;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section 
twenty-eight  (28),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of 


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Section  twenty-three   (23),  Township   forty-six    (46)    North,  Range 
eleven  (11)   West;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said 
section ;   thence   westerly   to  the   north-west  corner   of  said   section ; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  fifteen  (15),  said 
township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  seven 
(7),  Township  forty-six  (46)  North,  Range  twelve  (12)  West;  thence 
northerly    to    the   south-east   corner   of   Township    forty-seven    (47) 
North,  Range  thirteen  (13)  West;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  Section  thirty-six  (36),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to 
the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  Section  twenty-eight  (28),  said  township;  thence  north- 
erly to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  Section  five  (5),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  Township  forty-eight  (48)   North,  Range  fifteen  (15) 
West;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty- 
five  (25),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
Section  twenty-two  (22),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner 
of  Section  eighteen  (18),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner 
of   Section   eleven    (ii),   Township   forty-eight    (48)    North,   Range 
sixteen  (16)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Sec- 
tion three  (3),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  cor- 
ner of  Section  thirty-three    (33),  Township   forty-nine    (49)    North, 
Range  sixteen   (16)   West;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner 
of  Section  eight  (8),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of 
said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  six 
(6),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said 
township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty- 
five  (35),  Township  fifty  (50)   North,  Range  seventeen   (17)   West; 
thence   northerly   to   the   north-east   corner  of    Section   twenty-seven 
(27),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Sec- 
tion twenty-two  (22),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  Section  twenty-one  (21),  said  township;  thence  west- 
erly to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  sixteen  (16),  said  township; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  seventeen   (17), 
said  township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section 
eight   (8),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner 
of  Section  seven  (7),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  Section  six  (6),  said  township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  said  township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  cor- 
ner of  Section  thirty-five   (35),  fractional  Township  fifty-one    (51) 


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North,  Range  eighteen  (18)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  Section  twenty-two  (22),  said  township;  thence  westerly 
to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Section  sixteen 
(16),  said  township;  thence  northerly  along  the  quarter-section  lines 
to  the  point  of  intersection  with  the  Third  (3rd)  Correction  Line 
South,  Sixth  (6th)  Principal  Meridian;  thence  easterly  along  the  said 
Correction  Line  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Township  fifteen  (15) 
South,  Range  one  hundred  and  two  (102)  West;  thence  northerly  to 
the  north-west  corner  of  Section  eighteen  (18),  said  township,  the 
place  of  beginning ;  such  of  the  above-named  corners  as  have  not  been 
established  by  the  official  surveys  being  intended  to  be  located  at  the 
points  where  such  corners  would  fall  in  projecting  the  surveys  in  the 
directions  indicated  without  allowing  for  any  irregularities  which 
may  occur  in  actually  extending  the  surveys; 

Excepting  from  the  force  and  effect  of  this  proclamation  all  lands 
which  may  have  been,  prior  to  the  date  hereof,  embraced  in  any  legal 
entry  or  covered  by  any  lawful  filing  duly  of  record  in  the  proper 
United  States  Land  Office,  or  upon  which  any  valid  settlement  has 
been  made  pursuant  to  law,  and  the  statutory  period  within  which  to 
make  entry  or  filing  of  record  has  not  expired:  Provided,  that  this 
exception  shall  not  continue  to  apply  to  any  particular  tract  of  land 
unless  the  entryman,  settler  or  claimant  continues  to  comply  with  the 
law  under  which  the  entry,  filing  or  settlement  was  made. 

Warning  is  hereby  expressly  given  to  all  persons  not  to  make  set- 
tlement upon  the  lands  reserved  by  this  proclamation. 

The  reservation  hereby  established  shall  be  known  as  The  Uncom- 
pahgre  Forest  Reserve. 

In  witness  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the 
seal  of  the  United  States  to  be  affixed. 

Done  at  the  City  of  Washington  this  14th  day  of  June,  in 
[seal.]     the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  nine  hundred  and  five, 
and  of  the  Independence  of  the  United  States  the  one  hun- 
dred and  twenty-ninth. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 
By  the  President : 

Francis  B.  Loomis, 

Acting  Secretary  of  State. 

By  the  President  op  the  United  States  oe  America. 
A  PROCLAMATION. 

Whereas,  it  is  provided  by  section   13  of  the  Act  of  Congress  of 
March  3,  1891,  entitled,  "An  act  to  amend  title  sixty,  chapter  three, 


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of  the  Revised  Statutes  of  the  United  States,  relating  to  copyrights", 
that  said  act  "shall  only  apply  to  a  citizen  or  subject  of  a  foreign 
state  or  nation  when  such  foreign  state  or  nation  permits  to  citizens 
of  the  United  States  of  America  the  benefit  of  copyright  on  substan- 
tially the  same  basis  as  its  own  citizens ;  or  when  such  foreign  state 
or  nation  is  a  party  to  an  international  agreement  which  provides  for 
reciprocity  in  the  granting  of  copyright,  by  the  terms  of  which  agree- 
ment the  United  States  of  America  may,  at  its  pleasure  become  a  party 
to  such  agreement" ; 

And  whereas,  it  is  also  provided  by  said  section  that  "the  existence 
of  either  of  the  conditions  aforesaid  shall  be  determined  by  the  Presi- 
dent of  the  United  States  by  proclamation  made  from  time  to  time 
as  the  purposes  of  this  act  may  require" ; 

And  whereas,  satisfactory  official  assurances  have  been  given  that  in 
Norway  the  law  permits  to  citizens  of  the  United  States  the  benefit  of 
copyright  on  substantially  the  same  basis  as  to  the  citizens  of  that 
country ; 

Now,  therefore,  I,  Theodore;  Rooseve;i,t,  President  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  do  declare  and  proclaim  that  the  first  of  the  con- 
ditions specified  in  section  13  of  the  act  of  March  3,  1891,  is  now 
fulfilled  in  respect  to  the  subjects  of  Norway. 

In  testimony  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the 
seal  of  the  United  States  to  be  affixed. 

Done  at  the  City  of  Washington  this  first  day  of  July,  in 
[SEAI<.]     the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  nine  hundred  and  five, 
and  of  the  Independence  of  the  United  States  of  America, 
the  one  hundred  and  twenty-ninth. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 
By  the  President : 

Herbert  H.  D.  Peirce, 

Acting  Secretary  of  State. 

By  the  President  of  the  United  States  oe  America. 
A  PROCLAMATION. 

John  Hay,  Secretary  of  State  of  the  United  States,  died  on  July 
1st.  His  death,  a  crushing  sorrow  to  his  friends,  is  to  the  people  of 
this  country  a  national  bereavement;  and  it  is  in  addition  a  serious 
loss  to  all  mankind,  for  to  him  it  was  given  to  stand  as  a  leader  in 
the  effort  to  better  world-conditions  by  striving  to  advance  the  cause 
of  international  peace  and  justice.  He  entered  the  public  service  as 
the  trusted  and  intimate  companion  of  Abraham  Lincoln,  and  for 
well-nigh  forty-five  years  he  served  his  country  with  loyal  devotion 


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and  high  ability  in  many  positions  of  honor  and  trust;  and  finally 
he  crowned  his  life  work  by  serving  as  Secretary  of  State  with  such 
farsighted  reading  of  the  future  and  such  loyalty  to  lofty  ideals  as 
to  confer  lasting  benefits  not  only  upon  our  own  country  but  upon  all 
the  nations  of  the  earth. 

As  a  suitable  expression  of  national  mourning,  I  direct  that  the 
Diplomatic  representatives  of  the  United  States  in  all  foreign  coun- 
tries display  the  flags  over  their  embassies  and  legations  at  half-mast 
for  ten  days;  that  for  a  like  period  the  flag  of  the  United  States  be 
displayed  at  half-mast  at  all  forts  and  military  posts  and  at  all  naval 
stations  and  on  all  vessels  of  the  United  States. 

I  further  order  that  on  the  day  of  the  funeral  the  Executive  De- 
partments in  the  city  of  Washington  be  closed  and  that  on  all  public 
buildings  throughout  the  United  States  the  national  flag  be  displayed 
at  half-mast. 

Done  at  the  City  of  Washington,  this  third  day  of  July, 
[seal.]     a.  D.,  1905,  and  of  the  Independence  of  the  United  States 
of  America  the  one  hundred  and  twenty-ninth. 

THEODORE   ROOSEVELT. 
By  the  President: 

Herbert  H.  D.  Peirce, 

Acting  Secretary  of  State. 

By  the  President  of  the  United  States  of  America. 
A  PROCLAMATION. 

Whereas,  it  was  provided  by  the  act  of  Congress,  approved  May 
27,  A.  D.  1902  (32  Stat.,  263),  among  other  things,  that  on  October 
I,  1903,  the  unallotted  lands  in  the  Uintah  Indian  Reservation,  in  the 
State  of  Utah,  "shall  be  restored  to  the  public  domain :  Provided, 
That  persons  entering  any  of  said  lands  under  the  homestead  laws 
shall  pay  therefor  at  the  rate  of  one  dollar  and  twenty-five  cents  per 
acre" ; 

And  whereas,  the  time  for  the  opening  of  said  unallotted  lands  was 
extended  to  October  i,  1904,  by  the  act  of  Congress,  approved  March 
3,  1903  (32  Stat.,  998),  and  was  extended  to  Alarch  10,  1905,  by  the 
act  of  Congress,  approved  April  21,  1904  (33  Stat.,  207)  and  was 
again  extended  to  not  later  than  September  i,  1905,  by  the  act  of 
Congress,  approved  March  3,  1905  (33  Stat.,  1069),  which  last  named 
act  provided,  among  other  things : 

"That  the  said  unallotted  lands,  excepting  such  tracts  as  may  have 
been  set  aside  as  national  forest  reserve,  and  such  mineral  lands  as 
were  disposed  of  by  the  Act  of  Congress  of  May  twenty-seventh, 


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nineteen  hundred  and  two,  shall  be  disposed  of  under  the  general 
provisions  of  the  homestead  and  townsite  laws  of  the  United  States, 
and  shall  be  opened  to  settlement  and  entry  by  proclamation  of  the 
President,  which  proclamation  shall  prescribe  the  manner  in  which 
these  lands  may  be  settled  upon,  occupied,  and  entered  by  persons  en- 
titled to  make  entry  thereof ;  and  no  person  shall  be  permitted  to  settle 
upon,  occupy,  or  enter  any  of  said  lands,  except  as  prescribed  in  said 
proclamation,  until  after  the  expiration  of  sixty  days  from  the  time 
when  the  same  are  thereby  opened  to  settlement  and  entry :  Provided, 
That  the  rights  of  honorably  discharged  Union  soldiers  and  sailors  of 
the  late  civil  and  the  Spanish  war  or  Philippine  insurrection,  as  defined 
and  described  in  sections  twenty-three  hundred  and  four  and  twenty- 
three  hundred  and  five  of  the  Revised  Statutes,  as  amended  by  the 
Act  of  March  first,  nineteen  hundred  and  one,  shall  not  be  abridged." 

Now,  therefore,  I,  Theodore  Roosevelt,  President  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  by  virtue  of  the  power  in  me  vested  by  said  acts  of 
Congress,  do  hereby  declare  and  make  known  that  all  the  unallotted 
lands  in  said  reservation,  excepting  such  as  have  at  that  time  been  re- 
served for  military,  forestry,  and  other  purposes,  and  such  mineral  lands 
as  may  have  been  disposed  of  under  existing  laws,  will,  on  and  after  the 
28th  day  of  August,  1905,  in  the  manner  hereinafter  prescribed,  and 
not  otherwise,  be  opened  to  entry,  settlement,  and  disposition  under 
the  general  provisions  of  the  homestead  and  townsite  laws  of  the 
United  States ;  and  it  is  further  directed  and  prescribed  that : 

Commencing  at  9  o'clock  a.  m.,  Tuesday,  August  i,  1905,  and  end- 
ing at  6  o'clock  p.  m.,  Saturday,  August  12,  1905,  a  registration  will 
be  had  at  Vernal,  Price,  and  Provo,  State  of  Utah,  and  at  Grand  Junc- 
tion, State  of  Colorado,  for  the  purpose  of  ascertaining  what  persons 
desire  to  enter,  settle  upon,  and  acquire  title  to  any  of  said  lands  under 
the  homestead  law,  and  of  ascertaining  their  qualifications  so  to  do. 
To  obtain  registration  each  applicant  will  be  required  to  show  himself 
duly  qualified,  by  written  application  to  be  made  only  on  a  blank  form 
provided  by  the  Commissioner  of  the  General  Land  Office,  to  make 
homestead  entry  of  these  lands  under  existing  laws,  and  to  give  the 
registering  officer  such  appropriate  matters  of  description  and  identity 
as  will  protect  the  applicant  and  the  Government  against  any  attempted 
impersonation.  Registration  can  not  be  effected  through  the  use  of 
the  mails  or  the  employment  of  an  agent,  excepting  that  honorably  dis- 
charged soldiers  and  sailors  entitled  to  the  benefits  of  section  2304  of 
the  Revised  Statutes  of  the  United  States,  as  amended  by  the  act  of 
Congress,  approved  March  i,  1901  (31  Stat.,  847),  may  present  their 
applications  for  registration  and  due  proofs  of  their  qualifications 
through  an  agent  of  their  own  selection,  having  a  duly  executed  power 
of  attorney  on  a  blank  form  provided  by  the  Commissioner  of  the 


Theodore  Roosevelt  1057 

General  Land  Ofifice,  but  no  person  will  be  permitted  to  act  as  agent 
for  more  than  one  such  soldier  or  sailor.  No  person  will  be  permitted 
to  register  more  than  once  or  in  other  than  his  true  name. 

Each  applicant  who  shows  himself  duly  qualified  will  be  registered 
and  given  a  nontransferable  certificate  to  that  effect,  which  will  entitle 
him  to  go  upon  and  examine  the  lands  to  be  opened  hereunder ;  but  the 
only  purpose  for  which  he  can  go  upon  and  examine  said  lands  is  that 
of  enabling  him  later  on,  as  herein  provided,  to  understandingly  select 
the  lands  for  which  he  may  make  entry.  No  one  will  be  permitted  to 
make  settlement  upon  any  of  said  lands  in  advance  of  the  opening 
herein  provided  for,  and  during  the  first  sixty  days  following  said 
opening  no  one  but  registered  applicants  will  be  permitted  to  make 
homestead  settlement  upon  any  of  said  lands,  and  then  only  in  pursu- 
ance of  a  homestead  entry  duly  allowed  by  the  local  land  officers,  or 
of  a  soldier's  declaratory  statement  duly  accepted  by  such  officers. 

The  order  in  which,  during  the  first  sixty  days  following  the  open- 
ing, the  registered  applicants  will  be  permitted  to  make  homestead 
entry  of  the  lands  opened  hereunder,  will  be  determined  by  a  drawing 
for  the  district  publicly  held  at  Provo,  Utah,  commencing  at  9  o'clock 
a.  m.,  Thursday,  August  17.  1905,  and  continuing  for  such  period  as 
may  be  necessary  to  complete  the  same.  The  drawing  will  be  had 
under  the  supervision  and  immediate  observance  of  a  committee  of 
three  persons  whose  integrity  is  such  as  to  make  their  control  of  the 
drawing  a  guaranty  of  its  fairness,  ^he  members  of  this  committee 
will  be  appointed  by  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior,  who  will  prescribe 
suitable  compensation  for  their  services.  Preparatory  to  this  drawing 
the  registration  officers  will,  at  the  time  of  registering  each  applicant 
who  shows  himself  duly  qualified,  make  out  a  card,  which  must  be 
signed  by  the  applicant,  and  giving  such  a  description  of  the  applicant 
as  will  enable  the  local  land  officers  to  thereafter  identify  him.  This 
card  will  be  subsequently  sealed  in  a  separate  envelope  which  will 
bear  no  other  distinguishing  label  or  mark  than  such  as  may  be  neces- 
sary to  show  that  it  is  to  go  into  the  drawing.  These  envelopes  will 
be  carefully  preserved  and  remain  sealed  until  opened  in  the  course 
of  the  drawing  herein  provided.  When  the  registration  is  completed 
all  of  these  sealed  envelopes  will  be  brought  together  at  the  place  of 
drawing  and  turned  over  to  the  committee  in  charge  of  the  drawing, 
who,  in  such  manner  as  in  their  judgment  will  be  attended  with  entire 
fairness  and  equality  of  opportunity,  shall  proceed  to  draw  out  and 
open  the  separate  envelopes  and  to  give  to  each  inclosed  card  a  num- 
ber in  the  order  in  which  the  envelope  containing  the  same  is  drawn. 
The  result  of  the  drawing  will  be  certified  by  the  committee  to  the  offi- 
cers of  the  district  and  will  determine  the  order  in  which  the  applicants 
may  make  homestead  entry  of  said  lands  and  settlement  thereon. 


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Notice  of  the  drawings,  stating  the  name  of  each  applicant  and  num- 
ber assigned  to  him  by  the  drawing,  will  be  posted  each  day  at  the 
place  of  drawing,  and  each  applicant  will  be  notified  of  his  number 
and  of  the  day  upon  which  he  must  make  his  entry  by  a  postal  card 
mailed  to  him  at  the  address  given  by  him  at  the  time  of  registration. 
The  result  of  each  day's  drawing  will  also  be  given  to  the  press  to  be 
published  as  a  matter  of  news.  Applications  for  homestead  entry  of 
said  lands  during  the  first  sixty  days  following  the  opening  can  be 
made  only  by  registered  applicants  and  in  the  order  established  by  the 
drawing. 

Commencing  on  Monday,  August  28,  1905,  at  9  o'clock  a.  m.,  the 
applications  of  those  drawing  numbers  i  to  50,  inclusive,  must  be 
presented  at  the  land  office  in  the  town  of  Vernal,  Utah,  in  the  land 
district  in  which  said  lands  are  situated,  and  will  be  considered  in  their 
numerical  order  during  the  first  day,  and  the  applications  of  those 
drawing  numbers  51  to  100,  inclusive,  must  be  presented  and  will  be 
considered  in  their  numerical  order  during  the  second  day,  and  so  on 
at  that  rate  until  all  of  said  lands  subject  to  entry  under  the  homestead 
law,  and  desired  thereunder,  have  been  entered.  If  any  applicant  fails 
to  appear  and  present  his  application  for  entry  when  the  number  as- 
signed to  him  by  the  drawing  is  reached,  his  right  to  enter  will  be 
passed  until  after  the  other  applications  assigned  for  that  day  have 
been  disposed  of,  when  he  will  be  given  another  opportunity  to  make 
entry,  failing  in  which  he  will  be  deemed  to  have  abandoned  his  right 
to  make  entry  under  such  drawing. 

To  obtain  the  allowance  of  a  homestead  entry,  each  applicant  must 
personally  present  the  certificate  of  registration  theretofore  issued  to 
him,  together  with  a  regular  homestead  application  and  the  necessary 
accompanying  proofs,  together  with  the  regular  land  office  fees,  but  an 
honorably  discharged  soldier  or  sailor  may  file  his  declaratory  state- 
ment through  his  agent,  who  can  represent  but  one  soldier  or  sailor 
as  in  the  matter  of  registration. 

Persons  who  make  homestead  entry  for  any  of  these  lands  will  be 
required  to  pay  therefor  at  the  rate  of  one  dollar  and  twenty-five  cents 
per  acre  when  they  make  final  proof,  but  no  payment,  other  than  the 
usual  fees  and  commissions,  will  be  required  at  the  time  the  entry  is 
made. 

Persons  who  apply  to  make  entry  of  these  lands  prior  to  October 
27,  1905,  will  not  be  required  to  file  the  usual  nonmineral  affidavit  with 
their  applications  to  enter,  but  such  affidavit  must  be  filed  before  final 
proof  is  accepted  under  their  entries ;  but  all  persons  who  make  entry 
after  that  date  will  be  required  to  file  that  affidavit  with  their  applica- 
tions to  enter. 

The  production  of  the  certificate  of  registration  will  be  dispensed 


Theodore  Roosevelt  I059 

with  only  upon  satisfactory  proof  of  its  loss  or  destruction.  If  at  the 
time  of  considering  his  regular  application  for  entry  it  appears  that 
an  applicant  is  disqualified  from  making  homestead  entry  of  these 
lands,  his  application  will  be  rejected,  notwithstanding  his  prior  regis- 
tration. If  any  applicant  shall  register  more  than  once  hereunder, 
or  in  any  other  than  his  true  name,  or  shall  transfer  his  registration 
certificate,  he  will  thereby  lose  all  the  benefits  of  the  registration  and 
drawing  herein  provided  for,  and  will  be  precluded  from  entering  or 
settling  upon  any  of  said  lands  during  the  first  sixty  days  following 
said  opening. 

Any  person  or  persons  desiring  to  found,  or  to  suggest  establish- 
ing, a  townsite  upon  any  of  the  said  lands,  at  any  point,  may,  at  any 
time  before  the  opening  herein  provided  for,  file  in  the  land  office  a 
written  application  to  that  efifect,  describing  by  legal  subdivisions  the 
lands  intended  to  be  affected,  and  stating  fully  and  under  oath  the 
necessity  or  propriety  of  founding  or  establishing  a  town  at  that  place. 
The  local  officers  will  forthwith  transmit  said  petition  to  the  Commis- 
sioner of  the  General  Land  Office  with  their  recommendation  in  the 
premises.  Such  Commissioner,  if  he  believes  the  public  interests  will 
be  subserved  thereby,  will,  if  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior  approve 
thereof,  issue  an  order  withdrawing  the  lands  described  in  such  peti- 
tion, or  any  portion  thereof,  from  homestead  entry  and  settlement  and 
directing  that  the  same  be  held  for  the  time  being  for  disposal  under 
the  townsite  laws  of  the  United  States  in  such  manner  as  the  Secretary 
of  the  Interior  may  from  time  to  time  direct ;  and,  if  at  any  time  after 
such  withdrawal  has  been  made  it  is  determined  that  the  lands  so  with- 
drawn are  not  needed  for  townsite  purposes  they  may  be  released 
from  such  withdrawal  and  then  disposed  of  under  the  general  provi- 
sions of  the  homestead  laws  in  the  manner  prescribed  herein. 

All  persons  are  especially  admonished  that  under  the  said  act  of 
Congress  approved  March  3,  1905,  it  is  provided  that  no  person  shall 
be  permitted  to  settle  upon,  occupy,  or  enter  any  of  said  lands,  except 
in  the  manner  prescribed  in  this  proclamation,  until  after  the  expira- 
tion of  sixty  days  from  the  time  when  the  same  are  opened  to  settle- 
ment and  entry.  After  the  expiration  of  the  said  period  of  sixty  days, 
but  not  before,  as  hereinbefore  prescribed,  any  of  said  lands  remaining 
undisposed  of  may  be  settled  upon,  occupied  and  entered  under  the 
general  provisions  of  the  homestead  and  townsite  laws  of  the  United 
States  in  like  manner  as  if  the  manner  of  eflfecting  such  settlement, 
occupancy,  and  entry  had  not  been  prescribed  herein  in  obedience  to 
law. 

The  Secretary  of  the  Interior  shall  prescribe  all  needful  rules  and 
regulations  necessary  to  carry  into  full  effect  the  opening  herein  pro- 
vided for. 


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In  witness  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the 
seal  of  the  United  States  to  be  affixed. 

Done  at  the  City  of  Washington  this  14th  day  of  July,  in 
[seal.]     the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  nine  hundred  and  five, 
and  of  the  Independence  of  the  United  States  the  one  hun- 
dred and  thirtieth. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 
By  the  President : 

Alvey  a.  AdEE, 

Acting  Secretary  of  State. 


By  the  President  oe  the  United  States  oe  America. 
A  PROCLAMATION. 

Whereas,  it  is  provided  by  section  twenty-four  of  the  Act  of  Con- 
gress, approved  March  third,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-one,  en- 
titled, "An  act  to  repeal  timber-culture  laws,  and  for  other  purposes", 
"That  the  President  of  the  United  States  may,  from  time  to  time,  set 
apart  and  reserve,  in  any  State  or  Territory  having  public  land  bearing 
forests,  in  any  part  of  the  public  lands  wholly  or  in  part  covered  with 
timber  or  undergrowth,  whether  of  commercial  value  or  not,  as  public 
reservations,  and  the  President  shall,  by  public  proclamation,  declare 
the  establishment  of  such  reservations  and  the  limits  thereof" ; 

And  whereas,  the  public  lands  in  the  State  of  California,  within 
the  limits  hereinafter  described,  are  in  part  covered  with  timber,  and 
it  appears  that  the  public  good  would  be  promoted  by  setting  apart 
and  reserving  said  lands  as  a  public  reservation ; 

Now,  therefore,  I,  Theodore  Roosevelt,  President  of  the  United 
States,  by  virtue  of  the  power  in  me  vested  by  section  twenty-four  of 
the  aforesaid  Act  of  Congress,  do  hereby  make  known  and  proclaim 
that  there  are  hereby  reserved  from  entry  or  settlement  and  set  apart 
as  a  Public  Reservation  all  those  certain  tracts,  pieces  or  parcels  of 
land  lying  and  being  situate  in  the  State  of  California,  and  within 
the  boundaries  particularly  described  as  follows : 

Beginning  at  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-one  (31), 
Township  thirty  (30)  North,  Range  ten  (10)  East,  Mount  Diablo 
Base  and  Meridian,  California ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  cor- 
ner of  Section  thirty-five  (35),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to 
the  north-west  corner  of  Section  twelve  (12),  Township  twenty-nine 
(29)  North,  Range  ten  (10)  East;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of 
Section  thirty-six  (36),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  said  section;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  cor- 


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ner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Sec- 
tion five  (5),  Township  twenty-eight  (28)  North,  Range  twelve 
(12)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section; 
thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  eleven  (ii),  said 
township ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ; 
thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  thirteen  (13),  said 
township;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  nine- 
teen (19),  Township  twenty-eight  (28)  North,  Range  thirteen  (13) 
East;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty  (20), 
said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said 
section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty- 
eight  (28),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner 
of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section 
thirty-five  (35),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  Section  twelve  (12),  Township  twenty-seven  (27)  North, 
Range  thirteen  (13)  East;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner 
of  said  section;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section 
eighteen  (18),  Township  twenty-seven  (27)  North,  Range  fourteen 
(14)  East;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section; 
thence  southerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-nine 
(29),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said 
section;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section; 
thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-three  (33), 
said  township ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said 
section;  thence  easterly,  allowing  for  the  proper  offset  on  the  range 
line,  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  five  (5),  Township  twenty- 
six  (26)  North,  Range  fifteen  (15)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  Section  nine  (9),  said  township;  thence  east- 
erly to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  ten  (10),  said  township; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  east- 
erly to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  fourteen  (14),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-four  (24),  said 
township ;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  thirty- 
one  (31),  Township  twenty-six  (26)  North,  Range  sixteen  (16) 
East;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly 
along  the  Fifth  (5th)  Standard  Parallel  North  to  the  north-east  cor- 
ner of  Section  four  (4),  Township  twenty-five  (25)  North,  Range 
sixteen  (16)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Sec- 
tion sixteen  (16),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty- 
two  (22),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-west  corner 


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of  Section  thirty-five  (35),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of 
Section  six  (6),  Township  twenty- four  (24)  North,  Range  seven- 
teen (17)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said 
section;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  eight  (8), 
said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section 
thirty-two  (32),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  Section  six  (6),  Township  twenty-three  (23)  North,  Range 
seventeen  (17)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of 
said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  ten 
(10),  Township  twenty-three  (23)  North,  Range  sixteen  (16)  East; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  west- 
erly to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  seven  (7),  Township  twenty- 
three  (23)  North,  Range  fifteen  (15)  East;  thence  northerly  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-six  (36),  Township  twenty-four 
(24)  North,  Range  fourteen  (14)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  cor- 
ner of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said 
township;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty- 
five  (25),  Township  twenty-four  (24)  North,  Range  thirteen  (13) 
East ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-three 
(33),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of 
Section  nine  (9),  Township  twenty-three  (23)  North,  Range  thirteen 
(13)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  sec- 
tion ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  seventeen 
(17),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said 
section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  nineteen 
(19),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section 
twenty-five  (25),  Township  twenty-three  (23)  North,  Range  twelve 
(12)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  sec- 
tion; thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  eleven  (11), 
Township  twenty-two  (22)  North,  Range  twelve  (12)  East;  thence 
westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly 
to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  Section  three  (3),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to 
the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  Section  thirty-three  (33),  Township  twenty-three  (23) 
North,  Range  twelve  (12)  East;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  said  section;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
Section  twenty-nine  (29),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  Section  nineteen   (19),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to 


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the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twelve  (12),  Township  twenty-three 
(23)  North,  Range  eleven  (li)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner 
of  Section  two  (2),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  said  section;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  cor- 
ner of  Section  twenty-seven  {2y),  Township  twenty-four  (24)  North, 
Range  eleven  (11)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner 
of  said  section;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section 
twenty-one  (21),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west 
comer  of  said  section;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of 
Section  seventeen  (17),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  cor- 
ner of  Section  five  (5),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  said  township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  cor- 
ner of  Section  twenty-five  (25),  Township  twenty-five  (25)  North, 
Range  ten  (10)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said 
section;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty- 
three  (23),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner 
of  said  section;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section 
fifteen  (15),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner 
of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  sec- 
tion;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  eight  (8), 
said  township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  five 
(5),  said  township;  thence  easterly  along  the  Fifth  (5th)  Standard 
Parallel  North  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirtv-five  (35), 
Township  twenty-six  (26)  North,  Range  ten  (10)  East;  thence  north- 
erly to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  fifteen  (15),  said  township; 
thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  north- 
erly to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  three  (3),  said  township; 
thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  township;  thence 
northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-five  (25),  Town- 
ship twenty-seven  {2y)  North,  Range  nine  (9)  East;  thence  westerly 
to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-three  (33),  said  township; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section  ;  thence  westerly 
to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  township ;  thence  northerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  said  township ;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of 
Section  eighteen  (18),  Township  twenty-seven  (27)  North,  Range  ten 
(10)  East;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  sixteen 
(16),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said 
section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to 
the  south-east  corner  of  Section  ten  (10),  said  township;  thence  north- 
erly to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-seven  (27),  Township 


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twenty-eight  (28)  North,  Range  ten  (10)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  Section  four  (4),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  said  section;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  Section  seventeen  (17),  Township  twenty-nine  (29)  North, 
Range  ten  (10)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
Section  eighteen  (18),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  Section  thirty-one  (31),  Township  thirty  (30)  North, 
Range  ten  (10)  East,  the  place  of  beginning;  such  of  the  above-named 
corners  as  have  not  been  established  by  the  official  surveys  being  in- 
tended to  be  located  at  the  points  where  such  corners  would  fall  in 
projecting  the  surveys  in  the  directions  indicated  without  allowing  for 
any  irregularities  which  may  occur  in  actually  extending  the  surveys; 

Excepting  from  the  force  and  effect  of  this  proclamation  all  lands 
which  may  have  been,  prior  to  the  date  hereof,  embraced  in  any  legal 
entry  or  covered  by  any  lawful  filing  duly  of  record  in  the  proper 
United  States  Land  Office,  or  upon  which  any  valid  settlement  has 
been  made  pursuant  to  law,  and  the  statutory  period  within  which  to 
make  entry  or  filing  of  record  has  not  expired :  Provided,  that  this  ex- 
ception shall  not  continue  to  apply  to  any  particular  tract  of  land  unless 
the  entryman,  settler  or  claimant  continues  to  comply  with  the  law 
under  which  the  entry,  filing  or  settlement  was  made. 

Warning  is  hereby  expressly  given  to  all  persons  not  to  make  settle- 
ment upon  the  lands  reserved  by  this  proclamation. 

The  reservation  hereby  established  shall  be  known  as  The  Diamond 
Mountain  Forest  Reserve. 

In  witness  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the 
seal  of  the  United  States  to  be  affixed. 
Done  at  the  City  of  Washington  this  14th  day  of  July,  in 
[seal.]     the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  nine  hundred  and  five, 
and  of  the  Independence  of  the  United  States  the  one  hun- 
dred and  thirtieth. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 
By  the  President : 

Alvey  a.  Adee, 

Acting  Secretary  of  State. 


By  the  President  of  the  United  States  of  America. 
A  PROCLAMATION. 

Whereas,  The  Uintah  Forest  Reserve,  in  the  State  of  Utah,  was 
established  by  proclamation  dated  February  twenty-second,  eighteen 
hundred  and  ninety-seven,  under  and  by  virtue  of  section  twenty-four 


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of  the  Act  of  Congress,  approved  March  third,  eighteen  hundred  and 
ninety-one,  entitled,  "An  act  to  repeal  timber-culture  laws,  and  for 
other  purposes,"  which  provides,  "That  the  President  of  the  United 
States  may,  from  time  to  time,  set  apart  and  reserve,  in  any  State  or 
Territory,  having  public  land  bearing  forests,  in  any  part  of  the  public 
lands  wholly  or  in  part  covered  with  timber  or  undergrowth,  whether 
of  commercial  value  or  not,  as  public  reservations,  and  the  President 
shall,  by  public  proclamation,  declare  the  establishment  of  such  reserva- 
tions and  the  limits  thereof" ; 

And  whereas,  it  is  provided  by  the  Act  of  Congress,  approved  March 
third,  nineteen  hundred  and  five,  entitled,  "An  Act  making  appropria- 
tions for  the  current  and  contingent  expenses  of  the  Indian  Department 
and  for  fulfilling  treaty  stipulations  with  various  Indian  tribes  for  the 
fiscal  year  ending  June  thirtieth,  nineteen  hundred  and  six,  and  for 
other  purposes,"  that  "before  the  opening  of  the  Uintah  Indian  Reserva- 
tion the  President  is  hereby  authorized  to  set  apart  and  reserve  as  an 
addition  to  the  Uintah  Forest  Reserve,  subject  to  the  laws,  rules  and 
regulations  governing  forest  reserves,  and  subject  to  the  mineral  rights 
granted  by  the  Act  of  Congress  of  May  twenty-seventh,  nineteen  hun- 
dred and  two,  such  portion  of  the  lands  within  the  Uintah  Indian 
Reservation  as  he  considers  necessary" ; 

And  whereas,  it  is  considered  necessary  for  the  public  good  that  cer- 
tain lands  in  the  Uintah  Indian  Reservation  be  set  apart  and  reserved 
as  an  addition  to  the  Uintah  Forest  Reserve ; 

Now,  therefore,  I,  Theodore  Roosevelt,  President  of  the  United 
States,  by  virtue  of  the  power  in  me  vested  by  the  aforesaid  act  of 
Congress,  approved  March  third,  nineteen  hundred  and  five,  do  hereby 
make  known  and  proclaim  that  certain  lands  in  the  said  Uintah  Indian 
Reservation  are  hereby  added  to  and  made  a  part  of  the  Uintah  Forest 
Reserve,  and  that  the  boundary  lines  of  the  said  forest  reserve  are, 
accordingly,  so  changed  and  extended  as  to  read  as  follows : 

Beginning  at  the  north-west  corner  of  Township  one  (i)  South, 
Range  seven  (7)  East,  Salt  Lake  Meridian,  Utah  ;  thence  easterly  along 
the  Base  Line  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Township  one  (i)  North, 
Range  nine  (9)  East ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said 
township :  thence  easterly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Township  two 
(2)  North,  Range  fourteen  (14)  East;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  said  township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  middle  of  the 
channel  of  the  Green  River ;  thence  in  a  general  south-easterly  direction 
along  the  middle  of  the  channel  of  said  river  to  the  range  line  between 
Ranges  twenty-two  (22)  and  twenty-three  (23)  East;  thence  southerly 
along  the  range  line,  allowing  for  the  proper  ofifset  on  the  Base  Line,  to 
the  south-east  corner  of  Township  two  (2)  South,  Range  twenty-two 
(22)   East;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Township 


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three  (3)  South,  Range  nineteen  (19)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the 
eastern  boundary  of  the  Uintah  Indian  Reservation;  thence  north- 
westerly along  said  Indian  reservation  boundary  to  the  section  line  be- 
tween Sections  twenty-one  (21)  and  twenty-eight  (28),  Township  two 
(2)  North,  Range  one  (i)  East,  Uintah  Meridian;  thence  westerly  to 
the  south-west  corner  of  Section  nineteen  (19),  Township  two  (2) 
North,  Range  one  (i)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  cor- 
ner of  Section  thirteen  (13),  Township  two  (2)  North,  Range  two 
(2)  West;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  twelve  (12),  said 
township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  four 
(4),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said 
section;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  four  (4), 
Township  two  (2)  North,  Range  three  (3)  West;  thence  southerly 
to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-three  (33),  said  township; 
thence  westerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Township  one  (l)  North, 
Range  six  (6)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of 
Section  thirteen  (13),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner 
of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section 
eleven  (11),  said  township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner 
of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section 
eight  (8),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner 
of  Section  seventeen  (17),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-one  (21),  Township  one  (i) 
North,  Range  nine  (9)  West ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
Section  nineteen  (19),  said  township;  thence  southerly  along  the 
range  line,  allowing  for  the  proper  offset  on  the  Base  Line,  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  Section  eighteen  (18),  Township  one  (i)  South, 
Range  nine  (9)  West ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of 
Section  sixteen  (16),  Township  one  (i)  South,  Range  eight  (8) 
West ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-three 
(33),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Sec- 
tion four  (4),  Township  two  (2)  South,  Range  ten  (10)  West;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  sixteen  (16),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  eighteen 
(18),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of 
Township  two  (2)  South,  Range  eleven  (11)  West;  thence  westerly 
to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-three  (33),  said  township; 
thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty  (20),  said 
township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section; 
thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  seven  (7),  said 
township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  comer  of  said  section; 


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thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  township ;  thence 
westerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  fractional  Section  four  (4),  Town- 
ship two  (2)  South,  Range  twelve  (12)  West;  thence  southerly  to 
the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-three  {2)2))'  said  township; 
thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  three  (3),  Town- 
ship three  (3)  South,  Range  twelve  (12)  West;  thence  southerly 
to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  Section  eleven  (11),  said  township;  thence  southerly 
to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  Section  thirteen  (13),  said  township;  thence  southerly 
to  the  south-east  corner  of  Township  four  (4)  South,  Range  twelve 
(12)  W^est ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty- 
three  (33),  Township  four  (4)  South,  Range  eleven  (11)  West; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  east- 
erly to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-five  (25),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  thirty  (30),  Township  four 
(4)  South,  Range  ten  (10)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  Section  thirty-one  (31),  said  township;  thence  easterly 
to  the  south-west  corner  of  Township  four  (4)  South,  Range  nine 
(9)  West ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  thirty 
(30),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Sec- 
tion twenty-five  (25),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  said  township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner 
of  Section  five  (5),  Township  five  (5)  South,  Range  eight  (8)  West; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  seventeen  (17), 
said  township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section 
eighteen  (18),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  cor- 
ner of  Section  twenty-four  (24),  Township  five  (5)  South,  Range 
nine  (9)  West ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section 
twenty-eight  (28),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
Section  twenty-nine  (29),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  Section  twenty-nine  (29),  Township  six  (6)  South, 
Range  nine  (9)  West;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
Section  twenty-one  (21),  Township  six  (6)  South,  Range  eight  (8) 
West;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  four  (4), 
said  township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  eastern  boundary  of  the  Uintah 
Indian  Reservation ;  thence  in  a  general  south-westerly  and  north- 
westerly direction  along  said  Indian  reservation  boundary  to  the  range 
line  between  Ranges  six  (6)  and  seven  (7)  East,  Salt  Lake  Meridian; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Township  one  (i)  South, 
Range  seven  (7)  East,  the  place  of  beginning;  such  of  the  above- 
named  corners  as  have  not  been  established  by  the  official  surveys  be- 


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ing  intended  to  be  located  at  the  points  where  such  corners  would  fall 
in  projecting  the  surveys  in  the  directions  indicated  without  allowing 
for  any  irregularities  which  may  occur  in  actually  extending  the  sur- 
veys; 

Excepting  from  the  force  and  effect  of  this  proclamation  all  lands 
which  may  have  been,  prior  to  the  date  hereof,  embraced  in  any  legal 
entry  or  covered  by  any  lawful  filing  duly  of  record  in  the  proper 
United  States  Land  Office,  or  upon  which  any  valid  settlement  has 
been  made  pursuant  to  law,  and  the  statutory  period  within  which  to 
make  entry  or  filing  of  record  has  not  expired :  Provided,  that  this  ex- 
ception shall  not  continue  to  apply  to  any  particular  tract  of  land  un- 
less the  entryman,  settler  or  claimant  continues  to  comply  with  the 
law  under  which  the  entry,  filing  or  settlement  was  made. 

Warning  is  hereby  expressly  given  to  all  persons  not  to  make  settle- 
ment upon  the  lands  reserved  by  this  proclamation. 

In  witness  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the 
seal  of  the  United  States  to  be  affixed. 

Done  at  the  City  of  Washington  this  14th  day  of  July,  in 
[seal.]     the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  nine  hundred  and  five, 
and  of  the  Independence  of  the  United  States  the  one  hun- 
dred and  thi'-tieth. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 
By  the  President: 

AlvEy  a.  AdEE, 

Acting  Secretary  of  State. 


By  the  President  of  the  United  States  of  America. 
A  PROCLAMATION. 

Whereas  it  was  provided  by  the  Act  of  Congress,  approved  May  27, 
A.  D.,  1902  (32  Stat.,  263),  among  other  things,  that  on  October  first, 
1903,  the  unallotted  lands  in  the  Uintah  Indian  Reservation,  in  the 
State  of  Utah,  "shall  be  restored  to  the  public  domain :  Provided,  That 
persons  entering  any  of  said  lands  under  the  homestead  laws  shall 
pay  therefor  at  the  rate  of  one  dollar  and  twenty-five  cents  per  acre" ; 

And,  whereas,  the  time  for  the  opening  of  said  unallotted  lands  was 
extended  to  October  i,  1904,  by  the  Act  of  Congress  approved  March 
3.  1903  (32  Stat.,  998),  and  was  extended  to  March  10,  1905,  by  the 
Act  of  Congress  approved  April  21,  1904  (33  Stat.,  207),  and  was 
again  extended  to  not  later  than  September  i,  1905,  by  the  Act  of  Con- 
gress, approved  March  3,  1905  (33  Stat.,  1069),  which  last  named  act 
provided,  among  other  things  : 

That  the  said  unallotted  lands,  excepting  such  tracts  as  may  have 


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been  set  aside  as  national  forest  reserve,  and  such  mineral  lands  as  were 
disposed  of  by  the  Act  of  Congress  of  May  twenty-seventh,  nineteen 
hundred  and  two,  shall  be  disposed  of  under  the  general  provisions  of 
the  homestead  and  townsite  laws  of  the  United  States,  and  shall  be 
opened  to  settlement  and  entry  by  proclamation  of  the  President,  which 
proclamation  shall  prescribe  the  manner  in  which  these  lands  may  be 
settled  upon,  occupied,  and  entered  by  persons  entitled  to  make  entry 
thereof ;  and  no  person  shall  be  permitted  to  settle  upon,  occupy,  or 
enter  any  of  said  lands,  except  as  prescribed  in  said  proclamation,  until 
after  the  expiration  of  sixty  days  from  the  time  when  the  same  are 
thereby  opened  to  settlement  and  entry :  Provided,  That  the  rights  of 
honorably  discharged  Union  soldiers  and  sailors  of  the  late  civil  and 
Spanish  war  or  Philippine  insurrection,  as  defined  and  described  in 
sections  twenty-three  hundred  and  four  and  twenty-three  hundred  and 
five  of  the  Revised  Statutes,  as  amended  by  the  Act  of  March  first, 
nineteen  hundred  and  one,  shall  not  be  abridged. 

Now,  therefore,  I,  Theodore  Roosevelt,  President  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  by  virtue  of  the  power  in  me  vested  by  said  Acts  of 
Congress,  do  hereby  declare  and  make  known  that  all  the  unallotted 
lands  in  said  reservation,  excepting  such  as  have  at  that  time  been  re- 
served for  military,  forestry  and  other  purposes,  and  such  mineral  lands 
as  may  have  been  disposed  of  under  existing  laws,  will  on  and  after 
the  28th  day  of  August,  1905,  in  the  manner  hereinafter  prescribed, 
and  not  otherwise,  be  opened  to  entry,  settlement  and  disposition  under 
the  general  provisions  of  the  homestead  and  townsite  laws  of  the  United 
States  ;  and  it  is  further  directed  and  prescribed  that : 

Commencing  at  9  o'clock,  a.  m.  Tuesday,  August  i,  1905,  and  ending 
at  6  o'clock  p.  m.  Saturday,  August  12,  1905,  a  registration  will  be  had 
at  Vernal,  Price  and  Provo,  State  of  Utah,  and  at  Grand  Junction, 
State  of  Colorado,  for  the  purpose  of  ascertaining  what  persons  desire 
to  enter,  settle  upon,  and  acquire  title  to  any  of  said  lands  under  the 
homestead  law,  and  of  ascertaining  their  qualifications  so  to  do.  To 
obtain  registration  each  applicant  will  be  required  to  show  himself  duly 
qualified,  by  written  application  to  be  made  only  on  a  blank  form  pro- 
vided by  the  Commissioner  of  the  General  Land  Office,  to  make  home- 
stead entry  of  these  lands  under  existing  laws,  and  to  give  the  register- 
ing officer  such  appropriate  matters  of  description  and  identity  as  will 
protect  the  applicant  and  the  Government  against  any  attempted  im- 
personation. Registration  cannot  be  effected  through  the  use  of  the 
mails  or  the  employment  of  an  agent,  excepting  that  honorably  dis- 
charged soldiers  and  sailors  entitled  to  the  benefits  of  section  2304 
of  the  Revised  Statutes  of  the  United  States,  as  amended  by  the  act 
of  Congress,  approved  March  i,  1901  (31  Stat.,  847),  may  present  their 
applications    for   registration   and    due   proofs   of   their   qualifications 


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through  an  agent  of  their  own  selection,  having  a  duly  executed  power 
of  attorney  on  a  blank  form  provided  by  the  Commissioner  of  the 
General  Land  Office,  but  no  person  will  be  permitted  to  act  as  agent 
for  more  than  one  such  soldier  or  sailor.  No  person  will  be  permitted 
to  register  more  than  once  or  in  any  other  than  his  true  name. 

Each  applicant  who  shows  himself  duly  qualified  will  be  registered 
and  given  a  nontransferable  certificate  to  that  effect,  which  will  en- 
title him  to  go  upon  and  examine  the  lands  to  be  opened  hereunder ; 
but  the  only  purpose  for  which  he  can  go  upon  and  examine  said  lands 
is  that  of  enabling  him  later  on,  as  herein  provided,  to  understandingly 
select  the  lands  for  which  he  may  make  entry.  No  one  will  be  per- 
mitted to  make  settlement  upon  any  of  said  lands  in  advance  of  the 
opening  herein  provided  for,  and  during  the  first  sixty  days  following 
said  opening  no  one  but  registered  applicants  will  be  permitted  to 
make  homestead  settlement  upon  any  of  said  lands  and  then  only  in 
pursuance  of  a  homestead  entry  duly  allowed  by  the  local  land  officers, 
or  of  a  soldier's  declaratory  statement  duly  accepted  by  such  officers. 

The  order  in  which,  during  the  first  sixty  days  following  the  open- 
ing, the  registered  applicants  will  be  permitted  to  make  homestead 
entry  of  the  lands  opened  hereunder,  will  be  determined  by  a  drawing 
for  the  district  publicly  held  at  Provo,  Utah,  commencing  at  9  o'clock 
a.  m.,  Thursday,  August  17,  1905,  and  continuing  for  such  period  as 
may  be  necessary  to  complete  the  same.  The  drawing  will  be  had  under 
the  supervision  and  immediate  observance  of  a  committee  of  three  per- 
sons whose  integrity  is  such  as  to  make  their  control  of  the  drawing 
a  guaranty  of  its  fairness.  The  members  of  this  committee  will  be 
appointed  by  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior,  who  will  prescribe  suitable 
compensation  for  their  services.  Preparatory  to  this  drawing  the 
registration  officers  will,  at  the  time  of  registering  each  applicant  who 
shows  himself  duly  qualified,  make  out  a  card,  which  must  be  signed 
by  the  applicant,  and  giving  such  a  description  of  the  applicant  as  will 
enable  the  local  land  officers  to  thereafter  identify  him.  This  card 
will  be  subsequently  sealed  in  a  separate  envelope  which  will  bear  no 
other  distinguishing  label  or  mark  than  such  as  may  be  necessary  to 
show  that  it  is  to  go  for  the  drawing.  These  envelopes  will  be  care- 
fully preserved  and  remain  sealed  until  opened  in  the  course  of  the 
drawing  herein  provided.  When  the  registration  is  completed,  all  of 
these  sealed  envelopes  will  be  brought  together  at  the  place  of  draw- 
ing and  turned  over  to  the  committee  in  charge  of  the  drawing,  who, 
in  such  manner  as  in  their  judgment  will  be  attended  with  entire  fair- 
ness and  equality  of  opportunity,  shall  proceed  to  draw  out  and  open 
the  separate  envelopes  and  to  give  to  each  inclosed  card  a  number  in 
the  order  in  which  the  envelope  containing  the  same  is  drawn.  The 
result  of  the  drawing  will  be  certified  by  the  committee  to  the  officers 


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of  the  district  and  will  determine  the  order  in  which  the  appUcants 
may  make  homestead  entry  of  said  lands  and  settlement  thereon. 

Notice  of  the  drawings,  stating  the  name  of  each  applicant  and  num- 
ber assigned  to  him  by  the  drawing,  will  be  posted  each  day  at  the 
place  of  drawing,  and  each  applicant  will  be  notified  of  his  number, 
and  of  the  day  upon  which  he  must  make  his  entry,  by  a  postal  card 
mailed  to  him  at  the  address  given  by  him  at  the  time  of  registra- 
tion. The  result  of  each  day's  drawing  will  also  be  given  to  the  press 
to  be  published  as  a  matter  of  news.  Applications  for  homestead  entry 
of  said  lands  during  the  first  sixty  days  following  the  opening  can  be 
made  only  by  registered  applicants  and  in  the  order  established  by 
the  drawing. 

Commencing  on  Monday,  August  28,  1905,  at  9  o'clock  a.  m.,  the 
applications  of  those  drawing  numbers  i  to  50,  inclusive,  must  be  pre- 
sented at  the  land  office  in  the  town  of  Vernal,  Utah,  in  the  land  dis- 
trict in  which  said  lands  are  situated,  and  will  be  considered  in  their 
numerical  order  during  the  first  day,  and  the  applications  of  those 
drawing  numbers  51  to  100,  inclusive,  must  be  presented  and  will  be 
considered  in  their  numerical  order  during  the  second  day,  and  so  on 
at  that  rate  until  all  of  said  lands  subject  to  entry  under  the  home- 
stead law,  and  desired  thereunder,  have  been  entered.  If  any  applicant 
fails  to  appear  and  present  his  application  for  entry  when  the  number 
assigned  to  him  by  the  drawing  is  reached,  his  right  to  enter  will  be 
passed  until  after  the  other  applications  assigned  for  that  day  have 
been  disposed  of,  when  he  will  be  given  another  opportunity  to  make 
entry,  failing  in  which  he  will  be  deemed  to  have  abandoned  his  right 
to  make  entry  under  such  drawing. 

To  obtain  the  allowance  of  a  homestead  entry,  each  applicant  must 
personally  present  the  certificate  of  registration  theretofore  issued  to 
him,  together  with  a  regular  homestead  application  and  the  necessary 
accompanying  proofs,  together  with  the  regular  land  office  fees,  but  an 
honorably  discharged  soldier  or  sailor  may  file  his  declaratory  state- 
ment through  his  agent,  who  can  represent  but  one  soldier  or  sailor 
as  in  the  matter  of  registration. 

Persons  who  make  homestead  entry  for  any  of  these  lands  will  be 
required  to  pay  therefor  at  the  rate  of  one  dollar  and  twenty-five 
cents  per  acre  when  they  make  final  proof,  but  no  payment,  other 
than  the  usual  fees  and  commissions,  will  be  required  at  the  time  the 
entry  is  made. 

Persons  who  apply  to  make  entry  of  these  lands  prior  to  October  27, 
1905,  will  not  be  required  to  file  the  usual  nonmineral  affidavit  with 
their  applications  to  enter,  but  such  affidavit  must  be  filed  before  final 
proof  is  accepted  under  their  entries ;  but  all  persons  who  make  entry 


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after  that  date  will  be  required  to  file  that  affidavit  with  their  applica- 
tions to  enter. 

The  production  of  the  certificate  of  registration  will  be  dispensed 
with  only  upon  satisfactory  proof  of  its  loss  or  destruction.  If  at 
the  time  of  considering  his  regular  application  for  entry  it  appear  that 
an  applicant  is  disqualified  from  making  homestead  entry  of  these 
lands,  his  application  will  be  rejected,  notwithstanding  his  prior  regis- 
tration. If  any  applicant  shall  register  more  than  once  hereunder,  or 
in  any  other  than  his  true  name,  or  shall  transfer  his  registration  certifi- 
cate, he  will  thereby  lose  all  the  benefits  of  the  registration  and  draw- 
ing herein  provided  for,  and  will  be  precluded  from  entering  or 
settUng  upon  any  of  said  lands  during  the  first  sixty  days  following 
said  opening. 

Any  person  or  persons  desiring  to  found,  or  to  suggest  establishing, 
a  townsite  upon  any  of  the  said  lands,  at  any  point,  may,  at  any  time 
before  the  opening  herein  provided  for,  file  in  the  land  office  a  written 
application  to  that  effect,  describing  by  legal  subdivisions  the  lands 
intended  to  be  aflfected,  and  stating  fully  and  under  oath  the  neces- 
sity or  propriety  of  founding  or  establishing  a  town  at  that  place. 
The  local  officers  will  forthwith  transmit  said  petition  to  the  Com- 
missioner of  the  General  Land  Office  with  their  recommendation  in 
the  premises.  Such  Commissioner,  if  he  believes  the  public  interests 
will  be  subserved  thereby,  will,  if  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior  ap- 
prove thereof,  issue  an  order  withdrawing  the  lands  described  in  such 
petition,  or  any  portion  thereof,  from  homestead  entry  and  settle- 
ment and  directing  that  the  same  be  held  for  the  time  being  for  dis- 
posal under  the  townsite  laws  of  the  United  States  in  such  manner  as 
the  Secretary  of  the  Interior  may  from  time  to  time  direct;  and,  if 
at  any  time  after  such  withdrawal  has  been  made  it  is  determined 
that  the  lands  so  withdrawn  are  not  needed  for  townsite  purposes  they 
may  be  released  from  such  withdrawal  and  then  disposed  of  under 
the  general  provisions  of  the  homestead  laws  in  the  manner  prescribed 
herein. 

All  persons  are  especially  admonished  that  under  the  said  act  of 
Congress  approved  March  3,  1905,  it  is  provided  that  no  person  shall 
be  permitted  to  settle  upon,  occupy,  or  enter  any  of  said  lands  except 
in  the  manner  prescribed  in  this  proclamation  until  after  the  expira- 
tion of  sixty  days  from  the  time  when  the  same  are  opened  to  settle- 
ment and  entry.  After  the  expiration  of  the  said  period  of  sixty 
days,  but  not  before,  as  hereinbefore  prescribed,  any  of  said  lands 
remaining  undisposed  of  may  be  settled  upon,  occupied,  and  entered 
under  the  general  provisions  of  the  homestead  and  townsite  laws  of 
the  United  States  in  like  manner  as  if  the  manner  of  efifecting  such 


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settlement,  occupancy,  and  entry  had  not  been  prescribed  herein  in 
obedience  to  law. 

The  Secretary  of  the  Interior  shall  prescribe  all  needful  rules  and 
regulations  necessary  to  carry  into  full  effect  the  opening  herein  pro- 
vided for. 

In  witness  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the 
seal  of  the  United  States  to  be  affixed. 

Done  at  the  City  of  Washington  this  14th  day  of  July,  in 
[seal.]     the  year  of  our  Lord  1905,  and  of  the  Independence  of  the 
United  States  the  one  hundred  and  thirtieth. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 
By  the  President : 

Alvey  a.  AdeE, 

Acting  Secretary  of  State. 

By  the  President  of  the  United  States  of  America. 
A   PROCLAMATION. 

Whereas,  it  is  provided  by  section  twenty-four  of  the  Act  of  Con- 
gress, approved  March  third,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-one,  en- 
titled, "An  act  to  repeal  timber-culture  laws,  and  for  other  purposes", 
"That  the  President  of  the  United  States  may,  from  time  to  time,  set 
apart  and  reserve,  in  any  State  or  Territory  having  public  land  bear- 
ing forests,  in  any  part  of  the  public  lands  wholly  or  in  part  covered 
with  timber  or  undergrowth,  whether  of  commercial  value  or  not,  as 
public  reservations,  and  the  President  shall,  by  public  proclamation, 
declare  the  establishment  of  such  reservations  and  the  limits  thereof" ; 

And  whereas,  it  is  further  provided  by  the  Act  of  Congress,  ap- 
proved June  fourth,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-seven,  entitled.  "An 
act  making  appropriations  for  sundry  civil  expenses  of  the  Government 
for  the  fiscal  year  ending  June  thirtieth,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety- 
eight,  and  for  other  purposes",  that  "The  President  is  hereby  author- 
ized at  any  time  to  modify  any  Executive  order  that  has  been  or  may 
hereafter  be  made  estabHshing  any  forest  reserve,  and  by  such  modi- 
fication may  reduce  the  area  or  change  the  boundary  lines  of  such 
reserve,  or  may  vacate  altogether  any  order  creating  such  reserve"; 

And  whereas,  the  public  lands  in  the  Territory  of  New  Mexico, 
within  the  limits  hereinafter  described,  are  in  part  covered  with  timber, 
and  it  appears  that  the  public  good  would  be  promoted  by  setting  apart 
and  reserving  said  lands  as  a  public  reservation ; 

Now,  therefore,  I,  Theodore  Roosevelt,  President  of  the  United 
States,  by  virtue  of  the  power  in  me  vested  by  the  aforesaid  acts  of 
Congress,  do  hereby  make  known  and  proclaim  that  the  Gila  River 


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Forest  Reserve,  in  the  Territory  of  New  Mexico,  established  by  proc- 
lamation of  March  second,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-nine,  is  hereby 
so  changed  and  enlarged  as  to  include  all  those  certain  tracts,  pieces  or 
parcels  of  land  lying  and  being  situate  in  the  Territory  of  New 
Mexico,  and  within  the  boundaries  particularly  described  as  follows : 

Beginning  at  the  north-east  corner  of  Township  five  (5)  South, 
Range  sixteen  (16)  West,  New  Mexico  Principal  Meridian,  New 
Mexico,  thence  southerly  along  the  range  line,  allowing  for  the  proper 
offset  on  the  First  (ist)  Standard  Parallel  South,  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  Township  nine  (9)  South,  Range  fifteen  (15)  West;  thence 
easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  township ;  thence  southerly 
to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  Section  thirty-two  (32),  Township  nine  (9)  South, 
Range  twelve  (12)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner 
of  Section  eight  (8),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner 
of  Section  thirty-three  (33),  Township  eight  (8)  South,  Range  twelve 
(12)  West;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-two  (22), 
said  township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section 
twenty-four  (24),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  Section  thirty  (30),  Township  eight  (8)  South,  Range  eleven 
(11)  West ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-one  (31), 
said  township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section 
three  (3),  Township  nine  (9)  South,  Range  eleven  (11)  West;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  fifteen  (15),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
southerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-four  (34),  said 
township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  east- 
erly to  the  south-west  corner  of  Township  nine  (9)  South,  Range 
ten  (10)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Sec- 
tion nineteen  (19),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  Section  seventeen  (17),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to 
the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  Section  nine  (9),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to 
the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  Section  three  (3),- said  township;  thence  northerly  to 
the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  Section  thirty-five  (35),  Township  eight  (8)  South, 
Range  ten  (10)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of 
said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  thirty- 
six    (36)^  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the   north-west  corner 


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of  Section  thirty  (30),  Township  eight  (8)  South,  Range  nine  (9) 
West ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-six 
(26),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of 
Section  thirty-five  (35),  Township  nine  (9)  South,  Range  nine  (9) 
West;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Township  ten  (10) 
South,  Range  nine  (9)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  said  township;  thence  easterly  along  the  Second  (2nd) 
Standard  Parallel  South  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  six  (6), 
Township  eleven  (11)  South,  Range  eight  (8)  West;  thence  south- 
erly to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty  (20),  Township  twelve 
(12)  South,  Range  eight  (8)  West;  thence  easterly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner 
of  Section  eight  (8),  Township  thirteen  (13)  South,  Range  eight 
(8)  West;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  eighteen  (18),  said 
township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ; 
thence  southerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-one  (31), 
Township  fourteen  (14)  South,  Range  eight  (8)  West;  thence  east- 
erly to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-one  (31),  Township  fifteen  (15) 
South,  Range  eight  (8)  West;  thence  easterly  along  the  Third  (3rd) 
Standard  Parallel  South  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  five 
(5),  Township  sixteen  (16)  South,  Range  eight  (8)  West;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  seventeen  (17),  said 
township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty- 
three  (23),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  cor- 
ner of  Section  thirty-five  (35),  Township  seventeen  (17)  South,  Range 
eight  (8)  West;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section 
thirty-three  (33),  Township  seventeen  (17)  South,  Range  nine  (9) 
West ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-nine  (29),  said 
township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  eighteen 
(18),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  one 
(i),  Township  seventeen  (17)  South,  Range  ten  (10)  West;  thence 
westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly 
to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section  ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  Section  thirty-five  (35),  Township  sixteen  (16)  South, 
Range  ten  (10)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of 
Section  twenty-two  (22),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  cor- 
ner of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
Section  sixteen  (16),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner 


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of  Section  twelve  (12),  Township  sixteen  (16)  South,  Range  eleven 
(11)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  sec- 
tion; thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  four  (4), 
said  township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said 
section;  thence  westerly  along  the  Third  (3rd)  Standard  Parallel 
South  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  township;  thence  southerly 
to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  eighteen  (18),  said  township; 
thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  south- 
erly to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  eighteen  (18),  Township 
seventeen  (17)  South,  Range  eleven  (11)  West;  thence  westerly 
to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  fourteen  (14),  Township  seven- 
teen (17)  South,  Range  twelve  (12)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  Section  three  (3),  said  township;  thence  west- 
erly to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to 
the  south-east  corner  of  Section  sixteen  (16),  said  township;  thence 
westerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  nineteen  (19),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
westerly  to  the  eastern  boundary  of  the  Fort  Bayard  Military  Reserva- 
tion ;  thence  northerly,  westerly  and  southerly  along  the  boundary  of 
said  Military  Reservation  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Lot  four  (4), 
Section  twenty-two  (22),  Township  seventeen  (17)  South,  Range 
thirteen  (13)  West;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
Section  twenty-one  (21),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  Section  eight  (8),  said  township;  thence  westerly 
to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twelve  (12),  Township  seven- 
teen (17)  South,  Range  fourteen  (14)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  Section  six  (6),  Township  seventeen  (17)  South,  Range  fif- 
teen (15)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Sec- 
tion twenty-five  (25),  Township  sixteen  (16)  South,  Range  sixteen 
(16)  West ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty- 
eight  (28),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner 
of  Section  eight  (8),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  cor- 
ner of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Sec- 
tion six  (6),  said  township;  thence  northerly,  allowing  for  the  proper 
offset  on  the  Third  (3rd)  Standard  Parallel  South,  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  Township  fifteen  (15)  South,  Range  sixteen  (16) 
West ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Township  fifteen 
(15)  South,  Range  nineteen  (19)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  said  township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  boundary 
line  between  New  Mexico  and  Arizona ;  thence  northerly  along  said 
boundary  line  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Township  five  (5)  South, 
Range  twenty-one  (21)  West;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner 


Theodore  Roosevelt  1077 

of  Township  five  (5)  South,  Range  sixteen  (16)  West,  the  place  of 
beginning ;  such  of  the  above-named  corners  as  have  not  been  estab- 
Ushed  by  the  official  surveys  being  intended  to  be  located  at  the  points 
where  such  corners  would  fall  in  projecting  the  surveys  in  the  direc- 
tions indicated  without  allowing  for  any  irregularities  which  may 
occur  in  actually  extending  the  surveys ; 

Excepting  from  the  force  and  effect  of  this  proclamation  all  lands 
which  may  have  been,  prior  to  the  date  hereof,  embraced  in  any  legal 
entry  or  covered  by  any  lawful  filing  duly  of  record  in  the  proper 
United  States  Land  Office,  or  upon  which  any  valid  settlement  has 
been  made  pursuant  to  law,  and  the  statutory  period  within  which  to 
make  entry  or  filing  of  record  has  not  expired :  Provided,  that  this 
exception  shall  not  continue  to  apply  to  any  particular  tract  of  land 
unless  the  entryman,  settler  or  claimant  continues  to  comply  with 
the  law  under  which  the  entry,  filing  or  settlement  was  made. 

Warning  is  hereby  expressly  given  to  all  persons  not  to  make  settle- 
ment upon  the  lands  reserved  by  this  proclamation. 

This  reservation  shall  be  known  hereafter  as  the  Gila  Forest  Reserve. 

In  witness  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the 
seal  of  the  United  States  to  be  affixed. 

DoNii  at  the  City  of  Washington  this  21st  day  of  July,  in 
[seal.]     the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  nine  hundred  and  five, 
and  of  the  Independence  of  the  United  States  the  one  hun- 
dred and  thirtieth. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 
By  the  President : 

Alvey  a.  Adee, 

Acting  Secretary  of  State. 

By  the  President  of  the  United  States  ot  America. 
A   PROCLAMATION. 

Whereas,  the  Pa3'son  Forest  Reserve,  in  the  State  of  Utah,  was 
established  by  proclamation  dated  August  third,  nineteen  hundred  and 
one,  under  and  by  virtue  of  section  twenty-four  of  the  Act  of  Con- 
gress, approved  March  third,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-one,  en- 
titled, "An  act  to  repeal  timber-culture  laws,  and  for  other  purposes", 
which  provides.  "That  the  President  of  the  United  States  mav,  from 
time  to  time,  set  apart  and  reserve,  in  any  State  or  Territory  having 
public  land  bearing  forests,  in  any  part  of  the  public  lands  wholly  or 
in  part  covered  with  timber  or  undergrowth,  whether  of  commercial 
value  or  not.  as  publi'c  reservations,  and  the  President  shall,  by  public 


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proclamation,  declare  the  establishment  of  »uch  reservations  and  the 
limits  thereof" ; 

And  whereas,  it  is  further  provided  by  the  Act  of  Congress,  ap- 
proved June  fourth,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-seven,  entitled,  "An 
act  making  appropriations  for  sundry  civil  expenses  of  the  Govern- 
ment for  the  fiscal  year  ending  June  thirtieth,  eighteen  hundred  and 
ninety-eight,  and  for  other  purposes",  that  "the  President  is  hereby 
authorized  at  any  time  to  modify  any  Executive  order  that  has  been 
or  may  hereafter  be  made  establishing  any  forest  reserve,  and  by 
such  modificati'on  may  reduce  the  area  or  change  the  boundary  lines 
of  such  reserve,  or  may  vacate  altogether  any  order  creating  such 
reserve",  under  which  provision  the  boundary  lines  of  the  said  forest 
reserve  were  changed  and  the  area  thereof  enlarged  by  proclamation 
dated  November  fifth,  nineteen  hundred  and  three; 

And  whereas,  it  appears  that  the  public  good  would  be  promoted  by 
further  adding  to  the  said  forest  reserve  certain  lands  lying  and  being 
situate  in  the  State  of  Utah,  which  are  in  part  covered  with  timber ; 

Now,  therefore,  I,  Theodore  Roosevelt,  President  of  the  United 
States,  by  virtue  of  the  power  in  me  vested  by  the  aforesaid  Act  of 
Congress,  approved  June  fourth,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-seven, 
do  hereby  make  known  and  proclaim  that  the  aforesaid  Payson  Forest 
Reserve  is  hereby  further  enlarged  to  include  the  said  additional  lands, 
and  that  the  boundaries  of  the  reserve  are,  accordingly,  changed  to 
read  as  follows : 

Beginning  at  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  five  (5),  Township 
ten  (10)  South,  Range  two  (2)  East;  thence  easterly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  Section  four  (4),  Township  ten  (10)  South,  Range 
three  (3)  East;  thence  southerly,  allowing  for  the  proper  offset  on 
the  Second  (2nd)  Standard  Parallel  South,  to  the  south-east  corner 
of  Section  nine  (9),  Township  twelve  (12)  South,  Range  three  (3) 
East ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  seventeen  (17),  said 
township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  eighteen 
(18),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of 
Townshfp  thirteen  (13)  South,  Range  two  (2)  East;  thence  west- 
erly to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  township ;  thence  northerly 
to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-four  (24),  Township  twelve 
(12)  South,  Range  one  (i)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  Section  twenty-one  (21),  said 
township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  south-east 
quarter  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  said  section ;  tkence  westerly  to 
the  north-west  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  the  north-west 
quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
the  north-east  quarter  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  Section  sixteen 


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(16),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the 
north-east  quarter  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  Sec- 
tion nine  (9),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  cor- 
ner of  the  south-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  Section  three  (3),  said  township;  thence  east- 
erly to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  Section  two  (2),  Township  eleven  (11)  South, 
Range  one  ( i )  East ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
Township  ten  (10)  South,  Range  two  (2)  East;  thence  northerly  to 
the  north-west  corner  of  Section  nineteen  (19),  said  township;  thence 
easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  Section  five  (5),  said  township,  the  place  of  be- 
ginning ; 

And  further  beginning  at  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  eight 
(8),  Township  thirteen  (13)  South,  Range  two  (2)  East,  Salt  Lake 
Meridian,  Utah ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Sec- 
tion sixteen  (16),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  cor- 
ner of  the  north-west  quarter  of  Section  twenty-one  (21),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter 
of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section 
twenty-eight  (28),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  Section  twenty-seven  (27),  said 
township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  south-west 
quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
the  south-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  Section  thirty-four  (34),  said  township;  thence  south- 
erly to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-four  (34),  Township 
fourteen  (14)  South,  Range  two  (2)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  Section  three  (3), 
Township  fifteen  (15)  South,  Range  two  (2)  East;  thence  south- 
erly to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  Section 
thirty-four  (34),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  Section  thirty-five  (35),  Township  fifteen  (15)  South,  Range 
one  ( I )  East ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section 
twenty-seven  (27),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  Section  twenty  (20),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  Section  eight  (8),  said  township;  thence  east- 
erly to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  Section  five 
(5),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the 
north-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Sec- 
tion thirty-six  (36),  Township  fourteen  (14)  South,  Range  one  (i) 
Ea^t ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter 


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of  the  north-east  quarter  of  Section  thirty-six  (36),  Township  thirteen 
(13)  South,  Range  one  (i)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of 
Section  twelve  (12),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  Section  eight  (8),  Township  thirteen  (13)  South,  Range 
two  (2)   East,  the  place  of  beginning; 

Such  of  the  above-named  corners  as  have  not  been  established  by 
the  official  surveys  being  intended  to  be  located  at  the  points  where 
such  corners  would  fall  in  projecting  the  surveys  in  the  directions  in- 
dicated without  allowing  for  any  irregularities  which  may  occur  in 
actually  extending  the  surveys ; 

Excepting  from  the  force  and  effect  of  this  proclamation  all  lands 
which  may  have  been,  prior  to  the  date  hereof,  embraced  in  any  legal 
entry  or  covered  by  any  lawful  filing  duly  of  record  in  the  proi)er 
United  States  Land  Office,  or  upon  which  any  valid  settlement  has 
been  made  pursuant  to  law,  and  the  statutory  period  within  which  to 
make  entry  or  filing  of  record  has  not  expired :  Provided,  that  this 
exception  shall  not  continue  to  apply  to  any  particular  tract  of  land 
unless  the  entryman,  settler  or  claimant  continues  to  comply  with  the 
law  under  which  the  entry,  filing  or  settlement  was  made. 

Warning  is  hereby  expressly  given  to  all  persons  not  to  make  settle- 
ment upon  the  lands  reserved  by  this  proclamation. 

In  witness  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the 
seal  of  the  United  States  to  be  affixed. 

Done  at  the  City  of  Washington  this  21st  day  of  July  in 
[seal.]     the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  nine  hundred  and  five, 
and  of  the  Independence  of  the  United  States  the  one  hun- 
dred and  thirtieth. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 
By  the  President : 

AlvEy  a.  Adee, 

Acting  Secretary  of  State. 

By  the  President  of  the  United  States  of  America. 

A   PROCLAMATION. 

Whereas,  it  is  provided  by  section  twenty-four  of  the  Act  of  Con- 
gress, approved  March  third,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-one,  en- 
titled, "An  act  to  repeal  timber-culture  laws,  and  for  other  purposes", 
"That  the  President  of  the  United  States  may.  from  time  to  time,  set 
apart  and  reserve,  in  any  State  or  Territory  having  public  land  bear- 
ing forests,  in  any  part  of  the  public  lands  wholly  or  in  part  covered 
with  timber  or  undergrowth,  whether  of  commercial  value  or  not,  as 


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public  reservations,  and  the  President  shall,  by  public  proclamation, 
declare  the  estabHshment  of  such  reservations""and  the  limits  thereof"  ; 

And  whereas,  the  public  lands  in  the  State  of  South  Dakota,  within 
the  limits  hereinafter  described,  are  in  part  covered  with  timber,  and 
it  appears  that  the  public  good  would  be  promoted  by  setting  apart 
and  reserving  said  lands  as  a  public  reservation ; 

Now,  therefore,  I,  Theodore  Roosevelt,  President  of  the  United 
States,  by  virtue  of  the  power  in  me  vested  by  section  twenty-four  of 
the  aforesaid  Act  of  Congress,  do  hereby  make  known  and  proclaim 
that  there  are  hereby  reserved  from  entry  or  settlement  and  set  apart 
as  a  Public  Reservation  all  those  certain  tracts,  pieces  or  parcels  of 
land  lying  and  being  situate  in  the  State  of  South  Dakota  and  par- 
ticularly described  as  follows : 

In  Township  sixteen  (16)  North,  Range  two  (2)  East,  the  south- 
west quarter  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  Section  two  (2),  the  south 
half  of  the  south-east  quarter  and  the  west  half  of  Section  three  (3), 
Sections  four  (4)  and  five  (5),  the  east  half  of  the  north-west  quarter, 
the  east  half  of  the  south-west  quarter,  and  the  east  half  of  Section 
six  (6),  the  east  half  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  Section  seven  (7), 
the  north  half  of  Section  eight  (8),  Sections  nine  (9)  and  ten  (10), 
the  west  half  of  the  north-west  quarter  and  the  west  half  of  the  south- 
west quarter  of  Section  eleven  (11),  the  west  half  of  the  north-east 
quarter,  the  west  half  of  the  south-east  quarter  and  the  west  half  of 
Section  fourteen  (14),  Section  fifteen  (15),  the  north  half  of  the 
north-west  quarter  and  the  east  half  of  Section  sixteen  (16),  the  north 
half  of  Section  twenty-two  (22)  and  the  north-west  quarter  of  Sec- 
tion twenty-three  (23)  ;  in  Township  seventeen  (17)  North,  Range 
two  (2)  East,  Sections  eighteen  (18)  and  nineteen  (19),  the  south- 
west quarter  of  the  south-east  quarter,  the  west  half  of  the  north-west 
quarter,  the  south-east  quarter  of  the  south-west  quarter  and  the  west 
half  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  Section  twenty-seven  (27),  Section 
twenty-eight  (28),  the  south  half  of  Section  twenty-nine  (29),  Sec- 
tions thirty  (30),  thirty-one  (31),  thirty-two  (32)  and  thirty-three 
(33),  and  the  north-east  quarter  and  the  west  half  of  Section  thirty- 
four  (34)  ; 

Also;  in  Township  sixteen  (16)  North,  Range  three  (3)  East,  Sec- 
tions one  (i),  two  (2)  and  three  (3),  the  east  half  of  the  north-west 
quarter,  the  east  half  of  the  south-west  quarter  and  the  east  half  of 
Section  ten  (10),  Sections  eleven  (11),  twelve  (12),  thirteen  (13) 
and  fourteen  (14),  the  east  half  of  the  north-west  quarter  and  the 
north-east  quarter  of  Section  fifteen  (15),  the  north  half  of  Section 
twenty-three  (23)  and  the  north-west  quarter  of  Section  twenty-four 
(24)  ;  in  Township  seventeen  (17)  North,  Range  three  (3)  East,  the 
west  half  of  the  south-east  quarter  and  the  south-west  quarter  of  Sec- 


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tion  twenty-five  (25)  and  the  west  half  of  the  north-east  quarter,  the 
west  half  of  the  south-east  quarter  and  the  west  half  of  Section  thirty- 
six  (36)  ;  in  Township  sixteen  (16)  North,  Range  four  (4)  East,  the 
west  half  of  Sections  six  (6)  seven  (7)  and  eighteen  (18)  ;  all  of  the 
Black  Hills  Meridian,  South  Dakota; 

Excepting  from  the  force  and  effect  of  this  proclamation  all  lands 
which  may  have  been,  prior  to  the  date  hereof,  embraced  in  any  legal 
entry  or  covered  by  any  lawful  filing  duly  of  record  in  the  proper 
United  States  Land  Office,  or  upon  which  any  valid  settlement  has 
been  made  pursuant  to  law,  and  the  statutory  period  within  which  to 
make  entry  or  filing  of  record  has  not  expired :  Provided,  that  this 
exception  shall  not  continue  to  apply  to  any  particular  tract  of  land 
unless  the  entryman,  settler  or  claimant  continues  to  comply  with  the 
law  under  which  the  entry,  filing  or  settlement  was  made. 

Warning  is  hereby  expressly  given  to  all  persons  not  to  make  set- 
tlement upon  the  lands  reserved  by  this  proclamation. 

The  reservation  hereby  established  shall  be  known  as  the  Short  Pine 
Forest  Reserve. 

In  witness  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the 
seal  of  the  United  States  to  be  affixed. 

Done  at  the  City  of  Washington  thi3  22d  day  of  July, 
[seal.]     in  the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  nine  hundred  and  five 
and  of  the  Independence  of  the  United  States  the  one  hun- 
dred and  thirtieth. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 

By  the  President : 

Alvey  a.  Adee, 

Acting  Secretary  of  State. 


By  the  President  of  the  United  States  of  America. 
A  PROCLAMATION. 

Whereas,  The  Sierra  Forest  Reserve,  in  the  State  of  California,  was 
established  by  proclamation  dated  February  fourteenth,  eighteen  hun- 
dred and  ninety-three,  under  and  by  virtue  of  section  twenty-four  of 
the  Act  of  Congress,  approved  March  third,  eighteen  hundred  and 
ninety-one,  entitled,  "An  act  to  repeal  timber-culture  laws,  and  for 
other  purposes",  which  provides,  "That  the  President  of  the  United 
States  may,  from  time  to  time,  set  apart  and  reserve,  in  any  State  or 
Territory  having  public  land  bearing  forests,  in  any  part  of  the  public 
lands  wholly  or  in  part  covered  with  timber  or  undergrowth,  whether 
of  commercial  value  or  not,  as  public  reservations,  and  the  President 


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shall,  by  public  proclamation,  declare  the  establishment  of  such  reserva- 
tions and  the  limits  thereof" ; 

And  whereas,  the  boundary  lines  of  the  said  forest  reserve  were 
changed  and  enlarged  by  the  Act  of  Congress,  approved  February 
seventh,  nineteen  hundred  and  five,  entitled,  "An  Act  to  exclude  from 
the  Yosemite  National  Park,  CaHfornia,  certain  lands  therein  described, 
and  to  attach  and  include  the  said  lands  in  the  Sierra  Forest  Reserve" ; 

And  whereas,  it  is  further  provided  by  the  Act  of  Congress,  ap- 
proved June  fourth,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-seven,  entitled,  "An 
act  making  appropriations  for  sundry  civil  expenses  of  the  Govern- 
ment for  the  fiscal  year  ending  June  thirtieth,  eighteen  hundred  and 
ninety-eight,  and  for  other  purposes",  that  "The  President  is  hereby 
authorized  at  any  time  to  modify  any  Executive  order  that  has  been 
or  may  hereafter  be  made  establishing  any  forest  reserve,  and  by  such 
modification  may  reduce  the  area  or  change  the  boundary  lines  of  such 
reserve,  or  may  vacate  altogether  any  order  creating  such  reserve" ; 
which  authority  to  change  the  boundary  lines  of  forest  reserves  by 
Executive  proclamation  was  extended,  by  the  aforesaid  act  of  Con- 
gress, approved  February  seventh,  nineteen  hundred  and  five,  to  the 
lands  thereby  included  in  and  made  a  part  of  the  Sierra  Forest  Re- 
serve ; 

And  whereas,  it  appears  that  the  public  good  would  be  promoted  by 
including  within  the  said  forest  reserve  certain  additional  lands  in 
the  State  of  California  which  are  in  part  covered  with  timber; 

Now,  therefore,  I,  Theodore  Roosevelt,  President  of  the  United 
States,  by  virtue  of  the  power  in  me  vested  by  the  aforesaid  acts  of 
Congress,  do  hereby  make  known  and  proclaim  that  the  boundary  lines 
of  the  said  Sierra  Forest  Reserve  are  hereby  further  changed  so  as 
to  read  as  follows : 

Beginning  at  the  north-west  corner  of  Township  two  (2)  North, 
Range  nineteen  (19)  East,  Mount  Diablo  Base  and  Meridian,  Cali- 
fornia ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirteen 
(13),  Township  one  (i)  North,  Range  eighteen  (18)  East;  thence 
westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly 
to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  Section  sixteen  (16),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to 
the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  cor- 
ner of  Section  five  (5),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  cor- 
ner of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Sec- 
tion two  (2),  Township  one  (i)  North,  Range  seventeen  (17)  East; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  eleven  (11),  said 
township;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section; 


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thence  southerly  t©  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-three 
(27,),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of 
Section  twenty-seven  (27),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  said  section;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  Section  thirty-one  (31),  said  township;  thence  southerly, 
allowing  for  the  proper  offset  on  the  Base  Line,  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  Section  seven  (7),  Township 
one  (i)  South,  Range  seventeen  (17)  East;  thence  easterly  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  said  section;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty  (20),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-eight  (28),  said 
township;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section; 
thence  southerly,  allowing  for  the  proper  offset  on  the  township  line, 
to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  ten  (10),  Township  two  (2) 
South,  Range  seventeen  (17)  East;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  Section  thirteen  (13),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to 
the  north-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-one  (31),  Township  three 
(3)  South,  Range  eighteen  (18)  East;  thence  easterly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner 
of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section 
thirty-five  (35),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to 
the  south-east  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  said 
section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  Sec- 
tion twenty-five  (25),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly 
to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  said  section ; 
thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section  ;  thence  south- 
erly to  the  south-west  corner  of  Township  four  (4)  South,  Range 
nineteen  (19)  East;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Town- 
ship five  (5)  South,  Range  twenty  (20)  East;  thence  southerly  to 
the  south-west  corner  of  Township  six  (6)  South,  Range  twenty- 
one  (21)  East:  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section 
six  (6),  Township  seven  (7)  South,  Range  twenty-one  (21)  East; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  eleven  (11),  said  town- 
ship; thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty- 
five  (25),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of 
said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section 
six  (6),  Township  eight  (8)  South,  Range  twenty-two  (22)  East; 
thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Sectic«i  twelve  (12),  said 


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township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  township; 
thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Township  nine  (9)  South, 
Range  twenty-three  (23)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  Section  eighteen  (18),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to 
the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  Section  twenty-nine  (29),  said  township;  thence  east- 
erly to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-six  (36),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  township ;  thence 
easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Township  ten  (10)  South,  Range 
twenty-four  (24)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of 
said  township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section 
four  (4),  Township  eleven  (11)  South,  Range  twenty-five  (25)  East; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section;  thence 
easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to 
the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-two  (22),  Township  twelve 
(12)  South,  Range  twenty-five  (25)  East;  thence  easterly  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-five  (25),  said  township;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Township  twelve  (12)  South, 
Range  twenty-six  (26)  East;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner 
of  Section  five  (5),  Township  thirteen  (13)  South,  Range  twenty- 
six  (26)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section 
sixteen  (16),  said  Township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  cor- 
ner of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said 
section;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-one  (21), 
said  township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section 
twenty-five  (25),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  said  township ;  thence  easterly  along  the  township  line  to 
its  intersection  with  the  western  boundary  of  the  General  Grant 
National  Park ;  thence  in  a  northerly,  easterly,  southerly  and  westerly 
direction  along  the  boundary  of  said  park  to  its  intersection  with 
the  range  line  between  Ranges  twenty-seven  (27)  and  twenty-eight 
(28)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Township 
fourteen  (14)  South,  Range  twenty-eight  (28)  East;  thence  easterly 
to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  three  (3),  Township  fifteen  (15) 
South,  Range  twenty-eight  (28)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner 
of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section 
fifteen  (15),  Township  sixteen  (16)  South,  Range  twenty-eight  (28) 
East ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  along 
the  section  lines  to  the  point  of  intersection  with  the  western  boundary 
of  the  Sequoia  National  Park :  thence,  in  a  northerly,  easterly,  south- 
erly, easterly,  southerly  and  westerly  direction  along  the  boundary  of 


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said  parK  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Township  nineteen  (19)  South, 
Range  thirty  (30)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner 
of  Township  twenty  (20)  South,  Range  twenty-nine  (29)  East;  thence 
westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Township  twenty-one  (21)  South, 
Range  thirty  (30)  East;  thence  southerly  along  the  range  line  to  its 
intersection  with  the  northern  boundary  of  the  Tule  River  Indian 
Reservation  ;  thence,  in  a  general  north-easterly,  southerly  and  westerly 
direction  along  the  boundary  of  said  reservation  to  its  intersection  with 
the  range  line  between  Ranges  twenty-nine  (29)  and  thirty  (30) 
East;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Township  twenty- 
four  (24)  South,  Range  thirty  (30)  East;  thence  easterly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  cor- 
ner of  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of 
Township  twenty-five  (25)  South,  Range  thirty-one  (31)  East;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Township  twenty-six  (26)  South, 
Range  thirty  (30)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner 
of  said  township ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Town- 
ship twenty-eight  (28)  South,  Range  thirty  (30)  East;  thence  east- 
erly to  the  north-west  corner  of  Township  twenty-nine  (29)  South, 
Range  thirty-one  (31)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  cor- 
ner of  said  township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Sec- 
tion thirty-six  (36),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of 
said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Township 
twenty-nine  (29)  South,  Range  thirty-two  (32)  East;  thence  east- 
erly to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-six  (36),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  Township  twenty-nine  (29)  South,  Range  thirty- 
three  (33)  East;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section 
thirty-four  (34),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  Section  twenty-six  (26),  said  township;  thence  easterly 
to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-four  (24),  Township  twenty- 
nine  (29)  South,  Range  thirty-three  and  one-half  (33^^)  East;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  nineteen  ( 19) ,  Township 
twenty-nine  (29)  South,  Range  thirty-four  (34)  East;  thence  east- 
erly to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  seventeen  (17),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  nine  (9),  said  township; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  east- 
erly to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  three  (3),  said  township; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  east- 
erly to  the  south-east  corner  of  Township  twenty-eight  (28)  South, 
Range  thirty-seven  (37)  East;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  cor- 


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ner  of  Township  twenty-five  (25)  South,  Range  thirty-seven  (37) 
East;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Township  twenty- 
four  (24)  South,  Range  thirty-seven  (37)  East;  thence  northerly  to 
the  north-east  corner  of  said  township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  Township  twenty-three  (23)  South,  Range  thirty-seven 
{2,7)  East;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Township 
twenty-one  (21)  South,  Range  thirty-seven  (37)  East;  thence  west- 
erly to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-two  (32),  Township 
twenty  (20)  South,  Range  thirty-seven  (37)  East;  thence  northerly 
to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  six  (6),  said  township;  thence 
westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  township ;  thence  north- 
erly to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Section 
thirty-six  (36),  Township  nineteen  (19)  South,  Range  thirty-six 
(36)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  north- 
east quarter  of  Section  thirty-five  (35),  said  township;  thence  north- 
erly to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Section  four- 
teen (14),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner 
of  the  north-east  quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  Section  twenty-five  (25),  Township  eighteen  (18) 
South,  Range  thirty-six  (36)  East;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  said  section;  thence  northerly 
to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  Section  twelve 
(12),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section 
thirty-five  (35),  Township  seventeen  (17)  South,  Range  thirty-six 
(36)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  north- 
east quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  cor- 
ner of  the  north-west  quarter  of  Section  two  (2),  said  township; 
thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-six  (36), 
Township  sixteen  (16)  South,  Range  thirty-five  (35)  East;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section;  thence  easterly 
to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  said  township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  cor- 
ner of  Section  thirty-six  (36),  Township  fifteen  (15)  South,  Range 
thirty-five  (35)  East;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of 
said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-four  (24), 
said  township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section 
eighteen  (18),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  cor- 
ner of  Township  fourteen  (14)  South,  Range  thirty-four  (34)  East; 
thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-five  (35), 
Township  thirteen  (13)  South,  Range  thirty-four  (34)  East;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Sec- 
tion thirty-four   (34),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south- 


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west  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  said  section;  thence  north- 
erly to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Section 
twenty-seven  (27),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  said  section;  thence  northerly  to 
the  north-west  corner  of  west  lot  one  (i)  in  Section  two  (2),  said 
township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  lot ;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  west  half  of  east  lot  six 
(6)  in  said  section;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Sec- 
tion thirty-four  (34),  Township  twelve  (12)  South,  Range  thirty- 
four  (34)  East;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  south- 
east quarter  of  Section  thirty-three  (33),  said  township;  thence  west- 
erly to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  said  sec- 
tion ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter 
of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section 
twenty-eight  (28),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  Section  five  (5),  Township  eleven  (11)  South,  Range  thirty- 
four  (34)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Sec- 
tion thirty-six  (36),  Township  ten  (10)  South,  Range  thirty-three 
(33)  East;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section; 
thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  north- 
erly to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  township ;  thence  westerly  to 
the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-five  (35),  Township  nine 
(9)  South,  Range  thirty-three  (33)  East;  thence  northerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  Section  two  (2),  said  township;  thence  west- 
erly to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-three  (33),  Township 
eight  (8)  South,  Range  thirty-three  (33)  East;  thence  northerly  to 
the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty  (20),  said  township;  thence 
westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  seventeen  (17),  said 
township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  seven 
(7),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
Section  six  (6),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  Township  eight  (8)  South,  Range  thirty-two  (32)  East; 
thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-six  (36), 
Township  seven  (7)  South,  Range  thirty-two  (32)  East;  thence  north- 
erly to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-six  (26),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  nineteen 
(19),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of 
said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  sec- 
tion; thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  thirteen 
(13),  Township  seven  (7)  South,  Range  thirty-one  (31)  East;  thence 
westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  eleven  (ti),  said  town- 
ship; thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  three  (3), 
said  township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section 
thirty-two    (32),   Township   six    (6)    South,   Range   thirty-one    (31) 


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East;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  eighteen 
(18),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said 
section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  nineteen 
(19),  Township  five  (5)  South,  Range  thirty-one  (31)  East;  thence 
easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  seventeen  (17),  said  town- 
ship; thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section;  thence 
easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  ten  (10),  said  township; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  three  (3),  said 
township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty- 
four  (34),  Township  four  (4)  South,  Range  thirty-one  (31)  East; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-one  (21), 
said  township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  sec- 
tion;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  five  (5), 
said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section 
five  (5),  Township  four  (4)  South,  Range  thirty  (30)  East;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-one  (31),  said 
township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty- 
six  (36),  Township  four  (4)  South,  Range  twenty-nine  (29)  East; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  west- 
erly to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-seven  (27),  said 
township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section; 
thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-one  (21), 
said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  sec- 
tion ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  seventeen 
(17),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Sec- 
tion seven  (7),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner 
of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  town- 
ship; thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-six 
(36),  Township  three  (3)  South,  Range  twenty-eight  (28)  East; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section  ;  thence  easterly 
to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  said  township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner 
of  Section  thirty-six  (36),  Township  two  (2)  South,  Range  twenty- 
eight  (28)  East;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said 
section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty 
(30),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of 
Section  eighteen  (18),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  Section  nine  (9),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to 
the  north-east  corner  of  Section  four  (4),  said  township;  thence  west- 
erly to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-three  (33),  Township 
one  (i)  South,  Range  twenty-six  (26)  East;  thence  northerly,  allow- 
ing for  the  proper  offset  on  the  Base  Line,  to  the  north-east  corner  of 
Section  seventeen  (17),  Township  one  (i)  North,  Range  twenty-six 
(26)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section; 


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thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  six  (6),  said  town- 
ship; thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Township  two  (2) 
North,  Range  twenty-five  (25)  East;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  Township  two  (2)  North,  Range  twenty-four  (24)  East; 
thence  westerly  along  the  township  line  to  its  intersection  with  the 
eastern  boundary  of  the  Yosemite  National  Park ;  thence  in  a  general 
southeasterly,  southwesterly,  westerly  and  northwesterly  direction  along 
the  boundary  of  said  park  to  its  intersection  with  the  township  line 
between  Townships  two  (2)  and  three  (3)  North;  thence  westerly 
to  the  north-west  corner  of  Township  two  (2)  North,  Range  nineteen 
(19)  East,  the  place  of  beginning;  such  of  the  above-named  corners 
as  have  not  been  established  by  the  official  surveys  being  intended  to 
be  located  at  the  points  where  such  corners  would  fall  in  projecting 
the  surveys  in  the  directions  indicated  without  allowing  for  any  ir- 
regularities which  may  occur  in  actually  extending  the  surveys ; 

Excepting  from  the  force  and  efifect  of  this  proclamation  all  lands 
which  may  have  been,  prior  to  the  date  hereof,  embraced  in  any  legal 
entry  or  covered  by  any  lawful  filing  duly  of  record  in  the  proper 
United  States  Land  Office,  or  upon  which  any  valid  settlement  has  been 
made  pursuant  to  law,  and  the  statutory  period  within  which  to  make 
entry  or  filing  of  record  has  not  expired :  Provided,  that  this  exception 
shall  not  continue  to  apply  to  any  particular  tract  of  land  unless  the 
entryman,  settler  or  claimant  continues  to  comply  with  the  law  under 
which  the  entry,  filing  or  settlement  was  made. 

Warning  is  hereby  expressly  given  to  all  persons  not  to  make  settle- 
ment upon  the  lands  reserved  by  this  proclamation. 

In  witness  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the 
seal  of  the  United  States  to  be  affixed. 
Done  at  the  City  of  Washington  this  25th   day  of  July, 
[seal.]     in  the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  nine  hundred  and  five, 
and  of  the  Independence  of  the  United  States  the  one  hun- 
dred and  thirtieth. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 
By  the  President : 

Alvey  a.  Adee, 

Acting  Secretary  of  State. 


By  the  President  of  the  United  States  of  America. 
A   PROCLAMATION. 

Whereas,  it  is  provided  by  section  twenty-four  of  the  Act  of  Con- 
gress, approved  March  third,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-one,  en- 
titled, "An  act  to  repeal  timber-culture  laws,  and  for  other  purposes," 


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"That  the  President  of  the  United  States  may,  from  time  to  time,  set 
apart  and  reserve,  in  any  State  or  Territory  having  pubUc  land  bear- 
ing forests,  in  any  part  of  the  pubHc  lands  wholly  or  in  part  covered 
with  timber  or  undergrowth,  whether  of  commercial  value  or  not,  as 
public  reservations,  and  the  President  shall,  by  public  proclamation, 
declare  the  establishment  of  such  reservations  and  the  limits  thereof" ; 

And  whereas,  the  public  lands  in  the  State  of  Kansas,  within  the 
limits  hereinafter  described,  are  in  part  covered  with  timber,  and  it 
appears  that  the  public  good  would  be  promoted  by  setting  apart  and 
reserving  said  lands  as  a  public  reservation ; 

Now,  therefore,  I,  Theodore;  Roosevelt,  President  of  the  United 
States,  by  virtue  of  the  power  in  me  vested  by  section  twenty-four  of 
the  aforesaid  Act  of  Congress,  do  hereby  make  known  and  proclaim 
that  there  are  hereby  reserved  from  entry  or  settlement  and  set  apart 
as  a  Public  Reservation  all  those  certain  tracts,  pieces  or  parcels  of 
land  lying  and  being  situate  in  the  State  of  Kansas,  and  within  the 
boundaries  particularly  described  as  follows: 

Beginning  at  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-six  (26), 
Township  twenty-four  (24)  South,  Range  thirty-three  (33)  West, 
Sixth  (6th)  Principal  Meridian,  Kansas;  thence  southerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  Section  twelve  (12),  Township  twenty-five  (25) 
South,  Range  thirty-three  (33)  West;  thence  easterly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner 
of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  sec- 
tion ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  fourteen 
(14),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said 
section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty- 
two  (22),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty- 
three  (33),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner 
of  Section  five  (5),  Township  twenty-six  (26)  South,  Range  thirty- 
three  (33)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section 
seven  (7),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  thirty- 
six  (36),  Township  twenty-six  (26)  South,  Range  thirty-four  (34) 
West ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to 
the  north-east  corner  of  Section  four  (4),  Township  twenty-seven 
(27)  South,  Range  thirty-three  (33)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  Section  nine  (9),  said  township;  thence  westerly 
to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  eight  (8),  Township  twenty-seven 
(27)  South,  Range  thirty-four  (34)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  Section  four  (4),  Township  twenty-seven  (27)  South,  Range 


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thirty-six  (36)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of 
said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty- 
two  (32),  Township  twenty-six  (26)  South,  Range  thirty-six  (36) 
West ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section  ;  thence 
easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-seven  {2/),  said 
township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ; 
thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  north- 
erly to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-two  (22),  said  town- 
ship; thence  easterly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  eighteen  (18), 
Township  twenty-six  (26)  South,  Range  thirty-five  (35)  West;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to 
the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  Section  five  (5),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-west  corner  of 
Section  three  (3),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Sec- 
tion one  (i),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner 
of  said  township;. thence  easterly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section 
thirty-two  (32),  Township  twenty-five  (25)  South,  Range  thirty-four 
(34)  Weet ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section 
thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  north- 
erly to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-one  (21),  said  town- 
ship; thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to 
the  south-west  corner  of  Section  fourteen  (14),  said  township;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to 
the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  Section  twelve  (12),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to 
the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  said  township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-west  corner 
of  Section  thirty-two  (32),  Township  twenty-four  (24)  South,  Range 
thirty-three  (33)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of 
said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-eight  (28), 
said  township,  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section 
twenty-six  (26),  said  township,  the  place  of  beginning; 

Excepting  from  the  force  and  effect  of  this  proclamation  all  lands 
which  may  have  been,  prior  to  the  date  hereof,  embraced  in  any  legal 
entry  or  covered  by  any  lawful  filing  duly  of  record  in  the  proper 
United  States  Land  Office,  or  upon  which  any  valid  settlement  has 
been  made  pursuant  to  law,  and  the  statutory  period  within  which  to 
make  entry  or  filing  of  record  has  not  expired:  Provided,  that  this 
exception  shall  not  continue  to  apply  to  any  particular  tract  of  land 


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unless  the  entryman,  settler  or  claimant  continues  to  comply  with  the 
law  under  which  the  entry,  filing  or  settlement  was  made. 

Warning  is  hereby  expressly  given  to  all  persons  not  to  make  settle- 
ment upon  the  lands  reserved  by  this  proclamation. 

The  reservation  hereby  established  shall  be  known  as  the  Garden 
City  Forest  Reserve. 

In  witness  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the 
seal  of  the  United  States  to  be  affixed. 

DoNK  at  the  City  of  Washington  this  25th  day  of  July, 
[seal.]     in  the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  nine  hundred  and  five, 
and  of  the  Independence  of  the  United  States  the  one  hun- 
dred and  thirtieth. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 
By  the  President : 

AivVEY  A.  AdEE, 

Acting  Secretary  of  State. 


By  the  President  of  the  United  States  of  America. 

A   PROCLAMATION. 

Whereas,  on  June  7,  1905,  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior  directed 
the  Commissioner  of  Indian  Affairs  to  cause  to  be  selected,  by  the 
Uintah  Allotment  Commission,  one  or  more  tracts  of  land,  suitable  for 
townsite  purposes,  in  the  Uintah  Indian  Reservation  Lands,  State  of 
Utah,  to  the  end  that  the  same  might  be  reserved  under  the  provisions 
of  section  2380  of  the  Revised  Statutes  of  the  United  States ; 

And  whereas,  on  July  6,  1905,  the  Acting  Commissioner  of  Indian 
Affairs  reported  that  said  commission  had  selected,  as  suitable  for 
townsite  purposes  and  as  natural  and  prospective  centers  of  population, 
certain  described  lands  which  he  recommended  be  reserved  under  the 
provisions  of  said  section  2380; 

And  whereas,  on  July  7  and  27,  1905,  the  Department  of  the  In- 
terior approved  said  selection  and  recommendation  so  far  as  it  related  to 
the  following  described  lands  in  the  LTintah  land  district,  Utah,  and  has 
requested  that  they  be  reserved  for  townsites  to  be  created  under 
existing  statute,  to-wit: 

Lots  four,  six  and  seven,  the  south-west  quarter  of  the  north-east 
quarter,  the  south  half  of  the  north-west  quarter,  the  south-west  quarter, 
and  the  west  half  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  section  twenty-five,  lot 
two,  the  south-east  quarter  of  the  north-east  quarter,  and  the  east  half 
of  the  south-east  quarter  of  section  twenty-six,  in  township  three  south 
of  range  two  west  of  the  Uintah  special  meridian ; 

Also  the  south-west  quarter  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  section  thirty- 


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six,  in  township  three  south  of  range  five  west,  the  north  half,  and  the 
north  half  of  the  south  half  of  section  one,  the  east  half  of  the  north- 
east quarter,  and  the  north-east  quarter  of  the  south-east  quarter  of 
section  two,  in  township  four  south  of  range  five  west  of  the  Uintah 
special  meridian. 

And  also  the  south  half  of  the  north-east  quarter,  the  south-east  quar- 
ter, and  the  south-east  quarter  of  the  south-west  quarter  of  section  seven, 
and  the  north-east  quarter  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  section  eighteen, 
in  township  three  south  of  range  two  east  of  the  Uintah  special  me- 
ridian ; 

Now,  therefore,  I,  Theodore;  Roosevelt,  President  of  the  United 
States,  by  virtue  of  the  power  in  me  vested  by  section  2380  and  2381 
of  the  Revised  Statutes  of  the  United  States,  do  hereby  declare  and 
make  known  that  said  lands  are  hereby  reserved  as  townsites,  to  be 
disposed  of  by  the  United  States  under  the  terms  of  the  statutes  ap- 
plicable thereto. 

In  witness  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the 
seal  of  the  United  States  to  be  affixed. 

Done  at  the  City  of  Washington  this  31st  day  of  July 
[seal.]     in  the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  nine  hundred  and  five, 
and  of  the  Independence  of  the  United  States  the  one  hun- 
dred and  thirtieth. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 
By  the  President : 

Alvey  a.  Adee, 

Acting  Secretary  of  State. 


By  the  President  oe  the  United  States  of  America. 
A  PROCLAMATION. 

Whereas,  it  was  declared  in  my  proclamation  of  July  14,  in  the  year 
of  our  Lord  1905,  prescribing  the  manner  in  which  certain  lands  with- 
in the  Uintah  Indian  Reservation  should  be  opened  to  settlement  and 
entry  under  the  homestead  and  townsite  laws  of  the  United  States, 
among  other  things  as  follows: 

Commencing  on  Monday,  August  28,  1905,  at  9  o'clock  a.  m.,  the 
applications  of  those  drawing  numbers  I  to  50,  inclusive,  must  be 
presented  at  the  land  office  in  the  town  of  Vernal,  Utah,  in  the  land 
district  in  which  said  lands  are  situated,  and  will  be  considered  in  their 
numerical  order  during  the  first  day,  and  the  applications  of  those 
drawing  numbers  51  to  100,  inclusive,  must  be  presented  and  will  be 
considered  in  their  numerical  order  during  the  second  day,  and  so  on 
at  that  rate  until  all  of  said  lands  -subject  to  entry  under  the  homestead 


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law,  and  des'red  thereunder,  have  been  ordered.  If  any  appHcant  fails 
to  appear  and  present  his  application  for  entry  when  the  number  as- 
signed to  him  by  the  drawing  is  reached,  his  right  to  enter  will  be  passed 
until  after  the  other  applications  assigned  for  that  day  have  been  dis- 
posed of,  when  he  will  be  given  another  opportunity  to  make  entry, 
failing  in  which  he  will  be  deemed  to  have  abandoned  his  right  to  make 
entry  under  such  drawing. 

And,  whereas,  there  now  appear  to  be  ample  reasons  for  a  modifica- 
tion of  said  provision ; 

Now,  therefore,  I,  Theodore:  Roosevelt,  President  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  by  virtue  of  the  power  in  me  vested  by  said  act  of 
Congress,  and  for  the  purpose  of  modifying  the  provision  of  said 
proclamation  above  quoted,  do  hereby  declare  and  direct  that  said  pro- 
vision be  modified  to  read  as  follows : 

Commencing  on  Monday,  August  28,  1905,  at  9  o'clock  a.  m.,  the 
applications  of  those  drawing  numbers  I  to  in,  inclusive,  must  be 
presented  at  the  land  office  in  the  town  of  Vernal,  Utah,  in  the  land 
district  in  which  said  lands  are  situated,  and  will  be  considered  in  their 
numerical  order  during  the  first  day,  and  the  applications  of  those 
drawing  numbers  112  to  222,  inclusive,  must  be  presented  and  will  be 
considered  in  their  numerical  order  during  the  second  day,  and  so  on 
at  that  rate  until  all  of  said  lands  subject  to  entry  under  the  home- 
stead law,  and  desired  thereunder,  have  been  entered.  If  any  applicant 
fails  to  appear  and  present  his  application  for  entry  when  the  number 
assigned  to  him  by  the  drawing  is  reached,  his  right  to  enter  will  be 
passed  until  after  the  other  applications  assigned  for  that  day  have 
been  disposed  of,  when  he  will  be  given  another  opportunity  to  make 
entry,  failing  in  which  he  will  be  deemed  to  have  abandoned  his  right 
to  make  entry  under  such  drawing. 

In  witness  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the 
seal  of  the  United  States  to  be  afifixed. 

Done  at  the  City  of  Washington  this  2d  day  of  August, 
[seal.]     in  the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  nine  hundred  and  five, 
and  of  the  Independence  of  the  United  States  the  one  hun- 
dred and  thirtieth. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 
By  the  President : 

Alvey  a.  Adee, 

Acting  Secretary  of  State. 


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By  the  President  of  the  United  States  of  America. 

A   PROCLAMATION. 

Whereas,  it  is  provided  by  the  act  of  Congress  approved  March  3, 
1905,  entitled,  "An  act  making  appropriations  for  the  current  and 
contingent  expenses  of  the  Indian  Department  and  for  fulfiUing  treaty 
stipulations  with  various  Indian  tribes  for  the  fiscal  year  ending  June 
thirtieth,  nineteen  hundred  and  six,  and  for  other  ]nn"poses,"  that  "Be- 
fore the  opening  of  the  Uintah  Indian  Reservation,  the  President  is 
hereby  authorized  to  set  apart  and  reserve  any  reservoir  site  or  other 
lands  necessary  to  conserve  the  water  supply  for  the  Indians  or  for 
general  agricultural  development,  and  may  confirm  such  rights  and 
water  thereon  as  have  already  accrued" ; 

And  whereas,  it  is  considered  necessary  to  serve  the  purposes  of  the 
act  referred  to  that  certain  lands  in  the  Uintah  Indian  Reservation  be 
withdrawn  for  the  purposes  indicated ; 

Now,  therefore,  I,  Theodore  Roosevelt,  President  of  the  United 
States,  by  virtue  of  the  power  in  me  vested  by  the  aforesaid  act  of 
Congress,  approved  March  third,  nineteen  hundred  and  five,  do  hereby 
make  known  and  proclaim  that  certain  lands  in  the  Uintah  Indian 
Reservation  are  hereby  withdrawn  from  disposal,  for  reservoir  site 
necessary  to  conserve  the  water  supply  for  the  Indians,  or  for  general 
agricultural  development,  the  following  described  lands : 

agricultural: 

All  Sections  thirty-two  (32),  thirty-three  (33)  and  thirty-four  (34), 
Township  one  (i)  South,  Range  five  (5)  West;  all  Sections  two  (2), 
three  (3),  four  (4),  ten  (10),  eleven  (11),  twelve  (12),  thirteen  (13), 
fourteen  (14),  fifteen  (15),  south  half  of  Section  sixteen  (16),  south- 
west quarter  of  Section  seventeen  (17)  and  all  Sections  eighteen  (18) 
to  thirty-six  (36),  inclusive,  Township  two  (2)  South,  Range  one 
(i)  West;  south  half  of  north-east  quarter,  south  half  of  north-west 
quarter,  south-west  quarter  and  south-east  quarter  of  Section  twenty- 
five  (25),  south  half  of  north-east  quarter,  south  half  of  north-west 
quarter,  south-west  quarter  and  south-east  quarter  of  Section  twenty- 
six  (26),  north-east  quarter,  north-west  quarter,  north  half  of  south- 
west quarter  and  north  half  of  south-east  quarter  of  Section  thirty-five 
(35),  and  all  of  Section  thirty-six  (36),  Township  two  (2)  South, 
Range  three  (3)  West;  all  Sections  three  (3)  to  eleven  (ii),  inclusive, 
all  Sections  fourteen  (14)  to  thirty-two  (32),  inclusive,  and  west  half 
of  Section  thirty-three  (33),  Township  two  (2)  South,  Range  four 
(4)  West ;  all  Sections  one  (i),two  (2),  three  (3),  four  (4),  nine  (9), 
ten  (10),  eleven  (11),  and  north  half  of  Section  sixteen  (16),  Town- 


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ship  two  (2)  South,  Range  five  (5)  West;  south  half  of  north-east 
quarter,  north-west  quarter,  south-east  quarter,  south-west  quarter  of 
Section  three  (3),  all  Sections  four  (4),  five  (5),  six  (6),  seven  (7), 
eight  (8),  and  west  half  of  Section  nine  (9),  Township  three  (3) 
South,  Range  one  (i)  West;  all  Sections  one  (i),  two  (2),  three  (3), 
four  (4),  and  five  (5),  east  half  of  north-east  quarter,  south  half  of 
south-east  quarter,  and  south-west  quarter  of  Section  six  (6),  north 
half  of  Section  seven  (7),  north  half  of  Section  eight  (8),  all  Sections 
nine  (9),  ten  (10),  eleven  (11),  and  twelve  (12),  Township  three  (3) 
South,  Range  two  (2)  West;  south  half  of  Section  one  (i)  and  all 
Section  eighteen  (18),  Township  three  (3)  South,  Range  three  (3) 
West;  all  Sections  three  (3),  four  (4),  five  (5),  six  (6),  seven  (7), 
eight  (8),  nine  (9),  ten  (10),  Sections  thirteen  (13)  to  twenty-three 
(23),  inclusive,  Township  three  (3)  South,  Range  four  (4)  West; 
west  half  of  north-east  quarter,  north-west  quarter,  west  half  of  south- 
east quarter,  south-west  quarter  of  Section  seventeen  (17),  and  all 
Sections  eighteen  (18)  and  nineteen  (19),  Township  two  (2)  South, 
Range  one  ( i )  East ;  south-east  quarter,  south  half  of  south-west 
quarter  of  Section  twenty-three  (23),  south-east  quarter  and  south  half 
of  south-west  quarter  of  Section  twenty-four  (24),  and  all  Sections 
twenty-five  (25),  twenty-six  (26)  and  thirty-six  (36),  Township 
three  (3)  South,  Range  one  (i)  East;  all  Sections  twenty-nine  (29), 
thirty-one  (31)  and  thirty-two  (32),  south  half  of  Section  thirty  (30) 
and  west  half  of  Section  thirty-three  (33),  Township  three  (3)  South, 
Range  two  (2)  East;  all  Sections  four  (4),  five  (5)  and  nine  (9),  west 
half  of  Section  ten  (10),  all  Section  fifteen  (15),  east  half  of  Section 
sixteen  (16),  north  half  of  Section  twenty-two  (22),  north-west 
quarter,  south-west  quarter  and  south-east  quarter  of  Section  twenty- 
three  (23),  north-west  quarter  of  Section  twenty-five  (25)  and  north- 
east quarter  of  Section  twenty-six  (26),  Township  four  (4)  South, 
Range  two  (2)  east;  all  Sections  twenty-five  (25),  twenty-six  (26), 
twenty-seven  (27),  twenty-eight  (28),  South  half  of  Section  twenty- 
nine  (29),  south  half  of  Section  thirty  (30),  and  all  Sections  thirty- 
one  (31)  to  thirty-six  (36),  inclusive,  Township  two  (2)  South 
Range  two  (2)  West;  all  Uintah  Special  Meridian. 

RESERVOIR  : 

All  Section  eighteen  (18),  Township  two  (2)  North,  Range  five  (5) 
West ;  west  half  of  north-west  quarter,  and  north-west  quarter  of  south- 
west quarter  of  Section  six  (6),  east  half  of  Section  twelve  (12),  north- 
east quarter  of  Section  thirteen  (13),  Township  two  (2)  North,  Range 
six  (6)  West;  east  half  of  Section  one  (i).  Township  two  (2)  North, 
Range  seven  (7)  West;  south-west  quarter  of  Section  thirty-one  (31), 
Township  three  (3)  North,  Range  six  (6)  West;  all  of  Township  two 


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(2)  South,  Range  eleven  (11)  West;  all  of  Township  three  (3)  South, 
Range  eleven  (11)  West;  all  of  Township  four  (4)  South,  Range 
eleven  (11)  West;  all  of  township  two  (2)  South,  Range  twelve 
(12)  West;  all  of  Township  three  (3)  South,  Range  twelve  (12) 
West;  all  of  Township  four  (4)  South,  Range  twelve  (12)  West; 
north-east  quarter,  east  half  of  north-west  quarter,  east  half  of  south- 
west quarter,  north  half  of  south-east  quarter  and  south-east  quarter 
of  south-east  quarter  of  Section  twenty-one  (21),  Lots  three  (3)  and 
four  (4),  Section  twenty-two  (22),  Lots  one  (i)  and  two  (2)  of 
Section  twenty-seven  (27),  east  half  of  north-east  quarter,  south-west 
quarter  of  north-east  quarter,  and  east  half  of  north-west  quarter  of 
Section  twenty-eight  (28),  Township  two  (2)  South,  Range  one  (i) 
East ;  all  Uintah  Special  Meridian. 

Warning  is  expressly  given  to  all  persons  not  to  make  settlement 
upon  the  lands  reserved  by  this  Proclamation. 

In  witness  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the 
seal  of  the  United  States  to  be  affixed. 

Done  at  the  City  of  Washington  this  3d  day  of  August, 
[SEAi,.]     in  the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  nine  hundred  and  five, 
and  of  the  Independence  of  the  United  States  the  one  hun- 
dred and  thirtieth. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 
By  the  President : 

Alvey  a.  Adee, 

Acting  Secretary  of  State. 

By  the  President  of  the  United  States  of  America. 
A  PROCLAMATION. 

Whereas,  it  has  been  determined  that  only  that  portion  of  the  lands 
reserved  by  my  proclamation  of  August  3,  1905,  hereinafter  described, 
situated  in  the  Uintah  Indian  Reservation,  in  the  State  of  Utah,  is 
required  for  reservoir  sites  and  to  conserve  and  protect  the  water  sup- 
ply, for  the  purposes  specified  in  the  act  of  Congress  approved  March 
3.  1905  (33  Stat.,  1070),  to-wit: 

All  of  sections  eighteen  (18),  nineteen  (19),  twenty-nine  (29),  thirty 
(30),  thirty-one  (31),  and  thirty-two  (32),  in  Township  two  (2) 
South,  Range  eleven  (11)  West;  all  of  Township  three  (3)  South, 
Range  eleven  (11)  West;  all  of  sections  one  (i),  to  and  including 
section  twenty-four  (24),  and  all  of  sections  twenty-six,  to  and  includ- 
ing section  thirty-two  (32)  in  Township  four  (4)  South,  Range  eleven 
(11)  West;  all  of  sections  one  (i),  two  (2),  three  (3),  ten  (10), 
eleven  (11),  twelve  (12),  thirteen  (13),  fourteen  (14),  fifteen  (15), 


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twenty-two  {22),  twenty-three  (23),  twenty-four  (24),  twenty-five 
(25),  twenty-six  (26),  twenty-seven  (27),  thirty-four  (34),  thirty-five 
(35),  and  thirty-six  (36),  in  Township  two  (2)  South,  Range  twelve 
(12)  West;  and  all  of  sections  one  (i),  two  (2),  and  twelve  (12), 
in  Township  three  (3)  South,  Range  twelve  (12)  West;  all  in  Uintah 
Special  Meridian. 

Now,  therefore,  I,  Theodore  RoosevELT,  President  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  by  virtue  of  the  power  in  me  vested  by  said  act,  do 
hereby  make  known  and  proclaim  that  all  lands  embraced  in  my  said 
proclamation  of  August  3,  1905,  saving  and  excepting  those  herein- 
before described,  are  hereby  excluded  and  withdrawn  from  the  effects 
of  said  proclamation  and  are  hereby  restored  to  the  status  they  occu- 
pied prior  to  their  reservation  for  said  purposes. 

In  witness  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the 
seal  of  the  United  States  to  be  affixed. 

Done  at  the  City  of  W^ashington  this  fofurteenth  day  of 
[seal.]     August,  in  the.  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  nine  hundred 
and  five,  and  of  the  Independence  of  the  United  States  the 
one  hundred  and  thirtieth. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 
By  the  President : 

Alvey  a.  x\dee, 

Acting  Secretary  of  State. 


By  the  President  oe  the  United  States  of  America. 
A   PROCLAMATION. 

Whereas,  it  is  believed  that  the  following  described  lands,  to-wit : 
Lots  three,  five,  and  eight,  of  section  twenty-five,  and  lot  one  of 
section  twenty-six,  in  township  three  south,  of  range  two  west  of  the 
Uintah  special  meridian ;  and  also  the  southwest  quarter  of  southwest 
quarter  of  section  nineteen,  the  northwest  quarter  of  section  twenty- 
nine,  and  the  north  half  of  section  thirty,  in  township  three  south,  of 
range  one  west  of  the  Uintah  special  meridian,  in  the  State  of  Utah, 
situate  adjacent  to  other  lands  in  said  reservation  which  were  reserved 
by  my  proclamation  of  July  31,  in  the  year  of  our  Lord  1905,  are 
natural  and  prospective  centers  of  population : 

Now,  therefore,  I,  Theodore  Roosevelt,  President  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  by  virtue  of  the  power  in  me  vested  by  the  act  of 
Congress,  entitled  "An  act  making  appropriations  for  the  current  and 
contingent  expenses  of  the  Indian  Department  and  for  fulfilling  the 
treaty  stipulations  with  various  Indian  tribes  for  the  fiscal  year  ending 
June  thirty,  nineteen  hundred  and  six,  and  for  other  purposes,"  ap- 


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proved  March  3,  1905,  and  by  sections  2380  and  2381  of  the  Revised 

Statutes  of  the  United  States,  do  hereby  declare  and  make  knawn  that 
the  lands  above  described  are  hereby  reserved  as  townsites,  to  be  dis- 
posed of  by  the  United  States  under  the  terms  of  the  Statutes  appHcable 
thereto,  in  connection  with  other  lands  reserved  for  that  purpose  by 
my  said  proclamation  of  July  31,  1905. 

In  witness  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the 

seal  of  the  United  States  to  be  affixed. 

Done  at  the  City  of  Washington,  this  fourteenth  day  of 
[seal.]     August,  in  the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  nine  hundred 

and  five,  and  of  the  Independence  of  the  United  States  the 

one  hundred  and  thirtieth. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 
By  the  President : 

Alvey  a.  AdEE, 

Acting  Secretary  of  State. 

By  the  President  of  the  United  States  of  America. 

A   PROCLAMATION. 

Whereas,  it  is  provided  by  section  twenty-four  of  the  Act  of  Con- 
gress, approved  March  third,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-one,  en- 
titled, "An  act  to  repeal  timber-culture  laws,  and  for  other  purposes," 
"That  the  President  of  the  United  States  may,  from  time  to  time,  set 
apart  and  reserve,  in  any  State  or  Territory  having  public  land  bearing 
forests,  in  any  part  of  the  public  lands  wholly  or  in  part  covered  with 
timber  or  undergrowth,  whether  of  commercial  value  or  not,  as  public 
reservations,  and  the  President  shall,  by  public  proclamation,  declare  the 
establishment  of  such  reservations  and  the  limits  thereof" ; 

And  whereas,  the  public  lands  in  the  State  of  Colorado,  within  the 
limits  hereinafter  described,  are  in  part  covered  with  timber,  and  it 
appears  that  the  public  good  would  be  promoted  by  setting  apart  and 
reserving  said  lands  as  a  public  reservation ; 

Now,  therefore,  I,  Theodore  Roosevelt,  President  of  the  United 
States,  by  virtue  of  the  power  in  me  vested  by  section  twenty-four  of 
the  aforesaid  Act  of  Congress,  do  hereby  make  known  and  proclaim 
that  there  are  hereby  reserved  from  entry  or  settlement  and  set  apart 
as  a  Public  Reservation  all  those  certain  tracts,  pieces  or  parcels  of 
land  lying  and  being  situate  in  the  State  of  Colorado,  and  within  the 
boundaries  particularly  described  as  follows : 

Beginning  at  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  seventeen  (17),  Town- 
ship two  (2)  South,  Range  eighty-two  (82)  West,  Sixth  (6th)  Prin- 
cipal Meridian,  Colorado;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 


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Section  ten  (lo),  Township  two  (2)  South,  Ra^ige  eighty-one  (81) 
West;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  three  (3), 
said  township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  two 
(2),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Sec- 
tion thirty-five  (35),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  said  township ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
Township  three  (3)  South,  Range  eighty  (80)  West;  thence  easterly 
to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  Township  five  (5)  South,  Range  seventy-nine 
(79)  West;  thence  easterly  along  the  First  (ist)  Correction  Line 
South  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Township  six  (6)  South,  Range 
seventy-nine  (79)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of 
Township  eight  (8)  South,  Range  eighty  (80)  West;  thence  westerly 
to  the  north-west  corner  of  Township  eight  (8)  South,  Range  eighty- 
one  (81)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Township 
ten  (10)  South;  Range  eighty-two  (82)  West;  thence  westerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  said  township ;  thence  southerly,  allowing  for 
the  proper  offset  on  the  Second  (2nd)  Correction  Lise  South,  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  Township  twelve  (12)  South,  Range  eighty-three 
(83)  West;  thence  westerly  along  the  township  line  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  Township  twelve  (12)  South,  Range  eighty-eight  (88) 
West;  thence  northerly,  allowing  for  the  proper  offset  on  the  Second 
(2nd)  Correction  Line  South,  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Township  nine 
(9)  South,  Range  eighty-nine  (89)  West ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  Section  two  (2),  Township  nine  (9)  South,  Range 
eighty-seven  (87)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of 
Section  twenty-six  (26),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  Section  thirty-three  (33),  Township  nine  (9)  South, 
Range  eighty-six  (86)  W' est ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner 
of  Section  four  (4),  Township  ten  (10)  South,  Range  eighty-six  (86) 
West;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  ten  (10), 
Township  ten  (10)  South,  Range  eighty-five  (85)  West;  thence  south- 
erly to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  fifteen  (15),  said  township; 
thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty  (20)  Town- 
ship ten  (10)  South,  Range  eighty-four  (84)  W^est ;  thence  northerly 
to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  four  (4),  s-aid  township;  thence 
westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-six  (36),  Township 
nine  (9)  South,  Range  eighty-five  (85)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  Section  eleven  (ii),  said  township;  thence  west- 
erly to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  Section  two  (2),  said  township;  thence  westerly 
to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  eight  (8)  South,  Range  eighty-six 
(86)  West ;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty- 
four  (24),  said  township;  thence  westerlv  to  the  south-west  corner  of 


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Section  twenty-three  (23),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  Section  two  (2),  said  township;  thence  westerly 
to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-six  (36),  Township  seven 
(7)  South,  Range  eighty-seven  (87)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  Section  one  (i),  said  township;  thence  easterly 
to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  township ;  thence  northerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  Township  six  (6)  South,  Range  eighty-six  (86) 
West;  thence  easterly  along  the  First  (ist)  Correction  Line  South  to 
the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-three  (33),  Township  five  (5) 
South,  Range  eighty-three  (83)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  Section  twenty-one  (21),  said  township;  thence  easterly 
to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-one  (21),  Township  five 
(5)  South,  Range  eighty-one  (81)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-three  (Z3)j  said  township;  thence 
easterly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-six,  said  township ; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  thirteen  (13),  said 
township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north.-east  corner  of  said  section ; 
thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  one  ( i ) ,  said  town- 
ship; thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  six  (6),  said 
township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty- 
five  (25),  Township  four  (4)  South,  Range  eighty-two  (82)  West; 
thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-seven  (27), 
said  township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  sec- 
tion; thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  nineteen  (19), 
said  township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section 
nineteen  (19),  Township  three  (3)  South,  Range  eighty-two  (82) 
West;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  fifteen  (15), 
said  township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section 
three  (3),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
Section  thirty-two  (32),  Township  two  (2)  South,  Range  eighty-two 
(82)  West ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  seven- 
teen (17),  said  township,  the  place  of  beginning; 

Also,  all  Township  three  (3)  South,  Range  eighty-four  (84)  West; 

Such  of  the  above-named  corners  as  have  not  been  established  by 
the  official  surveys  being  intended  to  be  located  at  the  points  where 
such  corners  would  fall  in  projecting  the  surveys  in  the  directions  in- 
dicated without  allowing  for  any  irregularities  which  may  occur  in 
actually  extending  the  surveys  ; 

Excepting  from  the  force  and  effect  of  this  proclamation  all  lands 
which  may  have  been,  prior  to  the  date  hereof,  embraced  in  any  legal 
entrv  or  covered  by  any  lawful  filing  duly  of  record  in  the  proper 
United  States  Land  Office,  or  upon  which  any  valid  settlement  has  been 
made  pursuant  to  law,  and  the  statutory  period  within  which  to  make 
entry  or  filing  of  record  has  not  expired :  Provided,  that  this  exception 


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shall  not  continue  to  apply  to  any  particular  tract  of  land  unless  the 
entryman,  settler  or  claimant  continues  to  comply  with  the  law  under 
which  the  entry,  filing  or  settlement  was  made. 

Warning  is  hereby  expressly  given  to  all  persons  not  to  make  settle- 
ment upon  the  lands  reserved  by  this  proclamation. 

The  reservation  hereby  established  shall  be  known  as  the  Holy  Cross 
Forest  Reserve. 

In  witness  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the 
seal  of  the  United  States  to  be  affixed. 
Done  at  the  City  of  Washington  this  25th  day  of  August, 
[seal.]     in  the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  nine  hundred  and  five, 
and  of  the  Independence  of  the  United  States  the  one  hun- 
dred and  thirtieth. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 
By  the  President : 

Francis  B.  Loomis, 

Acting  Secretary  of  State. 


By  the  President  of  the  United  States  of  America. 
A  PROCLAMATION. 

Whereas,  it  is  provided  by  section  twenty-four  of  the  Act  of  Con- 
gress, approved  March  third,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-one,  en- 
titled, "An  act  to  repeal  timber-culture  laws,  and  for  other  purposes," 
"That  the  President  of  the  United  States  may,  from  time  to  time,  set 
apart  and  reserve,  in  any  State  or  Territory  having  public  land  bearing 
forests,  in  any  part  of  the  public  lands  wholly  or  in  part  covered  with 
timber  or  undergrowth,  whether  of  commercial  value  or  not,  as  public 
reservations,  and  the  President  shall,  by  public  proclamation,  declare 
the  establishment  of  such  reservations  and  the  limits  thereof" ; 

And  whereas,  the  public  lands  in  the  State  of  Utah,  within  the  limits 
hereinafter  described,  are  in  part  covered  with  timber,  and  it  appears 
that  the  public  good  would  be  promoted  by  setting  apart  and  reserving 
said  lands  as  a  public  reservation; 

Now,  therefore,  I,  Theodore  Roosevelt,  President  of  the  United 
States,  by  virtue  of  the  power  in  me  vested  by  section  twenty-four  of 
the  aforesaid  Act  of  Congress,  do  hereby  make  known  and  proclaim 
that  there  are  hereby  reserved  from  entry  or  settlement  and  set  apart  as 
a  Public  Reservation  all  those  certain  tracts,  pieces  or  parcels  of  land 
lying  and  being  situate  in  the  State  of  Utah,  and  within  the  boundaries 
particularly  described  as  follows : 

Beginning  at  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  seventeen  (17),  Town- 
ship thirty-eight   (38)   South,  Range  thirteen   (13)   West,  Salt  Lake 


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Meridian,  Utah ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section 
thirty-two  (32),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner 
of  Township  thirty-nine  (39)  South,  Range  thirteen  (13)  West;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  township ;  thence  westerly  to 
the  north-east  corner  of  Section  four  (4),  Township  forty  (40)  South, 
Range  thirteen  (13)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of 
Section  nine  (9),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  Section  seven  (7).  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  Township  forty  (40)  South,  Range  fourteen  (14) 
West ;  thence  westerly  along  the  Eighth  (8th)  Standard  Parallel  South, 
allowing  for  the  proper  offset,  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Township 
forty  (40)  South,  Range  sixteen  (16)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  said  township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  boundary 
line  between  the  States  of  Nevada  and  Utah ;  thence  northerly  along 
said  state  boundary  line  to  the  township  line  between  Townships  thirty- 
six  (36).  and  thirty-seven  (37)  South ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  Township  thirty-seven  (37)  South,  Range  nineteen  (19) 
West ;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  nineteen 
(19),  Township  thirty-seven  (37)  South,  Range  eighteen  (18)  West; 
thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty- four  (24), 
Township  thirty-seven  (37)  South,  Range  sixteen  (16)  West;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Township  thirty-seven  (37) 
South,  Range  fifteen  (15)  West;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  cor- 
ner of  Township  thirty-eight  (38)  South,  Range  fourteen  (14)  West; 
thence  southerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  eighteen  (18), 
Township  thirty-eight  (38)  South,  Range  thirteen  (13)  West;  thence 
easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  seventeen  (17),  said  town- 
ship, the  place  of  beginning ;  such  of  the  above-named  corners  as 
have  not  been  established  by  the  official  surveys  being  intended  to  be 
located  at  the  points  where  such  corners  would  fall  in  projecting  the 
surveys  in  the  directions  indicated  without  allowing  for  any  irregu- 
larities which  may  occur  in  actually  extending  the  surveys; 

Excepting  from  the  force  and  effect  of  this  proclamation  all  lands 
which  may  have  been,  prior  to  the  date  hereof,  embraced  in  any  legal 
entry  or  covered  by  any  lawful  filing  duly  of  record  in  the  proper 
United  States  Land  Office,  or  upon  which  any  valid  settlement  has 
been  made  pursuant  to  law,  and  the  statutory  period  within  which 
to  make  entry  or  filing  of  record  has  not  expired :  Provided,  that  this 
exception  shall  not  continue  to  apply  to  any  particular  tract  of  land 
unless  the  entryman,  settler  or  claimant  continues  to  comply  with  the 
law  under  which  the  entry,  filing  or  settlement  was  made. 

Warning  is  hereby  expressly  given  to  all  persons  not  to  make  settle- 
ment upon  the  lands  reserved  in  this  proclamation. 


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Theodore  Roosevelt  1 105. 

The  reservation  hereby  established  shall  be  known  as  the  Dixie  Forest 
Reserve, 
In  witness  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the 
seal  of  the  United  States  to  be  affixed. 

Done  at  the  City  of  Washington  this  25th  day  of  Sep- 
[SEAL.]     tember,  in  the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  nine  hundred 
and  five,  and  of  the  Independence  of  the  United  States  the 
one  hundred  and  thirtieth. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 
By  the  President : 

Francis  B.  Loomis, 

Acting  Secretary  of  State. 

By  the  President  of  the  United  States  of  America. 
A  PROCLAMATION. 

Whereas,  it  is  provided  by  section  twenty-four  of  the  Act  of  Con- 
gress, approved  March  third,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-one,  en- 
titled, "An  act  to  repeal  timber-culture  laws,  and  for  other  purposes", 
"That  the  President  of  the  United  States  may,  from  time  to  time,  set 
apart  and  reserve,  in  any  State  or  Territory  having  public  land  bear- 
ing forests,  in  any  part  of  the  public  lands  wholly  or  in  part  covered 
with  timber  or  undergrowth,  whether  of  commercial  value  or  not,  as 
public  reservations,  and  the  President  shall,  by  public  proclamation, 
declare  the  establishment  of  such  reservations  and  the  limits  thereof" ; 

And  whereas,  the  public  lands  in  the  Territory  of  New  Mexico, 
within  the  limits  hereinafter  described  are  in  part  covered  with  timber, 
and  it  appears  that  the  public  good  would  be  promoted  by  setting  apart 
and  reserving  said  lands  as  a  public  reservation ; 

Now,  therefore,  I,  Theodore  Roosevelt,  President  of  the  United 
States,  by  virtue  of  the  power  in  me  vested  by  section  twenty-four  of 
the  aforesaid  Act  of  Congress,  do  hereby  make  known  and  proclaim 
that  there  are  hereby  reserved  from  entry  or  settlement  and  set  apart 
as  a  Public  Reservation  all  those  certain  tracts,  pieces  or  parcels  of 
land  lying  and  being  situate  in  the  Territory  of  New  Mexico,  and 
within  the  boundaries  particularly  described  as  follows : 

Beginning  at  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  four  (4),  Township 
two  (2)  North,  Range  thirty-two  (32)  East.  New  Mexico  Principal 
Meridian,  New  Mexico;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-west  corner  of 
Section  one  (i),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said 
section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  seven 
(7),  Township  two  (2)  North,  Range  thirty-three  (33)  East;  thence 


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easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  seventeen  (17),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-two  (22),  said 
township ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  two 
(2),  Township  one  (i)  North,  Range  thirty-three  (33)  East;  thence 
easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twelve  (12),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  seventeen  (17),  Township 
one  (i)  North,  Range  thirty-five  (35)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  said  section;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  Section  nineteen  (19),  Township  one  (i)  North,  Range 
thirty-six  (36)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said 
section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-eight 
(28),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of 
said  section ;  thence  easterly  along  the  section  lines  to  the  boundary 
line  between  the  Territory  of  New  Mexico  and  the  State  of  Texas, 
as  it  now  exists  or  may  hereafter  be  established ;  thence  southerly 
along  said  boundary  line  to  the  section  line  between  Sections  ten 
(10)  and  fifteen  (15),  Township  two  (2)  South,  Range  thirty-seven 
(37)  East,  New  Mexico  Principal  Meridian,  New  Mexico,  or  ex- 
tension thereof ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section 
eight  (8),  Township  two  (2)  South,  Range  thirty-six  (36)  East; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  west- 
erly to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  Section  six  (6),  said  township;  thence  westerly 
to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  township ;  thence  northerly  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-five  (25),  Township  one  (i) 
South,  Range  thirty-five  (35)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  Section  twenty-one  (21),  said  township;  thence  northerly 
to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  Section  eighteen  (18),  said  township;  thence  northerly 
to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  Section  nine  (9),  Township  one  (i)  South,  Range 
thirty-four  (34)  East;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of 
said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  three 
(3),  Township  one  (i)  South,  Range  thirty-three  (33)  East;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section;  thence  westerly 
to  the  south-east  corner  of  Township  one  (i)  North,  Range  thirty- 
two  (32)  East;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section 
thirty-six  (36),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of 
Section  twenty-three  (23),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  Section  fifteen  (15),  said  township;  thence  north- 
erly to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  nine    (9),   said  township; 


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thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  six  (6),  said 
township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  township  ; 
thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-five  (35), 
Township  two  (2)  North,  Range  thirty-one  (31)  East;  thence  north- 
erly to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  fourteen  (14),  said  town- 
ship; thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twelve  (12), 
said  township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  sec- 
tion; thence  easterly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  four  (4), 
Township  two  (2)  North,  Range  thirty-two  (32)  East ;  thence  north- 
erly to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section,  the  place  of  beginning; 

Excepting  from  the  force  and  effect  of  this  proclamation  all  lands 
which  may  have  been,  prior  to  the  date  hereof,  embraced  in  any  legal 
entry  or  covered  by  any  lawful  filing  duly  of  record  in  the  proper 
United  States  Land  Office,  or  upon  which  any  valid  settlement  has 
been  made  pursuant  to  law,  and  the  statutory  period  within  which  to 
make  entry  or  filing  of  record  has  not  expired :  Provided,  that  this 
exception  shall  not  continue  to  apply  to  any  particular  tract  of  land 
unless  the  entryman,  settler  or  claimant  continues  to  comply  with  the 
law  under  which  the  entry,  filing  or  settlement  was  made. 

Warning  is  hereby  expressly  given  to  all  persons  not  to  make  settle- 
ment upon  the  lands  reserved  by  this  proclamation. 

The  reservation  hereby  established  shall  be  known  as  the  Portales 
Forest  Reserve. 

In  witness  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the 
seal  of  the  United  States  to  be  affixed. 
Done  at  the  City  of  Washington  this  3d  day  of  October, 
[seal.]     in  the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  nine  hundred  and  five, 
and  of  the  Independence  of  the  United  States  the  one  hun- 
dred and  thirtieth. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 
By  the  President: 

Elihu  Root, 

Secretary  of  State. 


By  the  President  of  the  United  States  of  America. 

A    PROCLAMATION. 

Whereas,  the  Little  Belt  Mountains  Forest  Reserve,  in  the  State  of 
Montana,  was  established  by  proclamation  dated  August  sixteenth, 
nineteen  hundred  and  two,  under  and  by  virtue  of  section  twenty-four 
of  the  Act  of  Congress,  approved  March  third,  eighteen  hundred  and 
ninety-one,  entitled,  "An  act  to  repeal  timber-culture  laws,  and  for 
other  purposes",  which  provides,  "That  the  President  of  the  United 


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States  may,  from  time  to  time,  set  apart  and  reserve,  in  any  State  or 
Territory  having  public  land  bearing  forests,  in  any  part  of  the  public 
lands  wholly  or  in  part  covered  with  timber  or  undergrowth,  whether 
of  commercial  value  or  not,  as  public  reservations,  and  the  President 
shall,  by  public  proclamation,  declare  the  establishment  of  such  reserva- 
tions and  the  limits  thereof" ; 

And  whereas,  it  is  further  provided  by  the  Act  of  Congress,  ap- 
proved June  fourth,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-seven,  entitled,  "An 
act  making  appropriations  for  sundry  civil  expenses  of  the  Govern- 
ment for  the  fiscal  year  ending  June  thirtieth,  eighteen  hundred  and 
ninety-eight,  and  for  other  purposes",  that  "the  President  is  hereby 
authorized  at  any  time  to  modify  any  Executive  order  that  has  been 
or  may  hereafter  be  made  establishing  any  forest  reserve,  and  by  such 
modification  may  reduce  the  area  or  change  the  boundary  lines  of  such 
reserve,  or  may  vacate  altogether  any  order  creating  such  reserve" ; 

And  whereas,  it  appears  that  the  public  good  would  be  promoted  by 
adding  to  the  said  forest  reserve  certain  lands,  within  the  State  of 
Montana,  which  are  in  part  covered  with  timber ; 

Now,  therefore,  I,  Theodore  Roosevelt,  President  of  the  United 
States,  by  virtue  of  the  power  in  me  vested  by  the  aforesaid  act  of  Con- 
gress, approved  June  fourth,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-seven,  do 
hereby  make  known  and  proclaim  that  the  aforesaid  Little  Belt  Moun- 
tains Forest  Reserve  is  hereby  enlarged  to  include  the  said  additional 
lands,  and  that  the  boundaries  of  the  reserve  are,  accordingly,  changed 
to  read  as  follows : 

Beginning  at  the  north-east  corner  of  Township  fifteen  (15)  North, 
Range  ten  (10)  East,  Principal  Meridian,  Montana;  thence  southerly 
to  the  south-west  corner  of  Township  fifteen  (15)  North,  Range 
eleven  (11)  East ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section 
four  (4),  Township  fourteen  (14)  North,  Range  eleven  (11)  East; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty- four  (34), 
said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Township 
thirteen  (13)  North,  Range  eleven  (11)  East;  thence  southerly,  al- 
lowing for  the  offset  on  the  Third  (3rd)  Standard  Parallel  North,  to 
the  south-west  corner  of  Township  twelve  (12)  North,  Range  twelve 

(12)  East;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Township 
eleven  (11)  North,  Range  thirteen  (13)  East;  thence  southerly  to 
the  south-east  corner  of  Township  ten   (10)    North,  Range  thirteen 

(13)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Township  ten 
(10)  North,  Range  ten  (10)  East;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  Township  ten  (10)  North,  Range  nine  (9)  East;  thence 
westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-four  (34),  Town- 
ship eleven  (11)  North,  Range  nine  (9)  East;  thence  northerly  to 
the  north-east  corner  of  Section  four  (4),  said  township;  thence  west- 


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erly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Township  twelve  (12)  North,  Range 
nine  (9)  East;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Township 
twelve  (12)  North,  Range  eight  (8)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-four  (34),  Township  thirteen  (13) 
North,  Range  eight  (8)  East;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  cor- 
ner of  Section  twenty-one  (21),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to 
the  south-west  corner  of  Section  eighteen  (18),  said  township;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Township  fifteen  (15)  North, 
Range  eight  (8)  East ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of 
Township  fifteen  (15)  North,  Range  ten  (10)  East,  the  place  of  be- 
ginning ; 

And  further  beginning  at  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  six  (6), 
Township  seven  (7)  North,  Range  eight  (8)  East,  Principal  Meridian, 
Montana ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  thirty- 
six  (36),  Township  eight  (8)  North,  Range  seven  (7)  East;  thence 
westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-five  (25),  said 
township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty- 
six  (26),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
Section  twenty-three  (23),  said  township;  thence  northerly,  allowing 
for  the  offset  on  the  Second  (2nd)  Standard  Parallel  North,  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-six  (26),  Township  nine  (9) 
North,  Range  seven  (7)  East;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner 
of  Section  twenty-three  (23),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-four  (24),  said  township;  thence 
easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirteen  (13),  said  town- 
ship; thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  seven  (7), 
Township  nine  (9)  North,  Range  eight  (8)  East;  thence  easterly  to 
the  north-east  corner  of  Section  eight  (8),  said  township ;  thence  south- 
erly to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  nine  (9),  said  township; 
thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  comer  of  Section  twelve  (12),  said 
township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Township  nine 
(9)  North,  Range  nine  (9)  East;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  Section  four  (4),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  Section  three  (3),  said  township;  thence  easterly 
to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  ten  (10),  said  township;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  fourteen  (14),  said 
township;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirteen 
(13),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Sec- 
tion eighteen  (18),  Township  nine  (9)  North,  Range  ten  (10)  East; 
thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  seventeen  (17), 
said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section 
sixteen  (16),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner 
of  Section  twenty-two  (22),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-five  (35),  said  township;  thence 


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easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  two  (2),  Township  eight 
(8)  North,  Range  ten  (10)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  Section  eleven  (11),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  Section  ten  (10),  said  township;  thence  northerly 
of  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  nine  (9),  said  township;  thence 
westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  four  (4),  said  town- 
ship; thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  five  (5), 
said  township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section 
three  (3),  Township  eight  (8)  North,  Range  nine  (9)  East;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  nine  (9),  said  township; 
thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  eighteen  (18), 
said  township ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section 
thirteen  (13),  Township  eight  (8)  North,  Range  eight  (8)  East; 
thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-four  (24), 
said  township ;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section 
thirty-five  (35),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  cor- 
ner of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said 
section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  three 
(3),  Township  seven  (7)  North,  Range  eight  (8)  East;  thence  south- 
erly to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section;  thence  westerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  Section  six  (6),  said  township,  the  place  of 
beginning ; 

Such  of  the  above-named  corners  as  have  not  been  established  by 
the  official  surveys  being  intended  to  be  located  at  the  points  where 
such  corners  would  fall  in  projecting  the  surveys  in  the  directions  in- 
dicated without  allowing  for  any  irregularities  which  may  occur  in 
actually  extending  the  surveys ; 

Excepting  from  the  force  and  efifect  of  this  proclamation  all  lands 
which  may  have  been,  prior  to  the  date  hereof,  embraced  in  any  legal 
entry  or  covered  by  any  lawful  filing  duly  of  record  in  the  proper 
United  States  Land  Office,  or  upon  which  any  valid  settlement  has 
been  made  pursuant  to  law,  and  the  statutory  period  within  which  to 
make  entry  or  filing  of  record  has  not  expired :  Provided,  that  this 
exception  shall  not  continue  to  apply  to  any  particular  tract  of  land 
unless  the  entryman,  settler  or  claimant  continues  to  comply  with  the 
law  under  which  the  entry,  filing  or  settlement  was  made. 

Warning  is  hereby  expressly  given  to  all  persons  not  to  make  set- 
tlement upon  the  lands  reserved  by  this  proclamation. 

This  reservation  shall  be  known  hereafter  as  the  Little  Belt  Forest 
Reserve. 

In  witness  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the 
seal  of  the  United  States  to  be  affixed. 
Done  at  the  City  of  Washington  this  3d  day  of  October, 
[seal.]     in  the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  nine  hundred  and  five, 


Theodore  Roosevelt  iili 

and  of  the  Independence  of  the  United  States  the  one  hun- 
dred and  thirtieth. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 
By  the  President: 

Elihu  Root, 

Secretary  of  State. 


By  the;  President  of  the  United  States  of  America. 
A   PROCLAMATION. 

Whereas,  the  Lake  Tahoe  Forest  Reserve,  in  the  State  of  California, 
was  estabhshed  by  proclamation  dated  April  thirteenth,  eighteen  hun- 
dred and  ninety-nine,  under  and  by  virtue  of  section  twenty-four  of 
the  Act  of  Congress,  approved  March  third,  eighteen  hundred  and 
ninety-one,  entitled,  "An  act  to  repeal  timber-culture  laws,  and  for 
other  purposes",  which  provides,  "That  the  President  of  the  United 
States  may,  from  time  to  time,  set  apart  and  reserve,  in  any  State  or 
Territory  having  public  land  bearing  forests,  in  any  part  of  the  public 
lands  wholly  or  in  part  covered  with  timber  or  undergrowth,  whether 
of  commercial  value  or  not,  as  public  reservations,  and  the  President 
shall,  by  public  proclamation,  declare  the  establishment  of  such  reserva- 
tions and  the  limits  thereof" ; 

And  whereas,  it  is  further  provided  by  the  Act  of  Congress,  ap- 
proved June  fourth,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-seven,  entitled,  "An 
act  making  appropriations  for  sundry  civil  expenses  of  the  Govern- 
ment for  the  fiscal  year  ending  June  thirtieth,  eighteen  hundred  and 
ninety-eight,  and  for  other  purposes",  that  "the  President  is  hereby 
authorized  at  any  time  to  modify  any  Executive  order  that  has  been 
or  may  hereafter  be  made  establishing  any  forest  reserve,  and  by  such 
modification  may  reduce  the  area  or  change  the  boundary  lines  of  such 
reserve,  or  may  vacate  altogether  any  order  creating  such  reserve" ; 

And  whereas,  it  appears  that  the  public  good  would  be  promoted  by 
including  within  the  said  forest  reserve  certain  additional  lands,  within 
the  States  of  California  and  Nevada,  which  are  in  part  covered  with 
timber ; 

Now,  therefore,  I,  Theodore  Roosevelt,  President  of  the  United 
States,  by  virtue  of  the  power  in  me  vested  by  the  aforesaid  act  of  Con- 
gress, approved  June  fourth,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-seven,  do 
hereby  make  known  and  proclaim  that  the  boundary  lines  of  the  afore- 
said Lake  Tahoe  Forest  Reserve  are  hereby  so  changed  and  enlarged 
as  to  read  as  follows : 

Beginning  at  the  north-west  corner  of  Township  seventeen  (17) 
North,  Range  twelve  (12)  East,  Mount  Diablo  Base  and  Meridian, 


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California;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Township  seven- 
teen (17)  North,  Range  seventeen  (17)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  Section  six  (6),  Township  seventeen  (17)  North, 
Range  eighteen  (18)  East;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of 
Section  four  (4),  said  township,  in  the  State  of  Nevada;  thence  north- 
erly to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section;  thence  easterly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-four  (34),  Township  eighteen  (18) 
North,  Range  eighteen  (18)  East;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Sec- 
tion twenty-six  (26),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  said  section;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner 
of  Section  twenty-seven  (27),  Township  eighteen  (18)  North,  Range 
nineteen  (19)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Sec- 
tion thirty-four  (34),  Township  seventeen  (17)  North,  Range  nine- 
teen (19)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  sec- 
tion ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  east  lot  two  (2)  in  Section  six 
(6),  Township  sixteen  (i6)  North,  Range  nineteen  (19)  East;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Sec- 
tion thirty-one  (31),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  Township  fifteen  (15)  North,  Range  eighteen  (18)  East; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  one  (i),  said 
township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  west- 
erly along  the  Third  (3rd)  Standard  Parallel  North  to  its  intersec- 
tion with  the  shore-line  of  Lake  Tahoe ;  thence  in  a  general  north- 
westerly and  southerly  direction  along  said  shore-line  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  lot  six  (6)  in  Section  twenty-two  (22),  Township  thirteen 
(13)  North,  Range  seventeen  (17)  East,  Mount  Diablo  Base  and 
Meridian,  California ;  thence  southeasterly  in  a  direct  line  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  lot  one  (i)  in  said  section;  thence  in  a  general  south- 
easterly direction  along  said  shore-line  to  the  point  where  it  is  inter- 
sected by  the  range  line  between  Ranges  seventeen  (17)  and  eighteen 
(18)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Township 
twelve  (12)  North,  Range  eighteen  (18)  East;  thence  easterly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-five  (35),  said  township;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  eleven  (11),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  lot  fourteen  (14)  in  Section 
three  (3),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner 
of  lot  three  (3)  in  said  section;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  said  lot;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section 
thirty-two  (32),  Township  thirteen  (13)  North,  Range  eighteen  (18) 
East;  thence  northerly  along  the  section  line  to  its  intersection  with 


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the  shore-line  of  Lake  Tahoe ;  thence  in  a  general  north-easterly  direc- 
tion along  said  shore-line  to  the  point  where  it  is  intersected  by  the 
boundary  line  between  the  States  of  California  and  Nevada ;  thence  in  a 
general  south-easterly  direction  along  said  state-boundary  line  to  its 
intersection  with  the  township  line  between  Townships  twelve  (12) 
and  thirteen  (13)  North;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of 
Section  six  (6),  Township  twelve  (12),  North,  Range  nineteen  (19) 
East,  Mount  Diablo  Base  and  Meridian,  Nevada;  thence  southerly 
to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section;  thence  easterly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  Section  eight  (8),  said  township;  thence  southerly  along 
the  section  lines  to  the  point  of  intersection  with  the  boundary  line 
between  the  States  of  California  and  Nevada;  thence  in  a  general 
south-easterly  direction  along  said  state-boundary  line  to  its  intersec- 
tion with  the  section  line  between  Sections  twenty-six  (26)  and  twenty- 
seven  {2y),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  cor- 
ner of  Section  fifteen  (15),  Township  eleven  (11)  North,  Range 
nineteen  ( 19)  East,  Mount  Diablo  Base  and  Meridian,  California ; 
thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  south- 
erly to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-three  (33),  said  town- 
ship; thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Township  eleven 
(11)  North,  Range  sixteen  (16)  East;  thence  northerly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  Township  twelve  (12)  North,  Range  fifteen  (15)  East; 
thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-four  (34), 
said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  sec- 
tion; thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty- 
eight  (28),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner 
of  Section  seventeen  (17),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  said  section;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner 
of  Section  nine  (9),  Township  twelve  (12)  North,  Range  fourteen 
(14)  East;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty- 
nine  (29),  Township  thirteen  (13)  North,  Range  fourteen  (14)  East; 
thence  westerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-six  (26), 
Township  thirteen  (13)  North,  Range  thirteen  (13)  East;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section;  thence  westerly 
to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section;  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-four  (34),  said  township;  thence 
westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  four  (4),  Township 
twelve  (12)  North,  Range  thirteen  (13)  East;  thence  southerly  to 
the  south-west  corner  of  said  section;  thence  westerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  Section  one  (i),  Township  twelve  (12)  North,  Range 
twelve  (12)  East;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said 
section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Township  thirteen 
(13)  North,  Range  eleven  (11)  East*  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 


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east  corner  of  Section  twenty-five  (25),  said  township;  thence  west- 
erly to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-three  (23),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to ' 
the  south-east  corner  of  Section  ten  (10),  said  township;  thence  west- 
erly to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  said  section;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  Section  five  (5),  said  township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  Section  thirty-two  (32),  Township  fourteen  (14)  North, 
Range  eleven  (11)  East ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of 
Section  twenty-seven  (27),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  Section  fifteen  (15),  said  township;  thence  west- 
erly to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  nine  (9),  said  township;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to 
the  south-west  corner  of  Section  six  (6),  said  township;  thence  north- 
erly to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twelve  (12),  Township  fifteen 
(15)  North,  Range  ten  (10)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of 
said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  township ;  thence  east- 
erly to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-four  (34),  Township 
sixteen  (16)  North,  Range  eleven  (11)  East;  thence  northerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
Section  twenty-three  (23),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner 
of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section 
thirteen  (13),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner 
of  Township  seventeen  (17)  North,  Range  twelve  (12)  East,  the 
place  of  beginning; 

Excepting  from  the  force  and  efifect  of  this  proclamation  all  lands 
which  may  have  been,  prior  to  the  date  hereof,  embraced  in  any  legal 
entry  or  covered  by  any  lawful  filing  duly  of  record  in  the  proper 
United  States  Land  Ofifice,  or  upon  which  any  valid  settlement  has  been 
made  pursuant  to  law,  and  the  statutory  period  within  which  to  make 
entry  or  filing  of  record  has  not  expired :  Provided,  that  this  excep- 
tion shall  not  continue  to  apply  to  any  particular  tract  of  land  unless 
the  entryman,  settler  or  claimant  continues  to  comply  with  the  law 
under  which  the  entry,  filing  or  settlement  was  made. 

Warning  is  hereby  expressly  given  to  all  persons  not  to  make  settle- 
ment up  the  lands  reserved  by  this  proclamation. 

This  reservation  shall  be  known  hereafter  as  the  Tahoe  Forest 
Reserve. 


Theodore  Roosevelt  1 1 1 5 

In  witness  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the 
seal  of  the  United  States  to  be  afifixed. 

Done  at  the  City  of  Washington  this  3d  day  of  October, 
[seal]     in  the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  nine  hundred  and  five, 
and  of  the  Independence  of  the  United  States  the  one  hundred 
and  thirtieth. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 
By  the  President : 

Elihu  Root, 

Secretary  of  State. 


By  the  President  of  the  United  States  oe  America. 
A   PROCLAMATION. 

Whereas,  the  Lincoln  Forest  Reserve,  in  the  Territory  of  New 
Mexico,  was  established  by  proclamation  dated  July  twenty-sixth,  nine- 
teen hundred  and  two,  under  and  by  virtue  of  section  twenty-four  of 
the  Act  of  Congress,  approved  March  third,  eighteen  hundred  and 
ninety-one,  entitled,  "An  act  to  repeal  timber-culture  laws,  and  for 
other  purposes,"  which  provides,  "That  the  President  of  the  United 
States  may,  from  time  to  time,  set  apart  and  reserve,  in  any  State  or 
Territory  having  public  land  bearing  forests,  in  any  part  of  the  public 
lands  wholly  or  in  part  covered  with  timber  or  undergrowth,  whether 
of  commercial  value  or  not,  as  public  reservations,  and  the  President 
shall,  by  public  proclamation,  declare  the  establishment  of  such  reserva- 
tions and  the  limits  thereof" ; 

■  And  whereas,  it  is  further  provided  by  the  Act  of  Congress,  approved 
June  fourth,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-seven,  entitled,  "An  act  mak- 
ing appropriations  for  sundry  civil  expenses  of  the  Government  for 
the  fiscal  year  ending  June  thirtieth,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-eight, 
and  for  other  purposes,"  that  "the  President  is  hereby  authorized  at 
any  time  to  modify  any  Executive  order  that  has  been  or  may  here- 
after be  made  establishing  any  forest  reserve,  and  by  such  modification 
may  reduce  the  area  or  change  the  boundary  lines  of  such  reserve,  or 
may  vacate  altogether  any  order  creating  such  reserve" ; 

And  whereas,  it  appears  that  the  public  good  would  be  promoted  by 
releasing  and  excluding  certain  lands  from  the  said  forest  reserve,  and 
by  including  therein  certain  additional  lands,  in  the  Territory  of  New 
Mexico,  which  are  in  part  covered  with  timber ; 

Now,  therefore,  I,  Theodore  Rooseveet,  President  of  the  United 
States,  by  virtue  of  the  power  in  me  vested  by  the  aforesaid  act  of  Con- 
gress, approved  June  fourth,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-seven,  do 
hereby  make  known  and  proclaim  that  the  boundary  lines  of  the  afore- 


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said  Lincoln  Forest  Reserve  are  hereby  so  changed  as  to  read  as  fol- 
lows : 

Beginning  at  the  north-west  corner  of  Township  tert  (lo)  South, 
Range  ten  (lo)  East,  New  Mexico  Principal  Meridian,  New  Mexico; 
thence  easterly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-five  (35)1 
Township  nine  (9)  South,  Range  ten  (10)  East;  thence  northerly  to 
the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of 
Section  twenty-four  (24),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner 
of  Section  seven  (7),  Township  nine  (9)  South,  Range  eleven  (11) 
East;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  six  (6),  said 
township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  five 
(5),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  comer  of  Section 
thirty-two  (32),  Township  eight  (8)  South,  Range  eleven  (11)  East; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly 
to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-five  (25),  fractional  Town- 
ship eight  (8)  South,  Range  twelve  (12)  East;  thence  northerly  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  Section  thirty-five  (35),  Township  seven  (7)  South,  Range 
eleven  (11)  East ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said 
section  ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  fourteen  (14),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  one  ( i ) ,  said  township ; 
thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  fractional  Township  seven 
(7)  South,  Range  twelve  (12)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  Section  seven  (7),  Township  seven  (7)  South,  Range 
thirteen  (13)  East;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section 
twelve  (12),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-\vest  corner 
of  Township  seven  (7)  South,  Range  fourteen  (14)  East;  thence 
easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  six  (6),  said  township; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  eight  (8),  said 
township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  fifteen 
(15),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
Section  twenty-three  (23),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  Section  twenty-two  (22),  Township  seven  (7)  South, 
Range  fifteen  (15)  East;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of 
said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  seven- 
teen (17),  Township  seven  (7)  South,  Range  sixteen  (16)  East;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section;  thence  easterly  to 
the  north-east  corner  of  Section  thirteen  (13),  Township  seven  (7) 
South,  Range  seventeen  (17)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  Section  nineteen   (19),  Township  seven   (7)   South, 


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Range  eighteen  (18)  East;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of 
Section  twenty-seven  (27),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  Section  thirty-six  (36),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to 
the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-four  (24),  Township  eight 
(8)  South,  Range  eighteen  (18)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner 
of  Section  thirty-five  (35),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  Section  two  (2),  Township  nine  (9)  South,  Range 
eighteen  (18)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of 
Section  twenty-seven  (27),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  saM  section;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of 
Section  thirty-one  (31),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  Township  nine  (9)  South,  Range  seventeen  (17)  East; 
thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  township ;  thence  north- 
erly to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  township ;  thence  westerly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  Township  eight  (8)  South,  Range  fourteen  (14) 
East ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-four 
(24),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Sec- 
tion twenty-one  (21),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  Section  twenty-nine  (29),  said 
township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  south-west 
quarter  of  Section  thirty  (30),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  Township  nine  (9)  South,  Range  fourteen  ( 14) 
East ;  thence  easterly  along  the  township  line  to  the  western  boundary 
line  of  the  abandoned  Fort  Stanton  Military  Reservation ;  thence  in  a 
general  south-easterly  and  north-easterly  direction  along  the  boundary 
of  said  reservation  as  extended  by  Executive  order  dated  November 
first,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-nine,  for  the  use  of  the  United  States 
Marine  Hospital  Service,  to  the  north-west  corner  of  lot  two  (2)  in 
Section  three  (3),  Township  ten  (10)  South,  Range  fifteen  (15)  East; 
thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  township ;  thence  south- 
erly to  the  south-east  corner  of  Township  eleven  (11)  South,  Range 
fifteen  (15)  East ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Township 
eleven  (11)  South,  Range  thirteen  (13)  East;  thence  northerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  said  township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  Section  thirty-five  (35),  Township  ten  (10)  South,  Range 
ten  (10)  East;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section 
twenty-two  (22),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  Section  eighteen  (18),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to 
the  north-west  corner  of  said  township,  the  place  of  beginning; 

And  further  beginning  at  the  north-east  corner  of  Township  thirteen 
(13)  South,  Range  eleven  (11)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the,  south- 


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east  corner  of  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner 
of  Section  thirty-four  (34),  Township  thirteen  (13)  South,  Range  ten 
( 10)  East ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty- 
eight  (28),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner 
of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section 
eight  (8),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of 
said  section  ;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twen- 
t)''-nine  (29),  Township  twelve  (12)  South,  Range  ten  (10)  East; 
thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  north- 
erly to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section;  thence  easterly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-one  (21),  said  township;  thence 
northerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  ten  (10),  said  township; 
thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  north- 
erly to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  Section  two  (2),  said  township;  thence  northerly 
to  the  north-west  corner  of  lot  three  (3)  in  Section  one  (i),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  lot  one  ( i )  in  said 
section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Township  twelve 
(12)  South,  Range  eleven  (11)  East;  thence  easterly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  Township  thirteen  (13)  South,  Range  eleven  (11)  East, 
the  place  of  beginning ; 

Such  of  the  above-named  corners  as  have  not  been  established  by  the 
official  surveys,  being  intended  to  be  located  at  the  points  where  such 
corners  would  fall  in  projecting  the  surveys  in  the  directions  indicated 
without  allowing  for  any  irregularities  which  may  occur  in  actually 
extending  the  surveys; 

Excepting  from  the  force  and  effect  of  this  proclamation  all  lands 
which  may  have  been,  prior  to  the  date  hereof,  embraced  in  any  legal 
entry  or  covered  by  any  lawful  filing  duly  of  record  in  the  proper 
United  States  Land  Office,  or  upon  which  any  valid  settlement  has  been 
made  pursuant  to  law,  and  the  statutory  period  within  which  to  make 
entry  or  filing  of  record  has  not  expired :  Provided,  that  this  exception 
shall  not  continue  to  apply  to  any  particular  tract  of  land  unless  the 
entryman,  settler  or  claimant  continues  to  comply  with  the  law  under 
which  the  entry,  filing  or  settlement  was  made. 

The  lands  hereby  excluded  from  the  reserve  and  restored  to  the 
public  domain  shall  be  open  to  settlement  from  the  date  hereof,  but 
shall  not  be  subject  to  entry,  filing  or  selection  until  after  ninety  days' 
notice  by  such  publication  as  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior  may  prescribe. 

Warning  is  hereby  expressly  given  to  all  persons  not  to  make  settle- 
ment upon  the  lands  reserved  by  this  proclamation. 

In  witness  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the 
seal  of  the  United  States  to  be  affixed. 

Done  at  the  City  of  Washington  this  3d-day  of  October, 


Theodore  Roosevelt  1119 

[seal.]  in  the  year  of  our  Lord,  one  thousand  nine  hundred  and  five, 
and  of  the  Independence  of  the  United  States  the  one  hun- 
dred and  thirtieth 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 
By  the  President : 

Elihu  Root, 

Secretary  of  State. 


By  the  President  of  the  United  States  of  America. 
A    PROCLAMATION. 

Whereas,  it  is  provided  by  section  twenty-four  of  the  Act  of  Con- 
gress, approved  March  third,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-one,  entitled, 
"An  act  to  repeal  timber-culture  laws,  and  for  other  purposes,"  "That 
the  President  of  the  United  States  may,  from  time  to  time,  set  apart 
and  reserve,  in  any  State  or  Territory  having  public  land  bearing 
forests,  in  any  part  of  the  public  lands  wholly  or  in  part  covered  with 
timber  or  undergrowth,  whether  of  commercial  value  or  not,  as  public 
reservations,  and  the  President  shall,  by  public  proclamation,  declare 
the  establishment  of  such  reservations  and  the  limits  thereof" ; 

And  whereas,  the  public  lands  in  the  State  of  Montana,  within  the 
limits  hereinafter  described,  are  in  part  covered  with  timber,  and  it 
appears  that  the  public  good  would  be  promoted  by  setting  apart  and 
reserving  said  lands  as  a  public  reservation ; 

Now,  therefore,  I,  Theodore  Roosevelt,  President  of  the  United 
States,  by  virtue  of  the  power  in  me  vested  by  section  twenty-four  of 
the  aforesaid  Act  of  Congress,  do  hereby  make  known  and  proclaim 
that  there  are  hereby  reserved  from  entry  or  settlement  and  set  apart 
as  a  Public  Reservation  all  those  certain  tracts,  pieces  or  parcels  of 
land  lying  and  being  situate  in  the  State  of  Montana,  and  within  the 
boundaries  particularly  described  as  follows: 

Beginning  at  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  five  (5),  Township 
eight  (8)  North,  Range  five  (5)  East,  Principal  Meridian,  Montana; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  sixteen  (16), 
Township  seven  (7)  North,  Range  five  (5)  East;  thence  easterly  to 
the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-two  (22),  said  township  ;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  three  (3),  Township  six 
(6)  North,  Range  five  (5)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  Section  ten  (10),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  Section  fifteen  (15),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-seven  {2y),  said  township;  thence 
westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-four  (34),  Town- 


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ship  six  (6)  North,  Range  four  (4)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  said  section;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  Section  three   (3),  Township  five   (5)    North,  Range  four 

(4)  East ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  two  (2), 
said  township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  north- 
west quarter  of  Section  eleven  (11),  said  township ;  thence  southerly 
to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  said  section  ;  thence 
easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twelve  (12),  said  township; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  seven  (7),  Town- 
ship five  (5)  North,  Range  five  (5)  East;  thence  easterly  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  Section  eight  (8),  said  township;  thence  southerly 
to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  Section  nine 
(9),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the 
north-east  quarter  of  Section  ten  (10),  said  township;  thence  north- 
erly to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  eleven  (11),  said  township; 
thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twelve  (12),  said 
township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Township  five 

(5)  North,  Range  six  (6)  East;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  Section  six  (6),  said  township ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  Section  seventeen  (17),  said  township;  thence  easterly 
to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-one  (21),  said  township; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-two  (22), 
said  township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section 
twenty-three  {2^),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  Section  thirteen  (13),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  said  section;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  Section  thirty-six  (36),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to 
the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly,  allowing  for 
the  offset  on  the  First  (ist)  Standard  Parallel  North,  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  Section  two  (2),  Township  four  (4)  North,  Range 
six  (6)  East ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section 
eleven  (11),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner 
of  Section  thirty-five  (35),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  said  township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner 
of  Section  thirty  (30),  Township  four  (4)  North,  Range  seven  (7) 
East;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  nineteen  (19), 
said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section 
twenty  (20),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner 
of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section 
twenty-one  (21),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  Section  twenty-eight  (28),  said  township;  thence  southerly 
to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  four  (4),  Township  three  (3) 
North,  Range  seven  (7)  East ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner 
of  Section  nine  (9),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east 


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corner  of  Section  eight  (8),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  Section  eighteen  (18),  said  township;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-four  (24),  Town- 
ship three  (3)  North,  Range  six  (6)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-six  (26),  said  township;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-five  (35),  said 
township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  two  (2), 
Township  two  (2)  North,  Range  six  (6)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  Section  one  (i),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to 
the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twelve  (12),  said  township;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  seven  (7),  Township  two 
(2)  North,  Range  seven  (7)  East;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  said  section  ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
Section  seventeen  (17),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  Section  twenty-one  (21),  said  township;  thence  south- 
erly to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  said  section  ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Sec- 
tion fifteen  (15),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  Section  fourteen  (14),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  Section  twelve  (12),  said  township;  thence  north- 
erly to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  said  section  ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  cor- 
ner of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section 
eighteen  (18),  Township  two  (2)  North,  Range  eight  (8)  East;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty  (30),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-six 
(36),  Township  two  (2)  North,  Range  seven  (7)  East;  thence  south- 
erly to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-five  (35),  said  township; 
thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  three  (3),  Town- 
ship one  (i)  North,  Range  seven  (7)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  Section  ten  (10),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  Section  eleven  (11),  said  township ;  thence  east- 
erly to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  fourteen  (14),  said  township; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirteen  (13), 
said  township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  nine- 
teen (19),  Township  one  (i)  North,  Range  eight  (8)  East;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to 
the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-seven  {2y),  said  township; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  west- 
erly to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-four  (34),  said  town- 
ship; thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-three 
(33).  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Sec- 


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tion  three  (3),  Township  one  (i)  South,  Range  eight  (8)  East;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to 
the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  Section  twenty-seven  (27),  said  township;  thence  west- 
erly to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  Section  thirty-three   (33),  said  township;  thence  southerly 
to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-two    (32),  said  township; 
thence  westerly  to   the   south-west  corner  of  said   township;   thence 
northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-six  (36),  Township 
one  (i)  South,  Range  seven  (7)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  Section  twenty-six  (26),  said  township;  thence  northerly 
to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-seven  {2y),  said  township; 
thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-two  (22), 
said  township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section 
four  (4),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
Section  thirty-three  (33),  Township  one  (i)  North,  Range  seven  (7) 
East ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  seventeen 
(17),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said 
section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of   Section  thirty- 
one  (31),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of 
Section  five   (5),  Township  one   (i)   South,  Range  seven   (7)   East; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  seven   (7),  said 
township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  eighteen 
(18),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Sec- 
tion thirteen   (13),  Township  one   (i)    South,  Range  six   (6)   East; 
thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-three  (23), 
said  township ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section 
twenty-seven   (27),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of 
Section  four   (4),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  Section  thirty-two  (32),  Township  one   (i)   North,  Range 
six   (6)   East ;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section 
twenty  (20),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of 
said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ; 
thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  sixteen  (16),  said 
township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ; 
thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  north- 
erly to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  five  (5),  said  township;  thence 
westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-two  (32),  Township 
two  (2)  North,  Range  six  (6)  East;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  Section  thirty-one  (31),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to 
the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty   (30),  said  township;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-four  (24),  Town- 


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ship  two  (2)  North,  Range  five  (5)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  Section  thirteen  (13),  said  township;  thence  northerly 
to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-six  (26),  Township  three 

(3)  North,  Range  five  (5)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  Section  twenty-three  (23),  said  township;  thence  northerly 
to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  fifteen  (15),  said  township;  thence 
westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  ten  (10),  said  township; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  three  (3),  said 
township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-two 
(32),  Township  four  (4)  North,  Range  six  (6)  East;  thence  northerly 
to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  eight  (8),  said  township;  thence 
westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  five  (5),  said  township; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  six  (6),  said  town- 
ship; thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Township  five  (5) 
North,  Range  six  (6)  East ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner 
of  Section  twenty-five    (25),  Township  five   (5)    North,  Range  five 

(5)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  west- 
erly to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-five  (35),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  five  (5),  Township  four 

(4)  North,  Range  five  (5)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  Section  six  (6),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  Section  five  (5),  Township  four  (4)  North,  Range  four 
(4)  East;  thence  northerly,  allowing  for  the  oflfset  on  the  First  (ist) 
Standard  Parallel  North,  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  nineteen 
(19),  Township  five  (5)  North,  Range  four  (4)  East;  thence  westerly 
to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  eighteen  (18),  said  township; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twelve  (12),  Town- 
ship five  (5)  North,  Range  three  (3)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  Section  one  (i),  said  township;  thence  northerly 
to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  two  (2),  said  township;  thence 
westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-five  (35),  Township 
six  (6)  North,  Range  three  (3)  East;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  Section  twenty-six  (26),  said  township;  thence  easterly 
to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-one   (21),  Township  six 

(6)  North,  Range  four  (4)  East;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  Section  four  (4),  said  township  ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  Section  thirty-three  (33),  Township  seven  (7)  North, 
Range  four  (4)  East ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of 
Section  thirty-two  (32),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  Section  twenty-nine  (29),  said  township;  thence  north- 
erly to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  six  (6),  said  township;  thence 
westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Township  eight  (8)  North,  Range 


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four  (4)  East;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section 
twelve  (12),  Township  eight  (8)  North,  Range  three  (3)  East;  tlience 
westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  two  (2),  said  township; 
thence  northerly*  allowing  for  the  offset  on  the  Second  (2nd)  Standard 
Parallel  North,  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-four  (34), 
Township  nine  (9)  North,  Range  three  (3)  East;  thence  westerly  to 
the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-eight  (28),  said  township; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-nine  (29), 
said  township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section 
nineteen  (19),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner 
of  Section  thirteen  (13),  Township  nine  (9)  North,  Range  two  (2) 
East ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-six  (26),  Town- 
ship ten  (10)  North,  Range  two  (2)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  Section  nineteen  (19),  said  township;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  thirteen  (13),  Township 
ten  (10)  North,  Range  one  (l)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  Section  eleven  ( 1 1 ) ,  said  township ;  thence  northerly 
to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  ten  (10),  said  township;  thence 
westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  six  (6),  said  township; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Township  ten  (10)  North, 
Range  one  (i)  West;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  comer  of 
Section  thirty-three  (33),  Township  eleven  (11)  North,  Range  one 
( I )  West ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  thirty- 
two  (32),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
Section  twenty-nine  (29),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  Section  thirty  (30),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to 
the  south-west  corner  of  Section  nineteen  (19),  said  township;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twelve  (12),  Township 
eleven  (11)  North,  Range  two  (2)  West;  thence  westerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  Section  four  (4),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to 
the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  along  the  town- 
ship line  to  its  intersection  with  the  Missouri  River ;  thence  iu  a  general 
northwesterly  direction  down  the  middle  of  the  channel  of  said  river  to 
its  intersection  with  the  section  line  between  Sections  eleven  (11)  and 
twelve  (12),  Township  twelve  (12)  North,  Range  three  (3)  West; 
thence  northerly  along  the  section  lines  to  the  intersection  of  the  sec- 
tion line  between  Sections  one  (i)  and  two  (2),  said  township,  with 
the  said  river ;  thence  in  a  general  northeasterly  direction  down  the 
middle  of  the  channel  of  said  river  to  its  intersection  with  the  range 
line  between  Section  eighteen  (18),  Township  thirteen  (13)  North, 
Range  two  (2)  West,  and  Section  thirteen  (13),  Township  thirteen 
(13)  North,  Range  three  (3)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  Section  eighteen  (18),  Townshi^  thirteen  (13)  North, 


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Range  two  (2)  West;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of 
Section  seven  (7),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  Section  five  (5),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  Township  fourteen  (14)  North,  Range  two  (2)  West; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  thirty  (30),  Town- 
ship fourteen  (14)  North,  Range  one  (i)  West;  thence  easterly  to 
the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-eight  (28),  said  township; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-seven  {2y), 
said  township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section 
thirty-four  (34),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  Section  fourteen  (14),  Township  thirteen  (13)  North,  Range 
one  (i)  West;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section 
thirteen  (13),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner 
of  Section  eighteen  (18),  Township  thirteen  (13)  North,  Range  one 
( I )  East ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  seven 
(7),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Sec- 
tion eight  (8),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner 
of  Section  twelve  (12),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  Section  seven  (7),  Township  thirteen  (13)  North,  Range 
two  (2)  East;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section 
eighteen  (18),  said  township ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner 
of  Section  twenty-nine  (29),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-three  (33),  said  township;  thence 
southerly,  allowing  for  the  offset  on  the  Third  (3rd)  Standard  Parallel 
North,  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  fifteen  (15),  Township 
twelve  (12)  North,  Range  two  (2)  East;  thence  easterly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  Section  twenty-three  (23),  said  township;  thence  south- 
erly to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-four  (24),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-five 
(25),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Sec- 
tion eighteen  (18),  Township  eleven  (ii)  North,  Range  three  (3) 
East;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty  (20), 
said  township ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section 
twenty-one  (21),  said  township  ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner 
of  Section  twenty-five  (25),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  Section  eighteen  (18),  Township  ten  (10)  North, 
Range  four  (4)  East ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said 
section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  thirty- 
two  (32),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of 
said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ; 
thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  four  (4),  Township 
nine  (9)  North,  Range  four  (4)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  Section  fifteen  (15),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to 
the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-west 


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corner  of  Section  thirty-five  (35),  said  township;  thence  easterly  io  the 
north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Sec- 
tion five  (5),  Township  eight  (8)  North,  Range  five  (5)  East,  the 
place  of  beginning; 

And  further  beginning  at  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-one 
(21),  Township  twelve  (12)  North,  Range  four  (4)  East,  Principal 
Meridian,  Montana ;  thence  westerly,  allowing  for  the  offset  on  the 
range  line,  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty  (20),  Township 
twelve  (12)  North,  Range  three  (3)  East;  thence  northerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  Section  eight  (8),  said  township;  thence  easterly 
to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  five  (5),  said  township;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  four  (4),  said  township; 
thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-four  (34), 
Township  thirteen  (13)  North,  Range  three  (3)  East;  thence  north- 
erly to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-six  (26),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  easterly,  allowing  for  the  offset  on  the  range  line,  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-nine  (29),  Township  thirteen  (13) 
North,  Range  four  (4)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner 
of  Section  twenty-eight  (28),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-three  (33),  said  township;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-four  (34),  said 
township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  three  (3), 
Township  twelve  (12)  North,  Range  four  (4)  East;  thence  southerly 
to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  fifteen  (15),  said  township;  thence 
westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-two  (22),  said 
township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty- 
one  (21),  said  township,  the  place  of  beginning; 

Such  of  the  above-named  corners  as  have  not  been  established  by 
the  official  surveys  being  intended  to  be  located  at  the  points  where  such 
corners  would  fall  in  projecting  the  surveys  in  the  directions  indicated 
without  allowing  for  any  irregularities  which  may  occur  in  actually  ex- 
tending the  surveys ; 

Excepting  from  the  force  and  effect  of  this  proclamation  all  lands 
which  may  have  been,  prior  to  the  date  hereof,  embraced  in  any  legal 
entry  or  covered  by  any  lawful  filing  duly  of  record  in  the  proper  United 
States  Land  Office,  or  upon  which  any  valid  settlement  has  been  made 
pursuant  to  law,  and  the  statutory  period  within  which  to  make  entry 
or  filing  of  record  has  not  expired :  Provided,  that  this  exception  shall 
not  continue  to  apply  to  any  particular  tract  of  land  unless  the  entry- 
man,  settler  or  claimant  continues  to  comply  with  the  law  under  which 
the  entry,  filing  or  settlement  was  made. 

Warning  is  hereby  expressly  given  to  all  persons  not  to  make  settle- 
ment Upon  the  lands  reserved  by  this  proclamation, 


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The  reservation  hereby  estabUshed  shall  be  known  as  the  Big  Belt 
Forest  Reserve. 

In  witness  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the 
seal  of  the  United  States  to  be  affixed. 
Done  at  the  City  of  Washington  this  3d  day  of  October, 
[seal.]     in  the  year  of  our  Lord,  one  thousand  nine  hundred  and  five, 
and  of  the  Independence  of  the  United  States  the  one  hun- 
dred and  thirtieth. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 
By  the  President : 

Elihu  Root, 

Secretary  of  State. 

By  the  President  oe  the  United  States  of  America. 
A    PROCLAMATION. 

Whereas,  it  is  provided  by  section  twenty-four  of  the  Act  of  Con- 
gress, approved  March  third,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-one,  entitled, 
"An  act  to  repeal  timber-culture  laws,  and  for  other  purposes,"  "That 
the  President  of  the  United  States  may,  from  time  to  time,  set  apart 
and  reserve,  in  any  State  or  Territory  having  public  land  bearing  forests, 
in  any  part  of  the  public  lands  wholly  or  in  part  covered  with  timber 
or  undergrowth,  whether  of  commercial  value  or  not,  as  public  reserva- 
tions, and  the  President  shall,  by  public  proclamation,  declare  the  es- 
tablishment of  such  reservations  and  the  limits  thereof" ; 

And  whereas,  the  public  lands  in  the  Territory  of  Arizona,  within 
the  limits  hereinafter  described,  are  in  part  covered  with  timber,  and  it 
appears  that  the  public  good  would  be  promoted  by  setting  apart  and 
reserving  said  lands  as  a  public  reservation ; 

Now,  therefore,  I,  Theodore  Roosevelt,  President  of  the  United 
States,  by  virtue  of  the  power  in  me  vested  by  section  twenty-four  of 
the  aforesaid  Act  of  Congress,  do  hereby  make  known  and  proclaim 
that  there  are  hereby  reserved  from  entry  or  settlement  and  set  apart 
as  a  Public  Reservation  all  those  certain  tracts,  pieces  or  parcels  of 
land  lying  and  being  situate  in  the  Territory  of  Arizona,  and  within 
the  boundaries  particularly  described  as  follows : 

Beginning  at  the  north-west  corner  of  Township  twelve  (12)  North, 
Range  seven  (7)  East,  Gila  and  Salt  River  Meridian,  Arizona;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  six  (6),  said  township; 
thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  eight  (8),  said 
township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  seven- 
teen (17),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of 
Section  twenty  (20),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east 


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corner  of  Section  nineteen  (19),  Township  eleven  and  one-half  (113^) 
North,  Range  seven  (7)  East ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner 
of  Section  thirty  (30),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  Section  nineteen  (19),  Township  eleven  (ii)  North, 
Range  seven  (7)  East;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of 
Section  twenty-nine  (29),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  Section  twenty-eight  (28) ,  said  township  ;  thence  easterly 
to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-six  (36),  said  township; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Township  eleven  (11) 
North,  Range  eight  (8)  East ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner 
of  Section  five  (5),  Township  ten  (10)  North,  Range  eight  (8)  East; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  four  (4),  said 
township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  nine  (9), 
said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section 
ten  (10),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of 
Section  fifteen  (15),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  Section  fourteen  (14),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-four  (24),  said  township;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  township ;  thence  westerly  to 
the  north-west  corner  of  Township  nine  (9)  North,  Range  eight  (8) 
East;  thence  southerly,  allowing  for  the  proper  offset  on  the  Second 
(2nd)  Standard  Parallel  North,  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Township 
eight  (8)  North,  Range  eight  (8)  East;  thence  easterly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  Section  four  (4),  Township  seven  (7)  North,  Range 
eight  (8)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section 
thirty-four  (34),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner 
of  Section  three  (3),  Township  six  (6)  North.  Range  eight  (8)  East; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly 
to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  twelve  (12),  said  township;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to 
the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  Section  eighteen  (18),  Township  six  (6)  North,  Range 
nine  (9)  East ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section 
twenty  (20),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner 
of  Section  four  (4),  Township  five  (5)  North,  Range  nine  (9)  East; 
thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  nine  (9),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  fifteen  (15), 
said  township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section 
twenty-two  (22),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  Section  twenty-three  (23),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to 
the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-six  (26),  said  township ;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-five  (25),  said 
township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-six 
(36),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 


Theodore  Roosevelt  1129 

Township  five  (5)  North,  Range  ten  (10)  East;  thence  easterly  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  Section  six  (6),  Township  four  (4)  North,  Range 
ten  (10)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section 
twenty  (20),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of 
Section  twenty-nine  (29),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  Section  twenty-eight  (28),  said  township;  thence  easter- 
ly to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-three  (33),  said  township; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-four  (34), 
said  township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  three 
(3),  Township  three  (3)  North,  Range  ten  (10)  East;  thence  south- 
erly to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  two  (2),  said  township;  thence 
easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  eleven  (ii),  said  township; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twelve  (12),  said 
township;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  nine  (9), 
Township  three  (3)  North,  Range  eleven  (11)  East;  thence  northerly 
to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  ten  (10),  said  township;  thence 
easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  three  (3),  said  township; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-seven  (27), 
Township  four  (4)  North,  Range  eleven  (11)  East;  thence  westerly 
to  the  south-'west  corner  of  Section  twenty-two  (22),  said  township; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  sixteen  (16),  said 
township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  eight 
(8),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Sec- 
tion seven  (7),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner 
of  Section  six  (6),  said  township;  thence  northerly,  allowing  for  the 
proper  offset  on  the  First  (ist)  Standard  Parallel  North,  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  Township  six  (6)  North,  Range  eleven  (11)  East; 
thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  township ;  thence  south- 
erly to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  six  (6),  Township  six  (6) 
North,  Range  twelve  (12)  East;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  Section  nine  (9),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  Section  ten  (10),  said  township;  thence  easterly 
to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  fifteen  (15),  said  township;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  fourteen  (14),  said 
township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty- 
four  (24),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner 
of  Township  six  (6)  North,  Range  thirteen  (13)  East;  thence  easterly 
to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  six  (6),  Township  five  (5)  North, 
Range  thirteen  (13)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner 
of  Section  five  (5),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  Section  eight  (8),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-one  (21),  said  township;  thence 
easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-eight  (28),  said 
township ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty- 


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seven  (2y),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-ea^t  corner  of 
Section  thirty-six  (36),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  Township  five  (5)  North,  Range  fourteen  (14)  East; 
thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  five  (5),  Township 
four  (4)  North,  Range  fourteen  (14)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  Section  four  (4),  said  township;  thence  easterly 
to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  nine  (9),  said  township;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  ten  (10),  said  township; 
thence  easterly  along  the  section  lines  to  the  point  of  intersection  with 
the  western  boundary  of  the  White  Mountain  or  San  Carlos  Indian 
Reservation,  or  the  prolongation  thereof ;  thence  in  a  general  northerly 
direction  along  the  boundary  of  said  reservation  to  its  intersection  with 
the  southern  boundary  of  the  Black  Mesa  Forest  Reserve ;  thence  in  a 
general  north-westerly  direction  along  the  boundary  of  said  forest 
reserve  and  the  Third  (3rd)  Standard  Parallel  North  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  Township  twelve  (12)  North,  Range  seven  (7)  East,  the 
place  of  beginning ;  such  of  the  above-named  corners  as  have  not  been 
established  by  the  official  surveys  being  intended  to  be  located  at  the 
points  where  such  corners  would  fall  in  projecting  the  surveys  in  the 
directions  indicated  without  allowing  for  any  irregularities  which  may 
occur  in  actually  extending  the  surveys ; 

Excepting  from  the  force  and  effect  of  this  proclamation  all  lands 
which  may  have  been,  prior  to  the  date  hereof,  embraced  in  any  legal 
entry  or  covered  by  any  lawful  filing  duly  of  record  in  the  proper 
United  States  Land  Office,  or  upon  which  any  valid  settlement  has 
been  made  pursuant  to  law,  and  the  statutory  period  within  which 
to  make  entry  or  filing  of  record  has  not  expired :  Provided,  that  this 
exception  shall  not  continue  to  apply  to  any  particular  tract  of  land 
unless  the  entryman,  settler  or  claimant  continues  to  comply  with  the 
law  under  which  the  entry,  filing  or  settlement  was  made. 

Warning  is  hereby  expressly  given  to  all  persons  not  to  make  settle- 
ment upon  the  lands  reserved  by  this  proclamation. 

The  reservation  hereby  established  shall  be  known  as  the  Tonto 
Forest  Reserve. 

In  witness  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the 
seal  of  the  United  States  to  be  affixed. 

Done  at  the  City  of  Washington  this  3d  day  of  October, 
[seal.]     in  the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  nine  hundred  and  five, 
and  of  the  Independence  of  the  United  States  the  one  hun- 
dred and  thirtieth. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 
By  the  President : 

Elihu  Root, 

Secretary  of  State, 


Theodore  Roosevelt  1131 

By  the  President  of  the  United  States  of  America. 
A    PROCLAMATION. 

Whereas,  it  is  provided  by  section  twenty-four  of  the  Act  of  Con- 
gress, approved  March  third,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-one,  entitled, 
"An  act  to  repeal  timber-culture  laws,  and  for  other  purposes,"  "That 
the  President  of  the  United  States  may,  from  time  to  time,  set  apart 
and  reserve,  in  any  State  or  Territory  having  public  land  bearing 
forests,  in  any  part  of  the  public  lands  wholly  or  in  part  covered  with 
timber  or  undergrowth,  whether  of  commercial  value  or  not,  as  public 
reservations,  and  the  President  shall,  by  public  proclamation,  declare 
the  establishment  of  such  reservations  and  the  limits  thereof" ; 

And  whereas,  the  public  lands  in  the  State  of  California,  within  the 
limits  hereinafter  described,  are  in  part  covered  with  timber,  and  it 
appears  that  the  public  good  would  be  promoted  by  setting  apart  and 
reserving  said  lands  as  a  public  reservation ; 

Now,  therefore,  I,  Theodore  Roosevelt,  President  of  the  United 
States,  by  virtue  of  the  power  in  me  vested  by  section  twenty-four  of 
the  aforesaid  Act  of  Congress,  do  hereby  make  known  and  proclaim 
that  there  are  hereby  reserved  from  entry  or  settlement  and  set  apart 
as  a  Public  Reservation  all  those  certain  tracts,  pieces  or  parcels  of 
land  lying  and  being  situate  in  the  State  of  California,  and  within 
the  boundaries  particularly  described  as  follows : 

Beginning  at  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  three  (3),  Township 
forty-two  (42)  North,  Range  four  (4)  West,  Mount  Diablo  Base  and 
Meridian,  California ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said 
township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  six  (6), 
Township  forty-two  (42)  North,  Range  three  (3)  West;  thence  east- 
erly to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  three  (3),  said  township  ;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section  ;  thence  westerly  to 
the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-four  (34),  Township  forty- 
three  (43)  North,  Range  three  (3)  West ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  Section  twenty-seven  (2y),  said  township;  thence  east- 
erly to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-three  (23),  Township 
forty-three  (43)  North,  Range  two  (2)  West;  thence  northerly  to 
the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  Section  twenty-three  (23),  Township  forty-three  (43)  North, 
Range  one  ( i )  West ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-six  (36), 
said  township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Township 
forty-two  (42)  North,  Range  one  (i)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  Section  twelve  (12),  said  township;  thence  west- 
erly to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  sixteen  (16),  said  township; 


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thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-nine  (29), 
said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section 
thirty-six  (36),  Township  forty-two  (42)  North,  Range  one  (l)  West; 
thence  southerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  eleven  (11),  Town- 
ship forty-one  (41)  North,  Range  one  (i)  West;  thence  westerly  to 
the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of 
Section  thirteen  (13),  Township  forty-one  (41)  North,  Range  two  (2) 
West;  thence  southerly,  allowing  for  the  offset  on  the  Eighth  (8th) 
Standard  Parallel  North,  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  eleven 
(11),  Township  forty  (40)  North,  Range  two  (2)  West;  thence 
westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  seventeen  (17),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  nineteen  (19), 
said  township  ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  nine- 
teen (19),  Township  forty  (40)  North,  Range  three  (3)  West;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twelve  (12),  Township 
forty  (40)  North,  Range  four  (4)  West ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  Section  two  (2),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  Section  thirty-three  (33),  Township  forty-one  (41)  North, 
Range  four  (4)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of 
Section  twenty-eight  (28),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of 
Section  three  (3),  Township  forty-two  (42)  North,  Range  four  (4) 
West,  the  place  of  beginning ; 

And  further  beginning  at  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  six  (6), 
Township  forty-one  (41)  North,  Range  five  (5)  West,  Mount  Diablo 
Base  and  Meridian,  California;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  cor- 
ner of  Section  thirty-two  (32),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  Section  four  (4),  Township  forty  (40)  North, 
Range  five  (5)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Sec- 
tion sixteen  (16),  said  township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  cor- 
ner of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said 
section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
southerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-four  (34),  said 
township ;  thence  easterly  to*  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ; 
thence  southerly,  allowing  for  the  offset  on  the  township  line,  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  Section  twelve  (12),  Township  thirty-nine  (39) 
North,  Range  five  (5)  West;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner 
of  Section  eighteen  (18),  Township  thirty-nine  (39)  North,  Range 
four  (4)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  sec- 
tion; thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-one 
(21),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Sec- 
tion nine   (9),  Township  thirty-eight   (38)   North,  Range  four   (4) 


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West;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  seventeen 
(17),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Sec- 
tion thirty  (30),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  Section  thirty-six  (36),  Township  thirty-eight  (38)  North, 
Range  five  (5)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of 
Section  two  (2),  Township  thirty-seven  (37)  North,  Range  five  (5) 
West ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-seven  (27),  said 
township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty 
(30),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said 
section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section  ;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-four  (24),  Town- 
ship thirty-seven  (37)  North,  Range  six  (6)  West ;  thence  westerly 
to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner 
of  Section  twenty-six  (26),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  Section  two  (2),  Township  thirty-six  (36)  North, 
Range  six  (6)  West ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Sec- 
tion seven  (7),  Township  thirty-six  (36)  North,  Range  five  (5) 
West ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to 
the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty  (20),  said  township;  thence 
easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section;  thence  southerly  to 
the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-three  (33),  said  township; 
thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  five  (5),  Township 
thirty-five  (35)  North,  Range  five  (5)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-two  (32),  said  township;  thence 
westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  township ;  thence  northerly 
to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-six  (36),  Township  thirty- 
five  (35)  North,  Range  six  (6)  West;  thence  westerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner 
of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  town- 
ship; thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-six 
(36),  Township  thirty-five  (35)  North,  Range  seven  (7)  West;  thence 
westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to 
the  north-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-five  (35),  Township  thirty- 
four  (34)  North,  Range  seven  (7)  West;  thence  westerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner 
of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-six 
(36),  Township  thirty-four  (34)  North,  Range  eight  (8)  West; 
thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  south- 
erly to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  said  township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 


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east  Corner  of  Section  thirty-six  (36),  Township  thirty-four  (34) 
North,  Range  nine  (9)  West;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner 
of  said  section;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  sec- 
tion ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  township ;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-six  (36),  Township 
thirty-four  (34)  North,  Range  ten  (10)  West;  thence  westerly  to 
the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  said  section;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner 
of  Section  thirty- four  (34),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  Section  nine  (9),  said  township;  thence  west- 
erly to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  seven  (7),  said  township; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-four  (24), 
Township  thirty- four  (34)  North,  Range  eleven  (ll)  West;  thence 
westerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-one  (21),  said 
township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section; 
thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  north- 
erly to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  four  (4),  Township  thirty- 
five  (35)  North,  Range  eleven  (11)  West;  thence  easterly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-three  (33),  Township  thirty-six 
(36)  North,  Range  eleven  (li)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  Section  ten  (10),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  Section  twelve  (12),  said  township;  thence  south- 
erly to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  seven  (7),  Township  thirty- 
six  (36)  North,  Range  ten  (10)  West;  thence  easterly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  Section  eight  (8),  said  township;  thence  northerly 
to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  four  (4),  said  township;  thence 
easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to 
the  north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-seven  (27),  Township  thirty- 
seven  (37)  North,  Range  ten  (10)  West;  thence  easterly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner 
of  Section  eleven  (11),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of 
Section  thirty-six  (36),  Township  thirty-eight  (38)  North,  Range  ten 
( 10)  West ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Township  thirty-nine  (39) 
North,  Range  ten  (10)  West;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner 
of  Section  thirty-three  (33),  Township  forty  (40)  North,  Range  ten 
(10)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  fractional 
Section  five  (5),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  Township  forty-one  (41)  North,  Range  ten  (10)  West; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  township  ;  thence  east- 
erly to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  township ;  thence  southerly  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-six  (36),  said  township;  thence 
westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly 


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to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  Section  four  (4),  Township  forty  (40)  North,  Range 
nine  (9)  West ;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section 
sixteen  (16),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner 
of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  sec- 
tion ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-four  (34),  said 
township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty- 
three  (33),  Township  forty  (40)  North,  Range  eight  (8)  West;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-seven  {2y),  said 
township;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty- 
four  (24),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner 
of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  sec- 
tion ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  eighteen 
(18),  Township  forty  (40)  North,  Range  seven  (7)  W^est;  thence 
easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to 
the  north-west  corner  of  fractional  Section  five  (5),  said  township; 
thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-one  (31), 
Township  forty-one  (41)  North,  Range  seven  (7)  West;  thence  north- 
erly to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-eight  (28),  said  township;  thence 
northerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  fifteen  (15),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to 
the  south-east  corner  of  Section  eleven  (11),  said  township;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to 
the  south-east  corner  of  Section  five  (5),  Township  forty-one  (41) 
North,  Range  six  (6)  West ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner 
of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section 
six  (6),  Township  forty-one  (41)  North,  Range  five  (5)  West,  the 
place  of  beginning ; 

And  further  beginning  at  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty- 
nine  (29),  Township  thirty-nine  (39)  North,  Range  one  (i)  West, 
Mount  Diablo  Base  and  Meridian,  California ;  thence  easterly  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-five  (25),  said  township;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  nineteen  (19),  Town- 
ship thirty-nine  (39)  North,  Range  one  (i)  East;  thence  easterly 
to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-six  (26),  said  township; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-five  (35), 
said  township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section 
eleven  (ii),  fractional  Township  thirty-eight  (38)  North,  Range  one 
( I )  East ;  thence  southerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  thirty- 
five  (35),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of 
said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  sec- 


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tion ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Township  thirty-seven 
(37)   North,  Range  one  (i)  East;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  Township  thirty-eight   (38)    North,  Range  two   (2)   East; 
thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  eight  (8),  fractional 
Township   thirty-seven    (37)    North,    Range   two    (2)    East;    thence 
southerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-one   (21),  said 
township ;   thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  east- 
erly to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-six   (26),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-five 
(35),    said   township;   thence   westerly   to   the   north-west   corner   of 
Section  one    (i),  Township  thirty-six    (36)    North,   Range  two    (2) 
East;   thence   southerly   to   the   south-east   corner   of    Section    eleven 
(11),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Sec- 
tion sixteen   (16),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
said   section ;   thence   southerly   to   the   north-east   corner   of    Section 
twenty-nine    (29),   said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the   north-west 
corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
said   section ;   thence   westerly,  allowing   for   the  offset   on   the   range 
line,  to  the  north-west  corner  of   Section  thirty-six    (36),   Township 
thirty-six   (36)   North,  Range  one  (i)   East;  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of   Section  thirty-five    (35),   said   township;   thence 
westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of   Section   thirty-four    (34),   said 
township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  thirty- 
three  (33),  Township  thirty-seven  (37)   North,  Range  one  (i)   East; 
thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  north- 
erly to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  sixteen   (16),  said  township; 
thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  north- 
erly to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the 
north-east  corner  of   Section   fourteen    (14),    Township   thirty-seven 
(37)    North,  Range  one    (i)    West;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner 
of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section 
thirty-four    (34),    said   township;   thence   westerly   to   the   north-west 
corner  of  Section  three  (3),  Township  thirty-six  (36)   North,  Range 
one    ( I )    West ;   thence   southerly  to   the   south-east   corner   of    Sec- 
tion nine  (9),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  cor- 
ner  of    said    section ;    thence    southerly,    allowing    for    the    offset    on 
the  Seventh  (7th)  Standard  Parallel  North,  to  the  north-west  corner 
of  Section  nine  (9),  Township  thirty-five  (35)  North,  Range  one  (i) 
West ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section  ;  thence  westerly  to 
the  south-west  corner  of  said  section  ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 


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west  corner  of  Section  sixteen  (16),  said  township;  thence  easterly 
to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  Section  thirty-four  (34),  said  township;  thence  east- 
erly to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  three  (3),  Township  thirty- 
four  (34)  North,  Range  one  (i)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  Section  ten  (10),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to 
the  north-west  corner  of  Section  sixteen  (16),  said  township;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty  (20),  said  town- 
ship; thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  nineteen 
(19),  Township  thirty-four  (34)  North,  Range  two  (2)  West;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-six  (36),  Town- 
ship thirty-five  (35)  North,  Range  three  (3)  West;  thence  west- 
erly to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section;  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  said  section;  thence  westerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  Section  thirty-three  (33),  said  township;  thence  north- 
erly to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  sixteen  (16),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly 
to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  Section  five  (5),  said  township;  thence  westerly 
to  the  south-east  corner  of  Township  thirty-six  (36)  North,  Range 
four  (4)  West ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Sec- 
tion twelve  (12),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  Section  six  (6),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  Section  thirty  (30),  Township  thirty-seven  (37) 
North,  Range  four  (4)  West;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  cor- 
ner of  Section  twenty-one  (21),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to 
the  north-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-four  (34),  Township  thirty- 
eight  (38)  North,  Range  four  (4)  West;  thence  easterly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  Section  twenty-seven  (27),  said  township;  thence  north- 
erly to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-three  (23),  said  town- 
ship; thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirteen  (13), 
said  township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section 
six  (6),  Township  thirty-eight  (38)  North,  Range  three  (3)  West; 
thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  north- 
erly to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-one  (31),  Township  thirty-nine 
(39)  North,  Range  one  (i)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  Section  twenty-nine  (29),  said  township,  the  place  of  be- 
ginning ; 

Such  of  the  above-named  corners  as  have  not  been  established  by 
the  official  surveys  being  intended  to  be  located  at  the  points  where 
such  corners  would  fall  in  projecting  the  surveys  in  the  directions  in- 


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dicated  without  allowing  for  any  irregularities  which  may  occur  in 
actually  extending  the  surveys  ; 

Excepting  from  the  force  and  effect  of  this  proclamation  all  lands 
which  may  have  been,  prior  to  the  date  hereof,  embraced  in  any  legal 
entry  or  covered  by  any  lawful  filing  duly  of  record  in  the  proper 
United  States  Land  Office,  or  upon  which  any  valid  settlement  has 
been  made  pursuant  to  law,  and  the  statutory  period  within  which 
to  make  entry  or  filing  of  record  has  not  expired ;.  Provided,  that  this 
exception  shall  not  continue  to  apply  to  any  particular  tract  of  land  un- 
less the  entryman,  settler  or  claimant  continues  to  comply  with  the  law 
under  which  the  entry,  filing  or  settlement  was  made. 

Warning  is  hereby  expressly  given  to  all  persons  not  to  make  set- 
tlement upon  the  lands  reserved  by  this  proclamation. 

The  reservation  hereby  established  shall  be  known  as  the  Shasta 
Forest  Reserve. 

In  witness  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the 
seal  of  the  United  States  to  be  affixed. 

Done;  at  the  City  of  Washington  this  3d  day  of  October, 
TsEAL.]      in  the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  nine  hundred  and  five, 
and  of  the  Independence  of  the  United  States  the  one  hun- 
dred and  thirtieth. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 
By  the  President : 

Elihu  Root, 

Secretary  of  State. 

By  the  President  of  the  United  States  oe  America. 
A    PROCLAMATION. 

Whereas,  The  Madison  Forest  Reserve,  in  the  State  of  Montana, 
was  established  by  proclamation  dated  August  sixteenth,  nineteen  hun- 
dred and  two,  under  and  by  virtue  of  section  twenty-four  of  the  Act  of 
Congress,  approved  March  third,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-one,  en- 
titled, "An  act  to  repeal  timber-culture  laws,  and  for  other  purposes", 
which  provides,  "That  the  President  of  the  United  States  may,  from 
time  to  time,  set  apart  and  reserve,  in  any  State  or  Territory  having 
public  land  bearing  forests,  in  any  part  of  the  public  lands  wholly  or  in 
part  covered  with  timber  or  undergrowth,  whether  of  commercial 
value  or  not,  as  public  reservations,  and  the  President  shall,  by  public 
proclamation,  declare  the  establishment  of  such  reservations  and  the 
limits  thereof"; 

And  whereas,  it  is  further  provided  by  the  Act  of  Congress,  ap- 
proved June  fourth,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-seven,  entitled,  "An 


Theodore  Roosevelt  1139 

act  making  appropriations  for  sundry  civil  expenses  of  the  Govern- 
ment for  the  fiscal  year  ending  June  thirtieth,  eighteen  hundred  and 
ninety-eight,  and  for  other  purposes,"  that  "the  President  is  hereby 
authorized  at  any  time  to  modify  any  Executive  order  that  has  been 
or  may  hereafter  be  made  establishing  any  forest  reserve,  and  by  such 
modification  may  reduce  the  area  or  change  the  boundary  lines  of  such 
reserve,  or  may  vacate  altogether  any  order  creating  such  reserve", 
under  which  provision  the  boundary  lines  of  the  said  forest  reserve 
were  changed  and  the  area  thereof  reduced  by  proclamation  dated 
March  twenty-eighth,  nineteen  hundred  and  five; 

And  whereas,  it  appears  that  the  public  good  would  be  promoted  by 
including  within  the  said  forest  reserve  certain  additional  lands,  within 
the  State  of  Montana,  which  are  in  part  covered  with  timber; 

Now,  therefore,  I,  Theodore  Roosevelt,  President  of  the  United 
States,  by  virtue  of  the  power  vested  in  me  by  the  aforesaid  act  of  Con- 
gress, approved  June  fourth,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-seven,  do 
hereby  make  known  and  proclaim  that  the  boundary  lines  of  the  afore- 
said Madison  Forest  Reserve  are  hereby  so  changed  and  enlarged  as 
to  read  as  follows  : 

Beginning  at  the  point  where  the  western  boundary  of  the  Yellow- 
stone National  Park  intersects  the  boundary  line  between  the  States 
of  Montana  and  Idaho ;  thence  in  a  general  north-westerly  and  south- 
westerly direction  along  said  state  boundary  line  to  its  intersection 
with  the  range  line  between  Ranges  one  (i)  and  two  (2)  East; 
thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Township  thirteen  (13) 
South,  Range  one  (i)  East;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  cor- 
ner of  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of 
Township  twelve  (12)  South,  Range  one  (i)  West;  thence  westerly 
to  the  south-east  corner  of  Township  twelve  (12)  South,  Range  six 
(6)  West ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  township ; 
thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Township  twelve  (12) 
South,  Range  five  (5)  West;  thence  northerly,  allowing  for  the  proper 
offset  on  the  Second  (2nd)  Standard  Parallel  South,  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  Township  ten  (10)  South,  Range  four  (4)  West;  thence 
easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-three  (33),  Town- 
ship nine  (9)  South,  Range  four  (4)  West ;  thence  northerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  Section  fifteen  (15),  said  township;  thence  east- 
erly to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twelve  (12),  said  township; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  thirty  (30),  Town- 
ship seven  (7)  South,  Range  three  (3)  West;  thence  easterly  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-seven  (27),  said  township;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  tc 
the  north-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-six  (36),  said  township;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  township ;  thence  easterly 


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to  the  north-west  corner  of  Township  eight  (8)  South,  Range  one  (i) 
West ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  township ; 
Ihence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  township ;  thence  south- 
erly along  the  Principal  Meridian  to  its  intersection  with  the  Second 
(2nd)  Standard  Parallel  South;  thence  easterly  along  said  parallel 
to  its  intersection  with  the  western  boundary  of  the  Yellowstone  Na- 
tional Park ;  thence  southerly  along  the  western  boundary  of  said 
park  to  its  intersection  with  the  boundary  line  between  the  States  of 
Montana  and  Idaho,  the  place  of  beginning ; 

And  further  beginning  at  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty- 
six  (26),  Township  one  (i)  South,  Range  three  (3)  West,  Principal 
Meridian,  Montana ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said 
section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty- 
five  (35),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner 
of  Section  three  (3),  Township  two  (2)  South,  Range  three  (3)  West; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-two  (22), 
said  township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section 
twenty-five  (25),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  Township  two  (2)  South,  Range  two  (2)  West ;  thence  east- 
erly to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  four  (4),  Township  three  (3) 
South,  Range  two  (2)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner 
of  Section  nine  (9),  Township  five  (5)  South,  Range  two  (2)  West; 
thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  seven  (7),  Town- 
ship five  (5)  South,  Range  three  (3)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  Township  five  (5)  South,  Range  four  (4)  West; 
thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-four  (34), 
Township  four  (4)  South,  Range  four  (4)  West ;  thence  northerly 
to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  sixteen  (16),  said  township;  thence 
westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  nine  (9),  said  township; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  five  (5),  said 
township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty- 
four  (34),  Township  three  (3)  South,  Range  five  (5)  West;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-two  (22),  said 
township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  fifteen 
(15),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Sec- 
tion two  (2),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner 
of  Section  thirty-five  (35),  Township  two  (2)  South,  Range  five  (5) 
West ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty- 
four  (24),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner 
of  Section  thirteen  (13),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  Section  eighteen  (18),  Township  two  (2)  South,  Range 
four  (4)  West ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section 
seven  (7),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner 
of  Section  twenty   (20),  Township  one   (i)   South,  Range  four   (4) 


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West ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  seventeen 
(17),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of 
Section  nine  (9),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  cor- 
ner of  Section  eight  (8),  Township  one  (i)  South,  Range  three  (3) 
West ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty- 
eight  (28),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
Section  twenty-six  (26),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  said  section,  the  place  of  beginning ; 

Such  of  the  above-named  corners  as  have  not  been  established  by 
the  official  surveys  being  intended  to  be  located  at  the  points  where 
such  corners  would  fall  in  projecting  the  surveys  in  the  directions  in- 
dicated without  allowing  for  any  irregularities  which  may  occur  in 
actually  extending  the  surveys ; 

Excepting  from  the  force  and  efifect  of  this  proclamation  all  lands 
which  may  have  been,  prior  to  the  date  hereof,  embraced  in  any  legal 
entry  or  covered  by  any  lawful  filing  duly  of  record  in  the  proper 
United  States  Land  Office,  or  upon  which  any  valid  settlement  has 
been  made  pursuant  to  law,  and  the  statutory  period  within  which  to 
make  entry  or  filing  of  record  has  not  expired :  Provided,  that  this 
exception  shall  not  continue  to  apply  to  any  particular  tract  of  land 
unless  the  entryman,  settler  or  claimant  continues  to  comply  with  the 
law  under  which  the  entry,  filing  or  settlement  was  made. 

Warning  is  hereby  expressly  given  to  all  persons  not  to  make  settle- 
ment upon  the  lands  reserved  by  this  proclamation. 

In  witness  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the 
seal  of  the  United  States  to  be  affixed. 

Done  at  the  City  of  Washington  this  3d  day  of  October, 
[seal.]      in  the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  nine  hundred  and  five, 
and  of  the  Independence  of  the  United  States  the  one  hun- 
dred and  thirtieth. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 
By  the  President : 

Elihu  Root, 

Secretary  of  State. 


By  the  President  of  the  United  States  oe  America. 
A   PROCLAMATION. 

Whereas,  it  is  provided  by  section  twenty-four  of  the  Act  of  Con- 
gress, approved  March  third,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-one,  en- 
titled, "And  act  to  repeal  timber-culture  laws,  and  for  other  purposes", 
"That  the  President  of  the  United  States  may,  from  time  to  time,  set 
apart  and  reserve,  in  any  State  or  Territory  having  public  land  bearing 


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forests,  in  any  part  of  the  public  lands  wholly  or  in  part  covered  with 
timber  or  undergrowth,  whether  of  commercial  value  or  not,  as  public 
reservations,  and  the  President  shall,  by  public  proclamation,  declare 
the  establishment  of  such  reservations  and  the  limits  thereof" ; 

And  whereas,  the  public  lands  in  the  State  of  Montana,  within  the 
limits  hereinafter  described,  are  in  part  covered  with  timber,  and  it  ap- 
pears that  the  public  good  would  be  promoted  by  setting  apart  and 
reserving  said  lands  as  a  public  reservation ; 

Now,  therefore,  I,  Theodore:  Roosevelt,  President  of  the  United 
States,  by  virtue  of  the  power  in  me  vested  by  section  twenty-four  of  the 
aforesaid  Act  of  Congress,  do  hereby  make  known  and  proclaim  that 
there  are  hereby  reserved  from  entry  or  settlement  and  set  apart  as  a 
Public  Reservation  all  those  certain  tracts,  pieces  or  parcels  of  land 
lying  and  being  situate  in  the  State  of  Montana,  and  within  the 
boundaries  particularly  described  as  follows : 

Beginning  at  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-two  (32), 
Township  thirteen  (13)  North,  Range  eighteen  (18)  West,  Principal 
Meridian,  Montana;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said 
section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-cast  corner  of  said  section  ;  thence 
easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  four  (4),  Township  twelve 
(12)  North,  Range  eighteen  (18)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of 
Section  ten  (10),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  Section  fourteen  (14),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to 
the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-four  (24),  said  township; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  nineteen  (19), 
Township  twelve  (12)  North,  Range  seventeen  (17)  West;  thence 
easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-eight  (28),  said 
township ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty- 
four  (34),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of 
Section  three  (3),  Township  eleven  (11)  North,  Range  seventeen  (17) 
West ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  eleven  ( 1 1 ) , 
said  township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section 
eighteen  (18),  Township  eleven  (11)  North,  Range  sixteen  (16)  West; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  east- 
erly to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  fifteen  (15),  said  township; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  east- 
erly to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section  ;  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  the  north-west  quarter  of  Section  fourteen  (14), 
said  township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  south- 
east quarter  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  cor- 
ner of  said  section ;  thence  easterlv,  allowing  for  the  offset  on  the 
range  line,  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty  (20),  Town- 
ship eleven  (11)   North,  Range  fifteen   (15)   West;  thence  southerly 


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to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-one  (21),  said  township; 
thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-eight  (28), 
Township  eleven  (11)  North,  Range  fourteen  (14)  West;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to 
the  north-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-three  (33),  said  township; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  eight  (8),  Town- 
ship ten  (10)  North,  Range  fourteen  (14)  West;  thence  westerly  to 
the  north-west  corner  of  Section  seventeen  (17),  said  township;  thence 
southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  eighteen  (18),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  nineteen 
(19),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Sec- 
tion twenty-four  (24),  Township  ten  (10)  North,  Range  fifteen  (15) 
West ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty- 
five  (25),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of 
Section  twenty-six  (26),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  Section  thirty-five  (35),  said  township;  thence  south- 
erly to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  eleven  (11),  Township  nine 
(9)  North,  Range  fifteen  (15)  West;  thence  easterly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  Section  eighteen  (18),  Township  nine  (9)  North,  Range 
fourteen  (14)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of 
Section  thirty  (30),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  Section  thirty-one  (31),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to 
the  south-west  corner  of  said  township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  Section  thirty-five  (35),  said  township;  thence  north- 
erly to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-two  (32),  Township  nine  (9)  North, 
Range  thirteen  (13)  West;  thence  southerly,  allowing  for  the  off- 
set on  the  Second  (2nd)  Standard  Parallel  North,  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  Section  eight  (8),  Township  eight  (8)  North,  Range  thirteen 
(13)  West;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  seven- 
teen (17),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of 
Section  eighteen  (18),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  Section  twenty-four  (24),  Township  eight  (8)  North, 
Range  fourteen  (14)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner 
of  Section  twenty-six  (26),  said  township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  Section  thirty-five  (35),  said  township;  thence  south- 
erly to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-four  (34),  said  town- 
ship; thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  three  (3), 
Township  seven  (7)  North,  Range  fourteen  (14)  West;  thence  south- 
erly to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  Section  seven  (7),  said  township;  thence  south- 
erly to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 


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Section  one  (i),  Township  seven  (7)  North,  Range  fifteen  (15)  West; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  west- 
erly to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-four  (34),  Township 
eight  (8)  North,  Range  fifteen  (15)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the 
north-east  corner  of  Section  sixteen  (16),  said  township;  thence  west- 
erly to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  nine  (9),  said  township;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  five  (5),  said  township; 
thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  south- 
erly to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-one  (31),  said  town- 
ship; thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Township  seven  (7) 
North,  Range  fifteen  (15)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  Section  one  (i),  Township  seven  (7)  North,  Range  six- 
teen (16)  West;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section 
two  (2),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of 
Section  three  (3),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  Section  five  (5),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  Section  seventeen  (17),  said  township;  thence 
easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-two  (22),  said 
township ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty- 
three  (23),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner 
of  Section  twenty-six  (26),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-five  (25),  said  township;  thence 
easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-six  (36),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-four 
(24),  Township  six  (6)  North,  Range  sixteen  (16)  West;  thence 
westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-five  (25),  said 
township ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty- 
four  (24),  Township  five  (5)  North,  Range  sixteen  (16)  West; 
thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  south- 
erly to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-one  (31),  Township 
five  (5)  North,  Range  fifteen  (15)  West;  thence  easterly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner 
of  said  section  ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  the  south- 
west quarter  of  Section  thirty-three  (33),  said  township;  thence  north- 
erly to  the  north-west  corner  of  the  north-east  quarter  of  said  sec- 
tion ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-five 
(25),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of 
Township  five  (5)  North,  Range  fourteen  (14)  West;  thence  easterly 
to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-three  (33),  Township  six 
(6)  North,  Range  fourteen  (14)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner 
of  said  section  ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  sec- 
tion ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-four 
(34),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Sec- 


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tion  twenty-six  (26),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  Section  twenty-three  (23),  said  township;  thence  north- 
erly to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-four  (24),  said  town- 
ship; thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirteen  (13), 
said  township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Town- 
ship six  (6)  North,  Range  thirteen  (13)  West;  thence  easterly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-one  (31),  Township  seven  (7) 
North,  Range  thirteen  (13)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  Section  twenty-nine  (29),  Township  eight  (8)  North, 
Range  thirteen  (13)  West;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner 
of  Section  twenty  (20),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  Section  twenty-one  (21),  said  township;  thence  east- 
erly to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  sixteen  (16),  said  township; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  three  (3),  said 
township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty- 
six  (36),  Township  nine  (9)  North,  Range  thirteen  (13)  West;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to 
the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  Section  thirty  (30),  Township  nine  (9)  North,  Range 
twelve  (12)  West;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Sec- 
tion twenty  (20),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  Section  sixteen  (16),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to 
the  north-east  corner  of  Section  seventeen  (17),  Township  nine  (9) 
North,  Range  eleven  (11)  West ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  Section  twenty-one  (21),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to 
the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-eight  (28),  said  township; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-seven 
(27),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Sec- 
tion thirty- four  (34),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  Section  thirty-five  (35),  said  township;  thence  easterly 
to  the  north-east  corner  of  Township  eight  (8)  North,  Range  eleven 
(11)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  seven 
(7),  Township  eight  (8)  North,  Range  ten  (10)  West;  thence  east- 
erly to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerlv  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty  (30),  Township  six  (6)  North, 
Range  ten  (10)  West;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
said  section;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Township 
six  (6)  North,  Range  eleven  (11)  West;  thence  westerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  Section  one  (i),  Township  five  (5)  North,  Range 
eleven  (11)  West ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Sec- 
tion two  (2),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner 
of  Section  eleven  (11),  said  township ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south- 
east corner  of  Section  twenty-two  (22),  said  township;  thence  west- 
erly to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Section 


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twenty  (20),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  cor- 
ner of  the  north-west  quarter  of  said  section;  thence  westerly  to  the 
north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-one  (21),  Township  five  (5) 
North,  Range  twelve  (12)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  Section  twenty-eight  (28),  said  township;  thence  easterly 
to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-five  (35),  said  township; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  east- 
erly to  the  north-cast  corner  of  Section  six  (6),  Township  four  (4) 
North,  Range  eleven  (11)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  Section  five  (5),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north- 
east corner  of  Section  eight  (8),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to 
the  south-west  corner  of  Section  nine  (9),  said  township;  thence  east- 
erly to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  fifteen  (15),  said  township; 
thence  southerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-seven  (27), 
said  township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  sec- 
tion ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  southerly  to 
the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-five  (35),  said  township;  thence 
easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Township  three  (3)  North,  Range 
eleven  (11)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Sec- 
tion seven  (7),  Township  three  (3)  North,  Range  ten  (10)  West; 
thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  eighteen  (18),  said 
township ;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  seven- 
teen (17),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner 
of  Section  twenty-four  (24),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  Section  nineteen  (19),  Township  three  (3)  North, 
Range  nine  (9)  West;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of 
Section  thirty  (30),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-west 
corner  of  Section  twenty-nine  (29),  said  township;  thence  easterly 
to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-two  (32),  said  township; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-three  (33), 
said  township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  four 
(4),  Township  two  (2)  North,  Range  nine  (9)  West;  thence  south- 
erly to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-three  (33),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-nine  (29),  said 
township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  nine- 
teen (19),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner 
of  Section  thirteen  (13),  Township  two  (2)  North,  Range  ten  (10) 
West ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  eleven  (11), 
Township  two  (2)  North,  Range  eleven  (11)  West;  thence  north- 
erly to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  fifteen  (15),  Township  three 
(3)  North,  Range  eleven  (11)  West;  thence  westerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  Section  seven  (7),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to 


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the  north-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-six  (36),  Township  four  (4) 
North,  Range  twelve  (12)  West;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  Section  thirty-one  (31),  said  township;  thence  southerly 
to  the  south-east  corner  of  Township  four  (4)  North,  Range  thirteen 
(13)  West;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Township 
three  (3)  North,  Range  thirteen  (13)  West;  thence  southerly  to 
the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirteen  (13),  Township  three  (3) 
North,  Range  fourteen  (14)  West;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  Section  twenty  (20),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to 
the  south-east  corner  of  Section  thirty-one  (31),  said  township;  thence 
westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Township  two  (2)  North,  Range 
fourteen  (14)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of 
Section  thirteen  (13),  Township  two  (2)  North,  Range  fifteen  (15) 
West;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty- 
four  (24),  Township  two  (2)  North,  Range  sixteen  (16)  West; 
thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  twenty-six  (26), 
said  township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section 
thirty-one  (31),  said  township;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  Township  two  (2)  North,  Range  seventeen  (17)  West; 
thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  four  (4),  Town- 
ship one  (i)  North,  Range  seventeen  (17)  West;  thence  southerly 
to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  five  (5),  said  township;  thence 
westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  seven  (7),  said  town- 
ship; thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Township  one  (i) 
North,  Range  eighteen  (18)  West;  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west 
corner  of  Section  two  (2),  Township  one  (i)  South,  Range  eighteen 
(18)  West;  thence  southerly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  ten 
(10),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Sec- 
tion seven  (7),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  cor- 
ner of  Township  one  (i)  South,  Range  nineteen  (19)  West;  thence 
westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  the  south-east  quarter  of  Sec- 
tion thirty-two  (32),  Township  one  (i)  North,  Range  nineteen  (19) 
West;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  the  north-west 
quarter  of  Section  five  (5),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to  the 
south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty-six  (36),  Township  two  (2)  North, 
Range  twenty  (20)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  cor- 
ner of  Section  twenty-six  (26),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to 
the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-three  (23),  said  township; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  fifteen  (15), 
said  township ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section 
nine  (9),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner 
of  Section  four  (4),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east 
corner  of  Section  thirty-three  (33),  Township  three  (3)  North,  Range 
twenty  (20)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said 


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section;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  cf  Section  twenty- 
six  (26),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of 
said  section;   thence   westerly   to   the    south-west   corner   of    Section 
twenty-one   (21),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  Section  seventeen   (17),  said  township;  thence  westerly  to 
the   north-west    corner   of   said    section;    thence    northerly,    allowing 
for  the  offset  on  the  section  line  between  Sections  six  (6)  and  seven 
(7),  said   township,  to  the  north-west  corner  of   Section   seventeen 
(17),  Township  four   (4)    North,  Range  twenty   (20)   West;  thence 
easterly  to   the  north-east  corner  of  said   Section;  thence   northerly 
to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  nine   (9),  said  township;  thence 
easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section;  thence  northerly  to 
the  north-west  corner  of   Section  three    (3),   said  township;  thence 
easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Township  five  (5)  North,  Range 
twenty    (20)    West;   thence   northerly   to   the   north-west   corner   of 
Section  thirty-one   (31),  Township  five   (5)    North,  Range  nineteen 
(19)   West;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section; 
thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  seventeen  (17), 
said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  sec- 
tion; thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  four   (4), 
said   township;  thence   easterly  to  the   south-east  corner  of   Section 
thirty-three    (33),   Township   six    (6)    North,   Range   nineteen    (19) 
West;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  twenty- 
seven  (27),  Township  seven  (7)  North,  Range  nineteen  (19)  West; 
thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  twenty-two  (22), 
said  township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  sec- 
tion;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  fifteen  (15), 
said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section 
two   (2),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of 
Township  eight  (8)  North,  Range  nineteen  (19)  West;  thence  north- 
erly, allowing  for  the  offset  on  the  Second   (2nd)   Standard  Parallel 
North,   to   the   north-west  corner   of   Section   eighteen    (18),   Town- 
ship nine   (9)   North,  Range  eighteen   (18)   West;  thence  easterly  to 
the  north-east  corner  of  said  section;  thence  northerly  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  Section  five  (5),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the 
south-east  corner  of  said  section;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east 
corner  of  said  section;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of 
Section  thirty-two   (32),  Township  ten   (10)   North,  Range  eighteen 
( 18)  West ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  thirty- 
one  (31),  Township  eleven  (ii)  North,  Range  eighteen  (18)  West; 
thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Section  thirty  (30),  said 
township ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of  Section  twenty- 
five  (25),  Township  eleven  (11)  North,  Range  nineteen  (19)  West; 


Theodore  Roosevelt  1149 

thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  north- 
erly to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  fourteen  (14),  said  town- 
ship ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence 
northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  easterly  to 
the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  Section  twelve  (12),  said  township;  thence  easterly 
to  the  north-east  corner  of  said  section ;  thence  northerly,  allowing 
for  the  offset  on  the  township  line,  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Sec- 
tion thirty  (30),  Township  twelve  (12)  North,  Range  eighteen  (18) 
West ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Section  nineteen 
(19),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  corner  of 
said  section,  thence  westerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  said  sec- 
tion ;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section  eighteen 
(18),  said  township;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of  Sec- 
tion eight  (8),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-east  cor- 
ner of  said  section ;  thence  westerly  to  the  south-west  corner  of  Sec- 
tion six  (6),  said  township;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  cor- 
ner of  said  township ;  thence  easterly  to  the  south-east  corner  of 
Section  thirty-one  (31),  Township  thirteen  (13)  North,  Range  eighteen 
(18)  West;  thence  northerly  to  the  north-west  corner  of  Section 
thirty-two  (32),  said  township,  the  place  of  beginning;  such  of  the 
above-named  corners  as  have  not  been  established  by  the  official  surveys 
being  intended  to  be  located  at  the  points  where  such  corners  would 
fall  in  projecting  the  surveys  in  the  directions  indicated  without  al- 
lowing for  any  irregularities  which  may  occur  in  actually  extending 
the  surveys; 

Excepting  from  the  force  and  effect  of  this  proclamation  all  lands 
which  may  have  been,  prior  to  the  date  hereof,  embraced  in  any  legal 
entry  or  covered  by  any  lawful  filing  duly  of  record  in  the  proper 
United  States  Land  Office  or  upon  which  any  valid  settlement  has 
been  made  pursuant  to  law,  and  the  statutory  period  within  which  to 
make  entry  or  filing  of  record  has  not  expired :  Provided,  that  this 
exception  shall  not  continue  to  apply  to  any  particular  tract  of  land 
unless  the  entryman,  settler  or  claimant  continues  to  comply  with  the 
law  under  which  the  entry,  filing  or  settlement  was  made. 

Warning  is  hereby  expressly  given  to  all  persons  not  to  make  settle- 
ment upon  the  lands  reserved  by  this  proclamation. 

The  reservation  hereby  established  shall  be  known  as  the  Hell  Gate 
Forest  Reserve. 

In  witness  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the 
seal  of  the  United  States  to  be  affixed. 

Done  at  the  City  of  Washington  this  3d  day  of  October, 
[SEAI,.]     in  the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  nine  hundred  and  five, 


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and  of  the  Independence  of  the  United  States  the  one  hun- 
dred and  thirtieth. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 
By  the  President : 

Elihu  Root, 

Secretary  of  State. 


By  the  President  oe  the  United  States  of  America. 
A    PROCLAMATION. 

Whereas,  it  is  provided  by  section  twenty-four  of  the  Act  of  Con- 
gress, approved  March  third,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-one,  en- 
titled, "An  act  to  repeal  timber-culture  laws,  and  for  other  purposes", 
"That  the  President  of  the  United  States  may,  from  time  to  time,  set 
apart  and  reserve,  in  any  State  or  Territory  having  public  land  bearing 
forests,  in  any  part  of  the  public  lands  wholly  or  in  part  covered  with 
timber  or  undergrowth,  whether  of  commercial  value  or  not,  as  pub- 
lic reservations,  and  the  President  shall,  by  public  proclamation,  declare 
the  establishment  of  such  reservations  and  the  limits  thereof" ; 

And  whereas,  the  public  lands,  in  the  Territory  of  New  Mexico, 
which  are  hereinafter  indicated,  are  in  part  covered  with  timber,  and 
it  appears  that  the  public  good  would  be  promoted  by  setting  apart 
said  lands  as  a  public  reservation ; 

Now,  therefore,  I,  Theodore  Roosevelt,  President  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  by  virtue  of  the  power  in  me  vested  by  section 
twenty-four  of  the  aforesaid  Act  of  Congress,  do  proclaim  that  there 
are  hereby  reserved  from  entry  or  settlement  and  set  apart  as  a  Public 
Reservation,  for  the  use  and  benefit  of  the  people,  all  the  tracts  of 
land,  in  the  Territory  of  New  Mexico,  shown  as  the  Jemez  Forest 
Reserve  on  the  diagram  forming  a  part  hereof : 

Excepting  from  the  force  and  effect  of  this  proclamation  all  lands 
which  may  have  been,  prior  to  the  date  hereof,  embraced  in  any  legal 
entry  or  covered  by  any  lawful  filing  duly  of  record  in  the  proper 
United  States  Land  Office,  or  upon  which  any  valid  settlement  has 
been  made  pursuant  to  law,  and  the  statutory  period  within  which  to 
make  entry  or  filing  of  record  has  not  expired :  Provided,  that  this 
exception  shall  not  continue  to  apply  to  any  particular  tract  of  land 
unless  the  entryman,  settler  or  claimant  continues  to  comply  with  the 
law  under  which  the  entry,  filing  or  settlement  was  made. 

Warning  is  hereby  expressly  given  to  all  persons  not  to  m.ake  settle- 
ment upon  the  lands  reserved  by  this  proclamation. 

In  witness  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the 
seal  of  the  United  States  to  be  affixed. 


Theodore  Roosevelt  1151 

Done  at  the  City  of  Washington  this  12th  day  of  October, 
[seal.]     in  the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  nine  hundred  and  five, 
and  of  the  Independence  of  the  United  States  the  one  hun- 
dred and  thirtieth. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 
By  the  President : 

Elihu  Root, 

Secretary  of  State. 

By  the  President  of  the  United  States  of  America, 
A    PROCLAMATION. 

Whereas  by  a  Joint  Resohition,  approved  April  22,  1898,  entitled 
"Joint  Resolution  to  prohibit  the  export  of  coal  or  other  material  used 
in  war  from  any  sea-port  of  the  United  States",  the  President  is  "au- 
thorized, in  his  discretion,  and  with  such  limitations  and  exceptions  as 
shall  deem  to  him  expedient,  to  prohibit  the  export  of  coal  or  other 
material  used  in  war  from  any  sea-port  of  the  United  States  until 
otherwise  ordered  by  the  President  or  by  Congress ;" 

Now,  therefore,  I,  Theodore  Roosevelt,  President  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  for  good  and  sufficient  reasons  unto  me  appearing, 
and  by  virtue  of  the  authority  conferred  upon  me  by  the  said  Joint 
Resolution,  do  hereby  declare  and  proclaim  that  the  export  of  arms, 
ammunition  and  munitions  of  war  of  every  kind,  from  any  port  in 
the  United  States  or  in  Porto  Rico  to  any  port  in  the  Dominican  Re- 
public, is  prohibited,  without  limitation  or  exception,  from  and  after 
the  date  of  this  my  proclamation  until  otherwise  ordered  by  the  Presi- 
dent or  by  Congress. 

And  I  do  hereby  enjoin  all  good  citizens  of  the  United  States  and  of 
Porto  Rico  and  all  persons  residing  or  being. within  the  territory  or 
jurisdiction  thereof  to  be  governed  accordingly. 

In  witness  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the 
seal  of  the  United  States  to  be  affixed. 

Done  at  the  City  of  Washington  this  14th  day  of  October 
[seal.]      in  the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  nine  hundred  and  five 
and  of  the  Independence  of  the  United  States  of  America 
the  one  hundred  and  thirtieth. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 
By  the  President : 

Elihu  Root, 

Secretary  of  State. 


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By  the  President  of  the  United  States  of  America. 
A    PROCLAMATION. 

When  nearly  three  centuries  ago  the  first  settlers  came  to  the  country 
which  has  now  become  this  great  Republic,  they  fronted 'not  only 
hardship  and  privation,  but  terrible  risk  to  their  lives.  In  those  grim 
years  the  custom  grew  of  setting  apart  one  day  in  each  year  for  a  special 
service  of  thanksgiving  to  the  Almighty  for  preserving  the  people 
through  the  changing  seasons.  The  custom  has  now  become  national 
and  hallowed  by  immemorial  usage.  We  live  in  easier  and  more  plenti- 
ful times  than  our  forefathers,  the  men  who  with  rugged  strength  faced 
the  rugged  days ;  and  yet  the  dangers  to  national  life  are  quite  as 
great  now  as  at  any  previous  time  in  our  history.  It  is  eminently 
fitting  that  once  a  year  our  people  should  set  apart  a  day  for  praise 
and  thanksgiving  to  the  Giver  of  Good,  and,  at  the  same  time  that 
they  express  their  thankfulness  for  the  abundant  mercies  received, 
should  manfully  acknowledge  their  shortcomings  and  pledge  themselves 
solemnly  and  in  good  faith  to  strive  to  overcome  them.  During  the 
past  year  we  have  been  blessed  with  bountiful  crops.  Our  business 
prosperity  has  been  great.  No  other  people  has  ever  stood  on  as  high 
a  level  of  material  well-being  as  ours  now  stands.  We  are  not  threat- 
ened by  foes  from  without.  The  foes  from  whom  we  should  pray 
to  be  delivered  are  our  own  passions,  appetites,  and  follies ;  and  against 
these  there  is  always  need  that  we  should  war. 

Therefore,  I  now  set  apart  Thursday,  the  thirtieth  day  of  this  No- 
vember, as  a  day  of  thanksgiving  for  the  past  and  of  prayer  for  the 
future,  and  on  that  day  I  ask  that  throughout  the  land  the  people  gather 
in  their  homes  and  places  of  worship,  and  in  rendering  thanks  unto 
the  Most  High  for  the  manifold  blessings  of  the  past  year,  consecrate 
themselves  to  a  life  of  cleanliness,  honor  and  wisdom,  so  that  this  nation 
may  do  its  allotted  work  on  the  earth  in  a  manner  worthy  of  those  who 
founded  it  and  of  those  who  preserved  it. 

In  witness  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the 
seal  of  the  United  States  to  be  afifixed. 
Done  at  the  City  of  Washington  this  2nd  day  of  November 
[seal.]      in  the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  nine  hundred  and  five 
and  of  the  Independence  of  the  United  States  the  one  hun- 
dred and  thirtieth. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 
By  the  President : 

Eeihu  Root, 

Secretary  of  State. 


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By  the  President  of  the  United  States  of  America. 
A   PROCLAMATION. 

Whereas,  it  is  provided  by  section  twenty-four  of  the  Act  of  Con- 
gress, approved  March  third,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-one,  en- 
titled, "An  act  to  repeal  timber-culture  laws,  and  for  other  purposes", 
"That  the  President  of  the  United  States  may,  from  time  to  time,  set 
apart  and  reserve,  in  any  State  or  Territory  having  public  land  bearing 
forests,  in  any  part  of  the  public  lands  wholly  or  in  part  covered  with 
timber  or  undergrowth,  whether  of  commercial  value  or  not,  as  public 
reservations,  and  the  President  shall,  by  public  proclamation,  declare 
the  establishment  of  such  reservations  and  the  limits  thereof" ; 

And  whereas,  the  public  lands,  in  the  State  of  California,  which  are 
hereinafter  indicated,  are  in  part  covered  with  timber,  and  it  appears 
that  the  public  good  would  be  promoted  by  setting  apart  said  lands  as 
a  public  reservation ; 

Now,  therefore,  I,  Theodore  Rooseveet,  President  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  by  virtue  of  the  power  in  me  vested  by  section 
twenty-four  of  the  aforesaid  Act  of  Congress,  do  proclaim  that  there 
are  hereby  reserved  from  entry  or  settlement  and  set  apart  as  a  Public 
Reservation,  for  the  use  and  benefit  of  the  people,  all  the  tracts  of  land, 
in  the  State  of  California,  shown  as  the  Yuba  Forest  Reserve  on  the 
diagram  forming  a  part  hereof ; 

Excepting  from  the  force  and  effect  of  this  proclamation  all  lands 
which  may  have  been,  prior  to  the  date  hereof,  embraced  in  any  legal 
entry  or  covered  by  any  lawful  filing  duly  of  record  in  the  proper 
United  States  Land  Office,  or  upon  which  any  valid  settlement  has 
been  made  pursuant  to  law,  and  the  statutory  period  within  which  to 
make  entry  or  filing  of  record  has  not  expired:  Provided,  that  this 
exception  shall  not  continue  to  apply  to  any  particular  tract  of  land 
unless  the  entryman,  settler  or  claimant  continues  to  comply  with  the 
law  under  which  the  entry,  filing  or  settlement  was  made. 

Warning  is  hereby  expressly  given  to  all  persons  not  to  make  settle- 
ment upon  the  lands  reserved  by  this  proclamation. 

In  witness  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the 
seal  of  the  United  States  to  be  affixed. 

Done  at  the  City  of  Washington  this   nth  day  of  No- 
[SEAL.]     vember,  in  the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  nine  hundred 
and  five,  and  of  the  Independence  of  the  United  States  the 
one  hundred  and  thirtieth. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 
By  the  President : 

Elihu  Root, 

Secretary  of  State. 


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EXECUTIVE  ORDERS. 

White  House,  January  4,  1905. 
Mrs.  Evelyn  M.  Ford  may  be  reinstated  to  the  position  of  clerk  in  the 
office  of  the  Secretary  of  War  without  regard  to  the  provisions  of  Rule 
IX  limiting  the  period  of  eligibility  to  one  year  from  the  date  of 
separation. 

THEODORE   ROOSEVELT. 

White  House,  January  p,  ipo^. 
Mrs.  Elizabeth  C.  Peters  may  be  reinstated  to  the  position  of  sewer  in 
the  Government  Printing  Office  without  regard  to  the  provision  of  Rule 
IX  limiting  the  period  of  eligibility  for  reinstatements  to  one  year  from 
the  date  of  separation, 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 


White  House,  January  21,  ipo^. 
The  appointment  of  Mr.  E.  W.  Libbey  as  telegraph  and  telephone 
operator,  at  $1,000  per  annum,  in  the  Department  of  Commerce  and 
Labor,  on  July  13,  1903,  is  approved,  and  he  may  be  continued  in  the 
service  without  examination  under  the  Civil-Service  rules. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 

White  House,  June  2g,  ipo^. 
Mrs.  Edna  K.  Hoyt,  who  is  temporarily  employed  as  clerk  in  the  De- 
partment of  State,  may  be  permanently  appointed,  without  examination 
under  the  civil-service  rules,  with  a  salary  at  the  rate  of  $1,200  per 
annum. 

(Note)     Done  at  the  request  of  Secretary  Hay,  who  says  she  is  now 
the  best  clerk  of  her  class  that  he  has. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 

White  House,  July  25,  1905. 
Mrs.  McLanaham,  after  twelve  years'  service,  was  separated  from  the 
position  of  sewer  in  the  Government  Printing  Office  prior  to  her  mar- 
riage in  1894.  In  June,  1903,  she  was  left  a  widow  with  three  children 
to  support.  In  view  of  her  unfortunate  circumstances  and  previous 
efficient  service  attested  by  the  Public  Printer,  the  Commission  recom- 
mended to  the  President  a  special  order  waiving  the  rule  requiring 
reinstatement  within  one  year,  which  was  approved  by  the  President 
July  25,  1903. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 


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White  House,  August  26,  1905. 
The  requirement  that  a  person  proposed  for  transfer  must  have 
actually  served  in  the  classified  service  at  least  six  months  next  pre- 
ceding the  transfer  may  be  waived  in  the  case  of  the  transfer  of  W.  E. 
Lackland  from  the  Treasury  Department  to  the  Post-Office  at  Prescott, 
Arizona. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 

White  House,  August  5/,  1905. 

It  is  ordered  that  each  member  of  the  advisory  board  of  engineers 
upon  plans  of  the  Panama  Canal  shall  be  allowed  $5,000,  payable  upon 
the  completion  of  the  report  of  the  board.  In  addition  thereto  he  shall, 
when  on  duty  with  the  board,  be  allowed  $15  per  day  for  personal  ex- 
penses from  the  date  of  leaving  his  home  until  his  return  thereto,  in- 
cluding Sundays  and  Holidays.  He  shall  also  be  allowed  the  actual  cost 
of  transportation  incurred  by  him  in  travel  on  duty  in  connection  with 
the  board  to  include  cost  of  ticket  by  railway  or  steamer,  sleeper  or 
parlor  car  accommodations,  baggage  transportation,  cabs  and  por- 
terage. 

It  is  further  ordered  that  the  allowance  of  $5,000  to  Gen.  Davis  and 
Gen.  Abbott  shall  be  increased  by  the  amount  of  their  retired  pay  for 
the  time  during  which  they  are  employed  upon  the  work  of  the  board, 
it  being  my  intention  that  these  members  of  the  board  shall  receive  the 
same  compensation  for  this  work  as  the  other  members,  and  this  in- 
crease being  made  to  provide  for  the  usual  reduction  of  retired  officers' 
pay. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 

White  House,  October  75,  1905. 
No  officer  or  employee  of  the  government  shall,  directly  or  indirectly, 
instruct  or  be  concerned  in  any  manner  in  the  instruction  of  any  person, 
or  classes  of  persons,  with  a  view  to  their  special  preparation  for  the 
examination  of  the  United  States  Civil  Service  Commission.  The  fact 
that  any  officer  or  employee  is  found  so  engaged  shall  be  considered 
sufficient  cause  for  his  removal  from  the  service. 

THEODORE   ROOSEVELT. 

White  House,  October  //,  1905. 

When  the  President  or  head  of  an  executive  department  is  satisfied 

that  an  officer  or  employee  in  the  classified  service  is  inefficient  or 

incapable,  and  that  the  public  service  will  be  materially  improved  by  his 

removal,  such  removal  will  be  made  without  hearing,  but  the  cause  of 


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removal  shall  be  stated  in  writing  and  filed.  When  misconduct  is  com- 
mitted in  the  view  and  presence  of  the  President  or  head  of  an  executive 
department,  removal  may  be  made  summarily  and  without  notice. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 

White  House,  November  ly,  1905. 

Civil  service  rule  No.  12  is  hereby  amended  to  read  as  follows,  con- 
cerning removals : 

"i.  In  making  removals  or  reductions,  and  in  other  punishment, 
penalties  like  in  character  shall  be  imposed  for  like  ofifenses. 

"2.  No  person  shall  be  removed  from  a  competitive  position  except 
for  such  cause  as  will  promote  the  efficiency  of  the  service.  When  the 
President  or  head  of  an  executive  department  is  satisfied  that  an 
officer  or  employe  in  the  classified  service  is  inefficient  or  incapable  and 
that  the  public  service  will  be  materially  improved  by  his  removal,  such 
removal  may  be  made  without  notice  to  such  officer  or  employe,  but  the 
cause  of  removal  shall  be  stated  in  writing  and  filed.  When  misconduct 
is  committed  in  the  view  and  presence  of  the  President  or  head  of  an 
executive  department,  removal  may  be  made  summarily,  and  no  state- 
ment of  reasons  need  be  filed. 

"3.  Where  a  recommendation  for  removal  or  reduction  in  grade  or 
compensation  of  an  officer  or  employe  is  made  to  the  head  of  an  execu- 
tive department  by  a  bureau  chief  or  other  subordinate  officer,  the  said 
head  of  the  department  may,  in  his  discretion,  require  that  the  person 
sought  to  be  removed  be  furnished  with  a  statement  in  writing  of  the 
reason  for  such  action,  and  be  allowed  a  reasonable  time  for  personally 
answering  the  same. 

"4.  The  civil  service  commission  shall  have  no  jurisdiction  to  in- 
vestigate any  removal  unless  it  is  alleged  that  the  procedure  required 
by  section  2  of  rule  12  has  not  been  followed  or  that  the  removal  was 
made  for  political  or  religious  reasons." 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 

White  House,  November  ly,  IQ05. 
When  the  President  or  head  of  an  executive  department  is  satisfied 
that  an  officer  or  employe  in  the  classified  service  is  inefficient  or  in- 
capable, and  that  the  public  service  will  be  materially  improved  by  his 
removal,  such  removal  will  be  made  without  hearing ;  but  the  cause  of 
removal  shall  be  stated  in  writing  and  filed.  When  misconduct  is  com- 
mitted in  the  view  and  presence  of  the  President  or  head  of  executive 
department  removal  may  be  made  summarily  and  without  notice. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 


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White  House,  November  18,  1905. 

Schedule  A  of  the  civil  service  rules  is  hereby  amended  by  adding  to 
Section  II,  Treasury  Department,  a  new  clause  to  be  numbered  12,  to 
read  as  follows  : 

12.  One  examiner  of  tobacco  and  one  examiner  of  tea  in  the  Cus- 
toms Service  at  the  Port  of  Chicago. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 


FIFTH  ANNUAL  MESSAGE. 

White  House,  Dec.  5,  1905. 
To  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives: 

The  people  of  this  country  continue  to  enjoy  great  prosperity.  Un- 
doubtedly there  will  be  ebb  and  flow  in  such  prosperity,  and  this  ebb 
and  flow  will  be  felt  more  or  less  by  all  members  of  the  community,  both 
by  the  deserving  and  the  undeserving.  Against  the  wrath  of  the  Lord 
the  wisdom  of  man  cannot  avail ;  in  time  of  flood  or  drought  human  in- 
genuity can  but  partially  repair  the  disaster.  A  general  failure  of 
crops  would  hurt  all  of  us.  Again,  if  the  folly  of  man  mars  the  general 
well-being,  then  those  who  are  innocent  of  the  folly  will  have  to  pay 
part  of  the  penalty  incurred  by  those  who  are  guilty  of  the  folly.  A 
panic  brought  on  by  the  speculative  folly  of  part  of  the  business  com- 
munity would  hurt  the  whole  business  community.  But  such  stoppage 
of  welfare,  though  it  might  be  severe,  would  not  be  lasting.  In  the 
long  run  the  one  vital  factor  in  the  permanent  prosperity  of  the  country 
is  the  high  individual  character  of  the  average  American  worker,  the 
average  American  citizen,  no  matter  whether  his  work  be  mental  or 
manual,  whether  he  be  farmer  or  wage-worker,  business  man  or  pro- 
fessional man. 

In  our  industrial  and  social  system  the  interests  of  all  men  are  so 
closely  intertwined  that  in  the  immense  majority  of  cases  a  straight- 
dealing  man  who  by  his  efficiency,  by  his  ingenuity  and  industry, 
benefits  himself  must  also  benefit  others.  Normally  the  man  of  great 
productive  capacity  who  becomes  rich  by  guiding  the  labor  of  many 
other  men  does  so  by  enabling  them  to  produce  more  than  they  could 
produce  without  his  guidance ;  and  both  he  and  they  share  in  the 
benefit,  which  comes  also  to  the  public  at  large.  The  superficial  fact 
that  the  sharing  may  be  unequal  must  never  blind  us  to  the  underlying 
fact  that  there  is  this  sharing,  and  that  the  benefit  comes  in  some  degree 
to  each  man  concerned.  Normally  the  wage-worker,  the  man  of  small 
means,  and  the  average  consumer,  as  well  as  the  average  producer,  are 
all  alike  helped  by  making  conditions  such  that  the  man  of  exceptional 


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business  ability  receives  an  exceptional  reward  for  his  ability.  Some- 
thing can  be  done  by  legislation  to  help  the  general  prosperity ;  but  no 
such  help  of  a  permanently  beneficial  character  can  be  given  to  the  less 
able  and  less  fortunate,  save  as  the  results  of  a  policy  which  shall  inure 
to  the  advantage  of  all  industrious  and  efficient  people  who  act  de- 
cently; and  this  is  only  another  way  of  saying  that  any  benefit  which 
comes  to  the  less  able  and  less  fortunate  must  of  necessity  come  even 
more  to  the  more  able  and  more  fortunate.  If,  therefore,  the  less  for- 
tunate man  is  moved  by  envy  of  his  more  fortunate  brother  to  strike 
at  the  conditions  under  which  they  have  both,  though  unequally,  pros- 
pered, the  result  will  assuredly  be  that  while  danger  may  come  to  the 
one  struck  at,  it  will  visit  with  an  even  heavier  load  the  one  who  strikes 
the  blow.    Taken  as  a  whole  we  must  all  go  up  or  down  together. 

Yet,  while  not  merely  admitting,  but  insisting  upon  this,  it  is  also  true 
that  where  there  is  no  governmental  restraint  or  supervision  some  of 
the  exceptional  men  use  their  energies  not  in  ways  that  are  for  the  com- 
mon good,  but  in  ways  which  tell  against  this  common  good.  The 
fortunes  amassed  through  corporate  organization  are  now  so  large,  and 
vest  such  power  in  those  that  wield  them,  as  to  make  it  a  matter  of  ne- 
cessity to  give  to  the  sovereign — that  is,  to  the  Government,  which 
rej)rcscnts  the  people  as  a  whole — some  effective  power  of  supervision 
over  their  corporate  use.  In  order  to  insure  a  healthy  social  and  indus- 
trial life,  every  big  corporation  should  be  held  responsible  by,  and  be 
accountable  to,  some  sovereign  strong  enough  to  control  its  conduct. 
I  am  in  no  sense  hostile  to  corporations.  This  is  an  age  of  combination, 
and  any  effort  to  prevent  all  combination  will  be  not  only  useless,  but  in 
the  end  vicious,  because  of  the  contempt  for  law  which  the  failure  to 
enforce  law  inevitably  produces.  We  should,  moreover,  recognize  in 
cordial  and  ample  fashion  the  immense  good  effected  by  corporate 
agencies  in  a  country  such  as  ours,  and  the  wealth  of  intellect,  energy, 
and  fidelity  devoted  to  their  service,  and  therefore  normally  to  the 
service  of  the  public,  by  their  officers  and  directors.  The  corporation 
has  come  to  stay,  just  as  the  trade  union  has  come  to  stay.  Each  can 
do  and  has  done  great  good.  Each  should  be  favored  so  long  as  it  does 
good.  But  each  should  be  sharply  checked  where  it  acts  against  law 
and  justice. 

So  long  as  the  finances  of  the  Nation  are  kept  upon  an  honest  basis 
no  other  question  of  internal  economy  with  which  the  Congress  has  the 
power  to  deal  begins  to  approach  in  importance  the  matter  of  endeavor- 
ing to  secure  proper  industrial  conditions  under  which  the  individuals 
— and  especially  the  great  corporations — doing  an  interstate  business 
are  to  act.  The  makers  of  our  National  Constitution  provided  especially 
that  the  regulation  of  interstate  commerce  should  come  within  the 
sphere  of  the  General  Government.    The  arguments  in  favor  of  their 


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taking  this  stand  were  even  then  overwhelming.     But  they  are  far 
stronger  today,  in  view  of  the  enormous  development  of  great  business 
agencies,  usually  corporate  in  form.     Experience  has  shown  conclu- 
sively that  it  is  useless  to  try  to  get  any  adequate  regulation  and  super- 
vision of  these  great  corporations  by  State  action.    Such  regulation  and 
supervision  can  only  be  effectively  exercised  by  a  sovereign  whose  juris- 
diction is  coextensive  with  the  field  of  work  of  the  corporations — that 
is,  by  the  National  Government.     I  believe  that  this  regulation  and 
supervision  can  be  obtained  by  the  enactment  of  law  by  the  Congress. 
If  this  proves  impossible,  it  will  certainly  be  necessary  ultimately  to  con- 
fer in  fullest  form  such  power  upon  the  National  Government  by  a 
proper  amendment  of  the  Constitution.    It  would  obviously  be  unwise 
to  endeavor  to  secure  such  an  amendment  until  it  is  certain  that  the 
result  cannot  be  obtained  under  the  Constitution  as  it  now  is.    The  laws 
of  the  Congress  and  of  the  several  States  hitherto,  as  passed  upon  by  the 
courts,  have  resulted  more  often  in  showing  that  the  States  have  no 
power  in  the  matter  than  that  the  National  Government  has  power ;  so 
that  there  at  present  exists  a  very  unfortunate  condition  of  things,  under 
which  these  great  corporations  doing  an  interstate  business  occupy  the 
position  of  subjects  without  a  sovereign,  neither  any  State  Government 
nor  the  National  Government  having  effective  control  over  them.    Our 
steady  aim  should  be  by  legislation,  cautiously  and  carefully  under- 
taken, but  resolutely  persevered  in,  to  assert  the  sovereignty  of  the 
National  Government  by  affirmative  action. 

This  is  only  in  form  an  innovation.  In  substance  it  is  merely  a  resto- 
ration ;  for  from  the  earliest  time  such  regulation  of  industrial  activities 
has  been  recognized  in  the  action  of  the  lawmaking  bodies ;  and  all  that 
I  propose  is  to  meet  the  changed  conditions  in  such  manner  as  will 
prevent  the  Commonwealth  abdicating  the  power  it  has  always  pos- 
sessed not  only  in  this  country,  but  also  in  England  before  and  since  this 
country  became  a  separate  Nation. 

It  has  been  a  misfortune  that  the  National  laws  on  this  subject 
have  hitherto  been  of  a  negative  or  prohibitive  rather  than  an  affirm- 
ative kind,  and  still  more  that  they  have  in  part  sought  to  prohibit  what 
could  not  be  effectively  prohibited,  and  have  in  part  in  their  prohibitions 
confounded  what  should  be  allowed  and  what  should  not  be  allowed.  It 
is  generally  useless  to  try  to  prohibit  all  restraint  on  competition, 
whether  this  restraint  be  reasonable  or  unreasonable ;  and  where  it  is 
not  useless  it  is  generally  hurtful.  Events  have  shown  that  it  is  not 
possible  adequately  to  secure  the  enforcement  of  any  law  of  this  kind 
by  incessant  appeal  to  the  courts.  The  Department  of  Justice  has  for 
the  last  four  years  "devoted  more  attention  to  the  enforcement  of  the 
anti-trust  legislation  than  to  anything  else.  Much  has  been  accom- 
plished, particularly  marked  has  been  the  moral  effect  of  the  prosecu- 


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tions ;  but  it  is  increasingly  evident  that  there  will  be  a  very  insufficient 
beneficial  result  in  the  way  of  economic  change.  The  successful  prose- 
cution of  one  device  to  evade  the  law  immediately  develops  another 
device  to  accomplish  the  same  purpose.  What  is  needed  is  not  sweep- 
ing prohibition  of  every  arrangement,  good  or  bad,  which  may  tend  to 
restrict  competition,  but  such  adequate  supervision  and  regulation  as 
will  prevent  any  restriction  of  competition  from  being  to  the  detriment 
of  the  public — as  well  as  such  supervision  and  regulation  as  will  prevent 
other  abuses  in  no  way  connected  with  restriction  of  competition.  Of 
these  abuses,  perhaps  the  chief,  although  by  no  means  the  only  one,  is 
overcapitalization — generally  itself  the  result  of  dishonest  promotion — 
because  of  the  myriad  evils  it  brings  in  its  train ;  for  such  overcapital- 
ization often  means  an  inflation  that  invites  business  panic ;  it  always 
conceals  the  true  relation  of  the  profit  earned  to  the  capital  actually 
invested,  and  it  creates  a  burden  of  interest  payments  which  is  a  fertile 
cause  of  improper  reduction  in  or  limitation  of  wages ;  it  damages  the 
small  investor,  discourages  thrift,  and  encourages  gambling  and  specu- 
lation ;  while  perhaps  worst  of  all  is  the  trickiness  and  dishonesty  which 
it  implies — for  harm  to  morals  is  worse  than  any  possible  harm  to  ma- 
terial interests,  and  the  debauchery  of  politics  and  business  by  great 
dishonest  corporations  is  far  worse  than  any  actual  material  evil  they 
do  the  public.  Until  the  National  Government  obtains,  in  some  manner 
which  the  wisdom  of  the  Congress  may  suggest,  proper  control  over 
the  big  corporations  engaged  in  interstate  commerce — that  is,  over  the 
great  majority  of  the  big  corporations — it  will  be  impossible  to  deal 
adequately  with  these  evils. 

I  am  well  aware  of  the  difficulties  of  the  legislation  that  i  am  sug- 
gesting, and  of  the  need  of  temperate  and  cautious  action  in  securing  it. 
I  should  emphatically  protest  against  improperly  radical  or  hasty  action. 
The  first  thing  to  do  is  to  deal  with  the  great  corporations  engaged  in 
the  business  of  interstate  transportation.  As  I  said  in  my  message  of 
December  6  last,  the  immediate  and  most  pressing  need,  so  far  as  legis- 
lation is  concerned,  is  the  enactment  into  law  of  some  scheme  to  secure 
to  the  agents  of  the  Government  such  supervision  and  regulation  of 
the  rates  charged  by  the  railroads  of  the  country  engaged  in  interstate 
traffic  as  shall  summarily  and  effectively  prevent  the  imposition  of 
unjust  or  unreasonable  rates.  It  must  include  putting  a  complete  stop 
to  rebates  in  every  shape  and  form.  This  power  to  regulate  rates, 
like  all  similar  powers  over  the  business  world,  should  be  exercised  with 
moderation,  caution,  and  self-restraint ;  but  it  should  exist,  so  that  it 
can  be  effectively  exercised  when  the  need  arises. 

The  first  consideration  to  be  kept  in  mind  is  that  the  power  should  be 
affirmative  and  should  be  given  to  some  administrative  body  created  by 
the  Congress.     If  given  to  the  present  Interstate  Commerce  Commis- 


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sion,  or  to  a  reorganized  Interstate  Commerce  Commission,  such  com- 
mission should  be  made  unequivocally  administrative.  I  do  not  believe 
in  the  Government  interfering  with  private  business  more  than  is  neces- 
sary. I  do  not  believe  in  the  Government  undertaking  any  work  which 
can  with  propriety  be  left  in  private  hands.  But  neither  do  I  believe  in 
the  Government  flinching  from  overseeing  any  work  when  it  becomes 
evident  that  abuses  are  sure  to  obtain  therein  unless  there  is  govern- 
mental supervision.  It  is  not  my  province  to  indicate  the  exact  terms 
of  the  law  which  should  be  enacted ;  but  I  call  the  attention  of  the  Con- 
gress to  certain  existing  conditions  with  which  it  is  desirable  to  deal. 
In  my  judgment  the  most  important  provision  which  such  law  should 
contain  is  that  conferring  upon  some  competent  administrative  body  the 
power  to  decide,  upon  the  case  being  brought  before  it,  whether  a  given 
rate  prescribed  by  a  railroad  is  reasonable  and  just,  and  if  it  is  found  to 
be  unreasonable  and  unjust,  then,  after  full  investigation  of  the  com- 
plaint, to  prescribe  the  Umit  of  rate  beyond  which  it  shall  not  be  lawful 
to  go — the  maximum  reasonable  rate,  as  it  is  commonly  called — this 
decision  to  go  into  effect  within  a  reasonable  time  and  to  obtain  from 
thence  onward,  subject  to  review  by  the  courts.  It  sometimes  happens 
at  present  not  that  a  rate  is  too  high  but  that  a  favored  shipper  is  given 
too  low  a  rate.  In  such  case  the  commission  would  have  the  right  to  fix 
this  already  estabUshed  minimum  rate  as  the  maximum ;  and  it  would 
need  only  one  or  two  such  decisions  by  the  commission  to  cure  railroad 
companies  of  the  practice  of  giving  improper  minimum  rates.  I  call 
your  attention  to  the  fact  that  my  proposal  is  not  to  give  the  commission 
power  to  initiate  or  originate  rates  generally,  but  to  regulate  a  rate 
already  fixed  or  originated  by  the  roads,  upon  complaint  and  after 
investigation.  A  heavy  penalty  should  be  exacted  from  any  corporation 
which  fails  to  respect  an  order  of  the  commission.  I  regard  this  power 
to  establish  a  maximum  rate  as  being  essential  to  any  scheme  of  real 
reform  in  the  matter  of  railway  regulation.  The  first  necessity  is  to 
secure  it ;  and  unless  it  is  granted  to  the  commission  there  is  little  use 
in  touching  the  subject  at  all. 

Illegal  transactions  often  occur  under  the  forms  of  law.  It  has  often 
occurred  that  a  shipper  has  been  told  by  a  traffic  officer  to  buy  a  large 
quantity  of  some  commodity  and  then  after  it  has  been  bought  an  open 
reduction  is  made  in  the  rate  to  take  effect  immediately,  the  arrange- 
ment resulting  to  the  profit  of  one  shipper  and  the  one  railroad  and  to 
the  damage  of  all  their  competitors ;  for  it  must  not  be  forgotten  that 
the  big  shippers  are  at  least  as  much  to  blame  as  any  railroad  in  the 
matter  of  rebates.  The  law  should  make  it  clear  so  that  nobody  can 
fail  to  understand  that  any  kind  of  commission  paid  on  freight  ship- 
ments, whether  in  this  form  or  in  the  form  of  fictitious  damages,  or  of  a 
concession,  a  free  pass,  reduced  passenger  rate,  or  payment  of  broker- 


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age,  is  illegal.  It  is  worth  while  considering  whether  it  would  not  be 
wise  to  confer  on  the  Government  the  right  of  civil  action  against  the 
beneficiary  of  a  rebate  for  at  least  twice  the  value  of  the  rebate ;  this 
would  help  stop  what  is  really  blackmail.  Elevator  allowances  should 
be  stopped,  for  they  have  now  grown  to  such  an  extent  that  they  are 
demoralizing  and  are  used  as  rebates. 

The  best  possible  regulation  of  rates  would,  of  course,  be  that  regu- 
lation secured  by  an  honest  agreement  among  the  railroads  themselves 
to  carry  out  the  law.  Such  a  general  agreement  would,  for  instance,  at 
once  put  a  stop  to  the  efforts  of  any  one  big  shipper  or  big  railroad  to 
discriminate  against  or  secure  advantages  over  some  rival ;  and  such 
agreement  would  make  the  railroads  themselves  agents  for  enforcing 
the  law.  The  power  vested  in  the  Government  to  put  a  stop  to  agree- 
ments to  the  detriment  of  the  public  should,  in  my  judgment,  be  accom- 
panied by  power  to  permit,  under  specified  conditions  and  careful  super- 
vision, agreements  clearly  in  the  interest  of  the  public.  But,  in  my 
judgment,  the  necessity  for  giving  this  further  power  is  by  no  means 
as  great  as  the  necessity  for  giving  the  commission  or  administrative 
body  the  other  powers  I  have  enumerated  above ;  and  it  may  well  be 
inadvisable  to  attempt  to  vest  this  particular  power  in  the  commission 
or  other  administrative  body  until  it  already  possesses  and  is  exercising 
what  I  regard  as  by  far  the  most  important  of  all  the  powers  I  recom- 
mend— as  indeed  the  vitally  important  power — that  to  fix  a  given  max- 
imum rate,  which  rate,  after  the  lapse  of  a  reasonable  time,  goes  into 
full  effect,  subject  to  review  by  the  courts. 

All  private-car  lines,  industrial  roads,  refrigerator  charges,  and  the 
like  should  be  expressly  put  under  the  supervision  of  the  Interstate 
Commerce  Commission  or  some  similar  body  so  far  as  rates,  and  agree- 
ments practically  affecting  rates,  are  concerned.  The  private  car  owners 
and  the  owners  of  industrial  railroads  are  entitled  to  a  fair  and  reason- 
able compensation  on  their  investment,  but  neither  private  cars  nor  in- 
dustrial railroads  nor  spur  tracks  should  be  utilized  as  devices  for 
securing  preferential  rates.  A  rebate  in  icing  charges,  or  in  mileage,  or 
in  a  division  of  the  rate  for  refrigerating  charges  is  just  as  pernicious 
as  a  rebate  in  any  other  way.  No  lower  rate  should  apply  on  goods 
imported  than  actually  obtains  on  domestic  goods  from  the  American 
seaboard  to  destination  except  in  cases  where  water  competition  is  the 
controlling  influence.  There  should  be  publicity  of  the  accounts  of  com- 
mon carriers ;  no  common  carrier  engaged  in  interstate  business  should 
keep  any  books  or  memoranda  other  than  those  reported  pursuant  to 
law  or  regulation,  and  these  books  or  memoranda  should  be  open  to 
the  inspection  of  the  Government.  Only  in  this  way  can  violations  or 
evasions  of  the  law  be  surely  detected.  A  system  ot  examination  of 
railroad  accounts  should  be  provided  similar  to  that  now  conducted 


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into  the  National  banks  by  the  bank  examiners ;  a  few  first-class  rail- 
road accountants,  if  they  had  proper  direction  and  proper  authority  to 
inspect  books  and  papers,  could  accomplish  much  in  preventing  willful 
violations  of  the  law.  It  would  not  be  necessary  for  them  to  examine 
into  the  accounts  of  any  railroad  unless  for  good  reasons  they  were 
directed  to  do  so  by  the  Interstate  Commerce  Commission.  It  is  greatly 
to  be  desired  that  some  way  might  be  fo.und  by  which  an  agreement  as 
to  transportation  within  a  State  intended  to  operate  as  a  fraud  upon 
the  Federal  interstate  commerce  laws  could  be  brought  under  the  juris- 
diction of  the  Federal  authorities.  At  present  it  occurs  that  large  ship- 
ments of  interstate  traffic  are  controlled  by  concessions  on  purely  State 
business,  which  of  course  amounts  to  an  evasion  of  the  law.  The  com- 
mission should  have  power  to  enforce  fair  treatment  by  the  great  trunk 
lines  of  lateral  and  branch  lines. 

I  urge  upon  the  Congress  the  need  of  providing  for  expeditious 
action  by  the  Interstate  Commerce  Commission  in  all  these  matters, 
whether  in  regulating  rates  for  transportation  or  for  storing  or  for 
handling  property  or  commodities  in  transit.  The  history  of  the  cases 
litigated  under  the  present  commerce  act  shows  that  its  efficacy  has 
been  to  a  great  degree  destroyed  by  the  weapon  of  delay,  almost  the 
most  formidable  weapon  in  the  hands  of  those  whose  purpose  it  is  to 
violate  the  law. 

Let  me  most  earnestly  say  that  these  recommendations  are  not 
made  in  any  spirit  of  hostility  to  the  railroads.  On  ethical  grounds,  on 
grounds  of  right,  such  hostility  would  be  intolerable ;  and  on  grounds 
of  mere  National  self-interest  we  must  remember  that  such  hostility 
would  tell  against  the  welfare  not  merely  of  some  few  rich  men,  but  of 
a  multitude  of  small  investors,  a  multitude  of  railway  employes,  wage 
workers,  and  most  severely  against  the  interest  of  the  public  as  a 
whole.  I  believe  that  on  the  whole  our  railroads  have  done  well  and 
not  ill ;  but  the  railroad  men  who  wish  to  do  well  should  not  be  ex- 
posed to  competition  with  those  who  have  no  such  desire,  and  the  only 
way  to  secure  this  end  is  to  give  to  some  Government  tribunal  the 
power  to  see  that  justice  is  done  by  the  unwilling  exactly  as  it  is  gladly 
done  by  the  willing.  Moreover,  if  some  Government  body  is  given 
increased  power  the  effect  will  be  to  furnish  authoritative  answer  on 
behalf  of  the  railroad  whenever  irrational  clamor  against  it  is  raised, 
or  whenever  charges  made  against  it  are  disproved.  I  ask  this  legis- 
lation not  only  in  the  interest  of  the  public  but  in  the  interest  of  the 
honest  railroad  man  and  the  honest  shipper  alike,  for  it  is  they  who 
are  chiefly  jeoparded  by  the  practices  of  their  dishonest  competitors. 
This  legislation  should  be  enacted  in  a  spirit  as  remote  as  possible  from 
hysteria  and  rancor.  If  we  of  the  American  body  politic  are  true  to 
the  traditions  we  have  inherited  we  shall  always  scorn  any  effort  to 


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make  us  hate  any  man  because  he  is  rich,  just  as  much  as  we  should 
scorn  any  effort  to  make  us  look  down  upon  or  treat  contemptuously 
any  man  because  he  is  poor.  We  judge  a  man  by  his  conduct — that 
is,  by  his  character — and  not  by  his  wealth  or  intellect.  If  he  makes 
his  fortune  honestly,  there  is  no  just  cause  of  quarrel  with  him.  In- 
deed, we  have  nothing  but  the  kindliest  feelings  of  admiration  for  the 
successful  business  man  who  behaves  decently,  whether  he  has  made 
his  success  by  building  or  managing  a  railroad  or  by  shipping  goods 
over  that  railroad.  The  big  railroad  men  and  big  shippers  are  simply 
Americans  of  the  ordinary  type  who  have  developed  to  an  extraordi- 
nary degree  certain  great  business  qualities.  They  are  neither  better  nor 
worse  than  their  fellow-citizens  of  smaller  means.  They  are  merely 
more  able  in  certain  lines  and  therefore  exposed  to  certain  peculiarly 
strong  temptations.  These  temptations  have  not  sprung  newly  into 
being ;  the  exceptionally  successful  among  mankind  have  always  been 
exposed  to  them ;  but  they  have  grown  amazingly  in  power  as  a  result 
of  the  extraordinary  development  of  industrialism  along  new  lines,  and 
under  these  new  conditions,  which  the  law-makers  of  old  could  not 
foresee  and  therefore  could  not  provide  against,  they  have  become  so 
serious  and  menacing  as  to  demand  entirely  new  remedies.  It  is  in  the 
interest  of  the  best  type  of  railroad  man  and  the  best  type  of  shipper 
no  less  than  of  the  public  that  there  should  be  Government  super- 
vision and  regulation  of  these  great  business  operations,  for  the  same 
reason  that  it  is  in  the  interest  of  the  corporation  which  wishes  to  treat 
its  employes  aright  that  there  should  be  an  effective  Employers'  Lia- 
bility act,  or  an  effective  system  of  factory  laws  to  prevent  the  abuse 
of  women  and  children.  All  such  legislation  frees  the  corporation  that 
wishes  to  do  well  from  being  driven  into  doing  ill,  in  order  to  com- 
pete with  its  rival,  which  prefers  to  do  ill.  We  desire  to  set  up  a 
moral  standard.  There  can  be  no  delusion  more  fatal  to  the  Nation 
than  the  delusion  that  the  standard  of  profits,  of  business  prosperity,  is 
sufficient  in  judging  any  business  or  political  question — from  rate  legis- 
lation to  municipal  government.  Business  success,  whether  for  the 
individual  or  for  the  Nation,  is  a  good  thing  only  so  far  as  it  is  accom- 
panied by  and  develops  a  high  standard  of  conduct — honor,  integrity, 
civic  courage.  The  kind  of  business  prosperity  that  blunts  the  stand- 
ard of  honor,  that  puts  an  inordinate  value  on  mere  wealth,  that  makes 
a  man  ruthless  and  conscienceless  in  trade,  and  weak  and  cowardly  in 
citizenship,  is  not  a  good  thing  at  all,  but  a  very  bad  thing  for  the 
Nation.  This  Government  stands  for  manhood  first  and  for  business 
only  as  an  adjunct  of  manhood. 

The  question  of  transportation  lies  at  the  root  of  all  industrial  suc- 
cess, and  the  revolution  in  transportation  which  has  taken  place  during 
the  last  half  century  has  been  the  most  important  factor  in  the  growth 


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of  the  new  industrial  conditions.  Most  emphatically  we  do  not  wish  to 
see  the  man  of  great  talents  refused  the  reward  for  his  talents.  Still 
less  do  we  wish  to  see  him  penalized ;  but  we  do  desire  to  see  the  sys- 
tem of  railroad  transportation  so  handled  that  the  strong  man  shall  be 
given  no  advantage  over  the  weak  man.  We  wish  to  insure  as  fair 
treatment  for  the  small  town  as  for  the  big  city ;  for  the  small  shipper 
as  for  the  big  shipper.  In  the  old  days  the  highway  of  commerce, 
whether  by  water  or  by  a  road  on  land,  was  open  to  all ;  it  belonged  to 
the  public  and  the  traffic  along  it  was  free.  At  present  the  railway  is 
this  highway,  and  we  must  do  our  best  to  see  that  it  is  kept  open  to 
all  on  equal  terms.  Unlike  the  old  highway  it  is  a  very  difficult  and 
complex  thing  to  manage,  and  it  is  far  better  that  it  should  be  managed 
by  private  individuals  than  by  the  Government.  But  it  can  only  be  so 
managed  on  condition  that  justice  is  done  the  public.  It  is  because,  in 
my  judgment,  public  ownership  of  railroads  is  highly  undesirable  and 
would  probably  in  this  country  entail  far-reaching  disaster,  but  I  wish 
to  see  such  supervision  and  regulation  of  them  in  the  interest  of  the 
public  as  will  make  it  evident  that  there  is  no  need  for  public  owner- 
ship. The  opponents  of  Government  regulation  dwell  upon  the  diffi- 
culties to  be  encountered  and  the  intricate  and  involved  nature  of  the 
problem.  Their  contention  is  true.  It  is  a  complicated  and  delicate 
problem,  and  all  kinds  of  difficulties  are  sure  to  arise  in  connection  with 
any  plan  of  solution,  while  no  plan  will  bring  all  the  benefits  hoped  for 
by  its  more  optimistic  adherents.  Moreover,  under  any  healthy  plan, 
the  benefits  will  develop  gradually  and  not  rapidly.  Finally,  we  must 
clearly  understand  that  the  public  servants  who  are  to  do  this  peculiarly 
responsible  and  delicate  work  must  themselves  be  of  the  highest  type 
both  as  regards  integrity  and  efficiency.  They  must  be  well  paid,  for 
otherwise  able  men  cannot  in  the  long  run  be  secured ;  and  they  must 
possess  a  lofty  probity  which  will  revolt  as  quickly  at  the  thought  of 
pandering  to  any  gust  of  popular  prejudice  against  rich  men  as  at  the 
thought  of  anything  even  remotely  resembling  subserviency  to  rich 
m.en.  But  while  I  fully  admit  the  difficulties  in  the  way,  I  do  not  for  a 
moment  admit  that  these  difficulties  warrant  us  in  stopping  in  our 
effort  to  secure  a  wise  and  just  system.  They  should  have  no  other 
effect  than  to  spur  us  on  to  the  exercise  of  the  resolution,  the  even- 
handed  justice,  and  the  fertility  of  resource,  which  we  like  to  think  of 
as  typically  American,  and  which  will  in  the  end  achieve  good  results 
in  this  as  in  other  fields  of  activity.  The  task  is  a  great  one  and  under- 
lies the  task  of  dealing  with  the  whole  industrial  problem.  But  the 
fact  that  it  is  a  great  problem  does  not  warrant  us  in  shrinking  from 
the  attempt  to  solve  it.  At  present  we  face  such  utter  lack  of  super- 
vision, such  freedom  from  the  restraints  of  law,  that  excellent  men  have 
often  been  literally  forced  into  doing  what  they  deplored  because  other- 


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wise  they  were  left  at  the  mercy  of  unscrupulous  competitors.  To  rail 
at  and  assail  the  men  who  have  done  as  they  best  could  under  such  con- 
ditions accomplishes  little.  What  we  need  to  do  is  to  develop  an  orderly 
system,  and  such  a  system  can  only  come  through  the  gradually  in- 
creased exercise  of  the  right  of  efficient  Government  control. 

In  my  annual  message  to  the  Fifty-eighth  Congress,  at  its  third  ses- 
sion, I  called  attention  to  the  necessity  for  legislation  requiring  the  use 
of  block  signals  upon  railroads  engaged  in  interstate  commerce.  The 
number  of  serious  collisions  upon  imblocked  roads  that  have  occurred 
within  the  past  year  adds  force  to  the  recommendation  then  made.  The 
Congress  should  provide,  by  appropriate  legislation,  for  the  introduction 
of  block  signals  upon  all  railroads  engaged  in  interstate  commerce  at 
the  earliest  practicable  date,  as  a  measure  of  increased  safety  to  the 
traveling  public. 

Through  decisions  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  the  United  States  and 
the  lower  Federal  courts  in  cases  brought  before  them  for  adjudication 
the  safety  appliance  law  has  been  materially  strengthened,  and  the 
Government  has  been  enabled  to  secure  its  effective  enforcement  in 
almost  all  cases,  with  the  result  that  the  condition  of  railroad  equip- 
ment throughout  the  country  is  much  improved  and  railroad  employes 
perform  their  duties  under  safer  conditions  than  heretofore.  The  Gov- 
ernment's most  effective  aid  in  arriving  at  this  result  has  been  its  in- 
spection service,  and  that  these  improved  conditions  are  not  more 
general  is  due  to  the  insufficient  number  of  inspectors  employed.  The 
inspection  service  has  fully  demonstrated  its  usefulness,  and  in  appro- 
priating for  its  maintenance  the  Congress  should  make  provision  for 
an  increase  in  the  number  of  inspectors. 

The  excessive  hours  of  labor  to  which  railroad  employes  in  train 
service  are  in  many  cases  subjected  is  also  a  matter  which  may  well 
engage  the  serious  attention  of  the  Congress,  The  strain,  both  mental 
and  physical,  upon  those  who  are  engaged  in  the  movement  and  opera- 
tion of  railroad  trains  under  modern  conditions  is  perhaps  greater 
than  that  which  exists  in  any  other  industry,  and  if  there  are  any 
reasons  for  limiting  by  law  the  hours  of  labor  in  any  employment,  they 
certainly  apply  with  peculiar  force  to  the  employment  of  those  upon 
whose  vigilance  and  alertness  in  the  performance  of  their  duties  the 
safety  of  all  who  travel  by  rail  depends. 

In  my  annual  message  to  the  Fifty-seventh  Congress,  at  its  second 
session,  I  recommended  the  passage  of  an  employers'  liability  law  for 
the  District  of  Columbia  and  in  our  navy  yards.  I  renewed  that  recom- 
mendation in  my  message  to  the  Fifty-eighth  Congress,  at  its  second 
session,  and  further  suggested  the  appointment  of  a  commission  to 
make  a  comprehensive  study  of  employers'  liability,  with  a  view  to 
the  enactment  of  a  wise  and  Constitutional  law  covering  the  subject, 


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applicable  to  all  industries  within  the  scope  of  the  Federal  power.  I 
hope  that  such  a  law  will  be  prepared  and  enacted  as  speedily  as 
possible. 

The  National  Government  has,  as  a  rule,  but  little  occasion  to  deal 
with  the  formidable  group  of  problems  connected  more  or  less  directly 
with  what  is  known  as  the  labor  question,  for  in  the  great  majority  of 
cases  these  problems  must  be  dealt  with  by  the  State  and  municipal 
authorities,  and  not  by  the  National  Government.  The  National  Gov- 
ernment has  control  of  the  District  of  Columbia,  however,  and  it  should 
see  to  it  that  the  City  of  Washington  is  made  a  model  city  in  all 
respects,  both  as  regards  parks,  public  playgrounds,  proper  regulation 
of  the  system  of  housing,  so  as  to  do  away  with  the  evils  of  alley  tene- 
ments, a  proper  system  of  education,  a  proper  system  of  dealing  with 
truancy  and  juvenile  offenders,  a  proper  handling  of  the  charitable 
work  of  the  District.  Moreover,  there  should  be  proper  factory  laws 
to  prevent  all  abuses  in  the  employment  of  women  and  children  in  the 
District.  These  will  be  useful  chiefly  as  object  lessons,  but  even  this 
limited  amount  of  usefulness  would  be  of  real  National  value. 

There  has  been  demand  for  depriving  courts  of  the  power  to  issue 
injunctions  in  labor  disputes.  Such  special  limitation  of  the  equity 
powers  of  our  courts  would  be  most  unwise.  It  is  true  that  some 
judges  have  misused  this  power ;  but  this  does  not  justify  a  denial  of 
the  power  any  more  than  an  improper  exercise  of  the  power  to  call  a 
strike  by  a  labor  leader  would  justify  the  denial  of  the  right  to  strike. 
The  remedy  is  to  regulate  the  procedure  by  requiring  the  judge  to  give 
due  notice  to  the  adverse  parties  before  granting  the  writ,  the  hearing 
to  be  ex  parte  if  the  adverse  party  docs  not  appear  at  the  time  and 
place  ordered.  What  is  due  notice  must  depend  upon  the  facts  of  the 
case ;  it  should  not  be  used  as  a  pretext  to  permit  violation  of  law  or 
the  jeopardizing  of  life  or  property.  Of  course,  this  would  not  author- 
ize the  issuing  of  a  restraining  order  or  injunction  in  any  case  in 
which  it  is  not  already  authorized  by  existing  law. 

I  renew  the  recommendation  I  made  in  my  last  annual  message  for 
an  investigation  by  the  Department  of  Commerce  and  Labor  of  general 
labor  conditions,  especial  attention  to  be  paid  to  the  conditions  of  child 
labor  and  child-labor  legislation  in  the  several  States.  Such  an  investi- 
gation should  take  into  account  the  various  problems  with  which  the 
question  of  child  labor  is  connected.  It  is  true  that  these  problems  can 
be  actually  met  in  most  cases  only  by  the  States  themselves,  but  it 
would  be  well  for  the  Nation  to  endeavor  to  secure  and  publish  com- 
prehensive information  as  to  the  conditions  of  the  labor  of  children  in 
the  different  States,  so  as  to  spur  up  those  that  are  behindhand  and  to 
secure  approximately  uniform  legislation  of  a  high  character  among 
the  several  States.     In  such  a  Republic  as  ours  the  one  thing  that  we 


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cannot  afford  to  neglect  is  the  problem  of  turning  out  decent  citizens. 
The  future  of  the  Nation  depends  upon  the  citizenship  of  the  genera- 
tions to  come ;  the  children  of  today  are  those  who  tomorrow  will  shape 
the  destiny  of  our  land,  and  we  cannot  afford  to  neglect  them.  The 
Legislature  of  Colorado  has  recommended  that  the  National  Govern- 
ment provide  some  general  measure  for  the  protection  from  abuse  of 
children  and  dumb  animals  throughout  the  United  States.  I  lay  the 
matter  before  you  for  what  I  trust  will  be  your  favorable  consideration. 

The  Department  of  Commerce  and  Labor  should  also  make  a  thor- 
ough investigation  of  the  conditions  of  women  in  industry.  Over  five 
million  American  women  are  now  engaged  in  gainful  occupations ;  yet 
there  is  an  almost  complete  dearth  of  data  upon  which  to  base  any 
trustworthy  conclusions  as  ■':gards  a  subject  as  important  as  it  is  vast 
and  complicated.  There  is  need  of  full  knowledge  on  which  to  base 
action  looking  toward  State  and  municipal  legislation  for  the  protection 
of  working  women.  The  introduction  of  women  into  industry  is 
working  change  and  disturbance  in  the  domestic  and  social  life  of  the 
Nation.  The  decrease  in  marriage,  and  especially  in  the  birth  rate,  has 
been  coincident  with  it.  We  must  face  accomplished  facts,  and  the 
adjustment  of  factory  conditions  must  be  made,  but  surely  it  can  be 
made  with  less  friction  and  less  harmful  effects  on  family  life  than  is 
now  the  case.  This  whole  matter  in  reality  forms  one  of  the  greatest 
sociological  phenomena  of  our  time ;  it  is  a  social  question  of  the  first 
importance,  of  far  greater  importance  than  any  merely  political  or 
economic  question  can  be,  and  to  solve  it  we  need  ample  data,  gathered 
in  a  sane  and  scientific  spirit  in  the  course  of  an  exhaustive  investi- 
gation. 

In  any  great  labor  disturbance  not  only  are  employer  and  employe 
interested,  but  a  third  party — the  general  public.  Every  considerable 
labor  difficulty  in  which  interstate  commerce  is  involved  should  be 
investigated  by  the  Government  and  the  facts  officially  reported  to  the 
public. 

The  question  of  securing  a  healthy,  self-respecting,  and  mutually 
sympathetic  attitude  as  between  employer  and  employe,  capitalist  and 
wage-worker,  is  a  difficult  one.  All  phases  of  the  labor  problem  prove 
difficult  when  approached.  But  the  underlying  principles,  the  root 
principles,  in  accordance  with  which  the  problem  must  be  solved  are 
entirely  simple.  We  can  get  justice  and  right  dealing  only  if  we  put  as 
of  paramount  importance  the  principle  of  treating  a  man  on  his  worth 
as  a  man  rather  than  with  reference  to  his  social  position,  his  occu- 
pation or  the  class  to  which  he  belongs.  There  are  selfish  and  brutal 
men  in  all  ranks  of  life.  If  they  are  capitalists  their  selfishness  and 
brutality  may  take  the  form  of  hard  indifference  to  suffering,  greedy 
disregard  of  every  moral  restraint  which  interferes  with  the  accumu- 


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lation  of  wealth,  and  cold-blooded  exploitation  of  the  weak;  or,  if  they 
are  laborers,  the  form  of  laziness,  of  sullen  envy  of  the  more  fortunate, 
and  of  willingness  to  perform  deeds  of  murderous  violence.  Such 
conduct  is  just  as  reprehensible  in  one  case  as  in  the  other,  and  all 
honest  and  farseeing  men  should  join  in  warring  against  it  wherever  it 
becomes  manifest.  Individual  capitalist  and  individual  wage-worker, 
corporation  and  union,  are  alike  entitled  to  the  protection  of  the  law, 
and  must  alike  obey  the  law.  Moreover,  in  addition  to  mere  obedience 
to  the  law,  each  man,  if  he  be  really  a  good  citizen,  must  show  broad 
sympathy  for  his  neighbor  and  genuine  desire  to  look  at  any  question 
arising  between  them  from  the  standpoint  of  that  neighbor  no  less  than 
from  his  own,  and  to  this  end  it  is  essential  that  capitalist  and  wage- 
worker  should  consult  freely  one  with  the  other,  should  each  strive  to 
bring  closer  the  day  when  both  shall  realize  that  they  are  properly 
partners  and  not  enemies.  To  approach  the  questions  which  inevitably 
arise  between  them  solely  from  the  standpoint  which  treats  each  side 
in  the  mass  as  the  enemy  of  the  other  side  in  the  mass  is  both  wicked 
and  foolish.  In  the  past  the  most  direful  among  the  influences  which 
have  brought  about  the  downfall  of  republics  has  ever  been  the  growth 
of  the  class  spirit,  the  growth  of  the  spirit  which  tends  to  make  a  man 
subordinate  the  welfare  of  the  public  as  a  whole  to  the  welfare  of  the 
particular  class  to  which  he  belongs,  the  substitution  of  loyalty  to  a 
class  for  loyalty  to  the  Nation.  This  inevitably  brings  about  a  tendency 
to  treat  each  man  not  on  his  merits  as  an  individual,  but  on  his  position 
as  belonging  to  a  certain  class  in  the  community.  If  such  a  spirit 
grows  up  in  this  Republic  it  will  ultimately  prove  fatal  to  us,  as  in  the 
past  it  has  proved  fatal  to  every  community  in  which  it  has  become 
dominant.  Unless  we  continue  to  keep  a  quick  and  lively  sense  of  the 
great  fundamental  truth  that  our  concern  is  with  the  individual  worth 
of  the  individual  man,  this  Government  cannot  permanently  hold  the 
place  which  it  has  achieved  among  the  nations.  The  vital  lines  of 
cleavage  among  our  people  do  not  correspond,  and  indeed  run  at  right 
angles  to,  the  lines  of  cleavage  which  divide  occupation  from  occupa- 
tion, which  divide  wage-workers  from  capitalists,  farmers  from 
bankers,  men  of  small  means  from  men  of  large  means,  men  who  live 
in  the  towns  from  men  who  live  in  the  country ;  for  the  vital  line  of 
cleavage  is  the  line  which  divides  the  honest  man  who  tries  to  do  well 
by  his  neighbor  from  the  dishonest  man  who  does  ill  by  his  neighbor. 
In  other  words,  the  standard  we  should  establish  is  the  standard  of 
conduct,  not  the  standard  of  occupation,  of  means,  or  of  social  posi- 
tion. It  is  the  man's  moral  quality,  his  attitude  toward  the  great  ques- 
tions which  concern  all  humanity,  his  cleanliness  of  life,  his  power  to 
do  his  duty  toward  himself  and  toward  others,  which  really  count ; 
and  if  we  substitute  for  the  standard  of  personal  judgment  which 


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treats  each  man  according  to  his  merits,  another  standard  in  accordance 
with  which  all  men  of  one  class  are  favored  and  all  men  of  another 
class  discriminated  against,  we  shall  do  irreparable  damage  to  the 
body  politic.  I  believe  that  our  people  are  too  sane,  too  self-respecting, 
too  fit  for  self-government,  ever  to  adopt  such  an  attitude.  This  Gov- 
ernment is  not  and  never  shall  be  government  by  a  plutocracy.  This 
Government  is  not  and  never  shall  be  government  by  a  mob.  It  shall 
continue  to  be  in  the  future  what  it  has  been  in  the  past,  a  Government 
based  on  the  theory  that  each  man,  rich  or  poor,  is  to  be  treated  simply 
and  solely  on  his  worth  as  a  man,  that  all  his  personal  and  property 
rights  are  to  be  safeguarded,  and  that  he  is  neither  to  wrong  others  nor 
to  suffer  wrong  from  others. 

The  noblest  of  all  forms  of  government  is  self-government ;  but  it  is 
also  the  most  difficult.  We  who  possess  this  priceless  boon,  and  who 
desire  to  hand  it  on  to  our  children  and  our  children's  children,  should 
ever  bear  in  mind  the  thought  so  finely  expressed  by  Burke :  "Men  are 
qualified  for  civil  liberty  in  exact  proportion  to  their  disposition  to  put 
moral  chains  upon  their  own  appetites ;  in  proportion  as  they  are  dis- 
posted  to  listen  to  the  counsels  of  the  wise  and  good  in  preference  to  the 
flattery  of  knaves.  Society  cannot  exist  unless  a  controlling  power 
upon  will  and  appetite  be  placed  somewhere,  and  the  less  of  it  there  be 
within  the  more  there  must  be  without.  It  is  ordained  in  the  eternal 
constitution  of  things  that  men  of  intemperate  minds  cannot  be  free. 
Their  passions  forge  their  fetters." 

The  great  insurance  companies  afford  striking  examples  of  corpora- 
tions whose  business  has  extended  so  far  beyond  the  jurisdiction  of  the 
States  which  created  them  a  to  preclude  strict  enforcement  of  super- 
vision and  regulation  by  the  parent  States.  In  my  last  annual  message 
I  recommended  "that  the  Congress  carefully  consider  whether  the 
power  of  the  Bureau  of  Corporations  cannot  constitutionally  be  ex- 
tended to  cover  interstate  transactions  in  insurance." 

Recent  events  have  emphasized  the  importance  of  an  early  and  ex- 
haustive consideration  of  this  question,  to  see  whether  it  is  not  pos- 
sible to  furnish  better  safeguards  than  the  several  States  have  been 
able  to  furnish  against  corruption  of  the  flagrant  kind  which  has 
been  exposed.  It  has  been  only  too  clearly  shown  that  certain  of  the 
men  at  the  head  of  these  large  corporations  take  but  small  note  of 
the  ethical  distinction  between  honesty  and  dishonesty ;  they  draw 
the  line  only  this  side  of  what  may  be  called  law-honesty,  the  kind 
of  honesty  necessary  in  order  to  avoid  falling  into  the  clutches  of  the 
law.  Of  course  the  only  complete  remedy  for  this  condition  must  be 
found  in  an  aroused  public  conscience,  a  higher  sense  of  ethical  con- 
duct in  the  community  at  large,  and  especially  among  business  men 
and  in  the  great  profession  of  the  law,  and  in  the  growth  of  a  spirit 


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which  condemns  all  dishonesty,  whether  in  rich  man  or  in  poor  man, 
whether  it  takes  the  shape  of  bribery  or  of  blackmail.  But  much 
can  be  done  by  legislation  which  is  not  only  drastic  but  practical. 
There  is  need  of  a  far  stricter  and  more  uniform  regulation  of  the 
vast  insurance  interests  of  this  country.  The  United  States  should 
in  this  respect  follow  the  policy  of  other  nations  by  providing  adequate 
national  supervision  of  commercial  interests  which  are  clearly  national 
in  character.  My  predecessors  have  repeatedly  recognized  that  the 
foreign  business  of  these  companies  is  an  important  part  of  our  for- 
eign commercial  relations.  During  the  administrations  of  Presidents 
Cleveland,  Harrison,  and  jMcKinley  the  State  Department  exercised  its 
influence,  through  diplomatic  channels,  to  prevent  unjust  discrimina- 
tion by  foreign  countries  against  American  insurance  companies. 
These  negotiations  illustrated  the  propriety  of  the  Congress  recogniz- 
ing the  National  character  of  insurance,  for  in  the  absence  of  Federal 
legislation  the  State  Department  could  only  give  expression  to  the 
wishes  of  the  authorities  of  the  several  States,  whose  policy  was  in- 
effective through  want  of  uniformity. 

I  repeat  my  previous  recommendation  that  the  Congress  should  also 
consider  whether  the  Federal  Government  has  any  power  or  owes  any 
duty  with  respect  to  domestic  transactions  in  insurance  of  an  inter- 
state character.  That  State  supervision  has  proved  inadequate  is 
generally  conceded.  The  burden  upon  insurance  companies,  and  there- 
fore their  policy  holders,  of  conflicting  regulations  of  many  States,  is 
unquestioned,  while  but  little  effective  check  is  imposed  upon  any  able 
and  unscrupulous  man  who  desires  to  exploit  the  company  in  his  own 
interest  at  the  expense  of  the  policy  holders  and  of  the  public.^  The 
inability  of  a  State  to  regulate  effectively  insurance  corporations  created 
under  the  laws  of  other  States  and  transacting  the  larger  part  of  their 
business  elsewhere  is  also  clear.  As  a  remedy  for  this  evil  of  con- 
flicting, ineffective,  and  yet  burdensome  regulations  there  has  been 
for  many  years  a  widespread  demand  for  Federal  supervision.  The 
Congress  has  already  recognized  that  interstate  insurance  may  be 
a  proper  subject  for  Federal  legislation,  for  in  creating  the  Bureau  of 
Corporations  it  authorized  it  to  publish  and  supply  useful  information 
concerning  interstate  corporations,  "including  corporations  engaged 
in  insurance."  It  is  obvious  that  if  the  compilation  of  statistics  be 
the  limit  of  the  Federal  power  it  is  wholly  ineflfective  to  regulate  this 
form  of  commercial  intercourse  between  the  States,  and  as  the  in- 
surance business  has  outgrown  in  magnitude  the  possibility  of  ade- 
quate State  supervision,  the  Congress  should  carefully  consider  whether 
further  legislation  can  be  had.  What  is  said  above  applies  with  equal 
force  to  fraternal  and  benevolent  organizations  which  contract  for 
life  insurance. 


11^2  Messages  and  Speeches 

There  more  need  of  stability  than  of  the  attempt  to  attain  an  ideal 
perfection  in  the  methods  of  raising  revenue;  and  the  shock  and 
strain  to  the  business  world  certain  to  attend  any  serious  change  in 
these  methods  render  such  change  inadvisable  unless  for  grave  reason. 
It  is  not  possible  to  lay  down  any  general  rule  by  which  to  determine 
the  moment  when  the  reasons  for  will  outweigh  the  reasons  against 
such  a  change.  Much  must  depend,  not  merely  on  the  needs,  but  on 
the  desires,  of  the  people  as  a  whole ;  for  needs  and  desires  are  not 
necessarily  identical.  Of  course,  no  change  can  be  made  on  lines 
beneficial  to,  or  desired  by,  one  section  or  one  State  only.  There  must 
be  something  like  a  general  agreement  among  the  citizens  of  the 
several  States,  as  represented  in  the  Congress,  that  the  change  is 
needed  and  desired  in  the  interest  of  the  people,  as  a  whole ;  and  there 
should  then  be  a  sincere,  intelligent,  and  disinterested  effort  to  make 
it  in  such  shape  as  will  combine,  so  far  as  possible,  the  maximum  of 
good  to  the  people  at  large  with  the  minimum  of  necessary  disregard 
for  the  special  interests  of  localities  or  classes.  But  in  time  of  peace 
the  revenue  must  on  the  average,  taking  a  series  of  years  together, 
equal  the  expenditures  or  else  the  revenues  must  be  increased.  Last 
year  there  was  a  deficit.  Unless  our  expenditures  can  be  kept  within 
the  revenues  then  our  revenue  laws  must  be  readjusted.  It  is  as  yet 
too  early  to  attempt  to  outline  what  shape  such  a  readjustment  should 
take,  for  it  is  as  yet  too  early  to  say  whether  there  will  be  need  for  it. 
It  should  be  considered  whether  it  is  not  desirable  that  the  tariff  laws 
should  provide  for  applying  as  against  or  in  favor  of  any  other  nation 
maximum  and  minimum  tariff  rates  established  by  the  Congress,  so 
as  to  secure  a  certain  reciprocity  of  treatment  between  other  nations 
and  ourselves.  Having  in  view  even  larger  considerations  of  policy 
than  those  of  a  purely  economic  nature,  it  would,  in  my  judgment,  be 
well  to  endeavor  to  bring  about  closer  commercial  connections  with 
the  other  peoples  of  this  continent.  I  am  happy  to  be  able  to  announce 
to  you  that  Russia  now  treats  us  on  the  most-favored-nation  basis. 

I  earnestly  recommend  to  Congress  the  need  of  economy  and  to 
this  end  of  a  rigid  scrutiny  of  appropriations.  As  examples  merely, 
I  call  your  attention  to  one  or  two  specific  matters.  All  unnecessary 
offices  should  be  abolished.  The  Commissioner  of  the  General  Land 
Office  recommends  the  abolishment  of  the  office  of  Receiver  of  Public 
Moneys  for  the  United  States  Land  Office.  This  will  effect  a  saving 
of  about  a  quarter  of  a  million  dollars  a  year.  As  the  business  of  the 
Nation  grows,  it  is  inevitable  that  there  should  be  from  time  to  time 
a  legitimate  increase  in  the  number  of  officials,  and  this  fact  renders 
it  all  the  more  important  that  when  offices  become  unnecessary  they 
should  be  abolished.  In  the  public  printing  also  a  large  saving  of 
public  money  can  be  made.    There  is  a  constantly  growing  tendency  to 


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publish  masses  of  unimportant  information.  It  is  probably  not  un- 
fair to  say  that  many  tens  of  thousands  of  volumes  are  published  at 
which  no  human  being  ever  looks  and  for  which  there  is  no  real  de- 
mand whatever. 

Yet,  in  speaking  of  economy,  I  must  in  no  wise  be  understood  as 
advocating  the  false  economy  which  is  in  the  end  the  worst  extrava- 
gance. To  cut  down  on  the  navy,  for  instance,  would  be  a  crime 
against  the  Nation.  To  fail  to  push  forward  all  work  on  the  Panama 
Canal  would  be  as  great  a  folly. 

In  my  message  of  December  2,  1902,  to  the  Congress  I  said: 

"Interest  rates  are  a  potent  factor  in  business  activity,  and  in  order 
that  these  rates  may  be  equalized  to  meet  the  varying  needs  of  the 
seasons  and  of  widely  separated  communities,  and  to  prevent  the  recur- 
rence of  financial  stringencies,  which  injuriously  affect  legitimate  busi- 
ness, it  is  necessary  that  there  should  be  an  element  of  elasticity  in  our 
monetary  system.  Banks  are  the  natural  servants  of  commerce,  and, 
upon  them  should  be  placed,  as  far  as  practicable,  the  burden  of  fur- 
nishing and  maintaining  a  circulation  adequate  to  supply  the  needs  of 
our  diversified  industries  and  of  our  domestic  and  foreign  commerce ; 
and  the  issue  of  this  should  be  so  regulated  that  a  sufficient  supply 
should  be  always  available  for  the  business  interests  of  the  country." 

Every  consideration  of  prudence  demands  the  addition  of  the  ele- 
ment of  elasticity  to  our  currency  system.  The  evil  does  not  consist 
in  an  inadequate  volume  of  money,  but  in  the  rigidity  of  this  volume, 
which  does  not  respond  as  it  should  to  the  varying  needs  of  communi- 
ties and  of  seasons.  Inflation  must  be  avoided ;  but  some  provision 
should  be  made  that  will  insure  a  larger  volume  of  money  during 
the  Fall  and  Winter  months  than  in  the  less  active  seasons  of  the 
year ;  so  that  the  currency  will  contract  against  speculation,  and  will 
expand  for  the  needs  of  legitimate  business.  At  present  the  Treasury 
Department  is  at  irregularly  recurring  intervals  obliged,  in  the  interest 
of  the  business  world — that  is,  in  the  interests  of  the  American  public 
— to  try  to  avert  financial  crises  by  providing  a  remedy  which  should 
be  provided  by  Congressional  action. 

At  various  times  I  have  instituted  investigations  into  the  organiza- 
tion and  conduct  of  the  business  of  the  executive  departments.  While 
none  of  these  inquiries  have  yet  progressed  far  enough  to  warrant  final 
conclusions,  they  have  already  confirmed  and  emphasized  the  general 
impression  that  the  organization  of  the  departments  is  often  faulty  in 
principle  and  wasteful  in  results,  while  many  of  their  business  methods 
are  antiquated  and  inefficient.  There  is  every  reason  why  our  execu- 
tive governmental  machinery  should  be  at  least  as  well  planned,  eco- 
nomical, and  efficient  as  the  best  machinery  of  the  great  business  organ- 
izations, which  at  present  is  not  the  case.    To  make  it  so  is  a  task  of 


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complex  detail  and  essentially  executive  in  its  nature ;  probably  no  leg- 
islative body,  no  matter  how  wise  and  able,  could  undertake  it  with 
reasonable  prospect  of  success.  I  recommend  that  the  Congress  con- 
sider this  subject  with  a  view  to  provide  by  legislation  for  the  transfer, 
distribution,  consolidation,  and  assignment  of  duties  and  executive  or- 
ganizations or  parts  of  organizations,  and  for  the  changes  in  business 
methods,  within  or  between  the  several  departments,  that  will  best  pro- 
mote the  economy,  efficiency,  and  high  character  of  the  Government 
work. 

In  my  last  annual  message  I  said : 

"The  power  of  the  Government  to  protect  the  integrity  of  the  elec- 
tions of  its  own  officials  is  inherent  and  has  been  recognized  and 
affirmed  by  repeated  declarations  of  the  Supreme  Court.  There  is  no 
enemy  of  free  government  more  dangerous  and  none  so  insidious  as 
the  corruption  of  the  electorate.  No  one  defends  or  excuses  cor- 
ruption, and  it  would  seem  to  follow  that  none  would  oppose  vigorous 
measures  to  eradicate  it.  I  recommend  the  enactment  of  a  law  di- 
rected against  bribery  and  corruption  in  Federal  elections.  The  de- 
tails of  such  a  law  may  be  safely  left  to  the  wise  discretion  of  the 
Congress,  but  it  should  go  as  far  as  under  the  Constitution  it  is  pos- 
sible to  go,  and  should  include  severe  penalties  against  him  who  gives 
or  receives  a  bribe  intended  to  influence  his  act  or  opinion  as  an  elector ; 
and  provisions  for  the  publication  not  only  of  the  expenditures  for 
nominations  and  elections  of  all  candidates,  but  also  of  all  contribu- 
tions received  and  expenditures  made  by  political  committees." 

I  desire  to  repeat  this  recommendation.  In  political  campaigns  in 
a  country  as  large  and  populous  as  ours  it  is  inevitable  that  there  should 
be  much  expense  of  an  entirely  legitimate  kind.  This,  of  course,  means 
that  many  contributions,  and  some  of  them  of  large  size,  must  be 
made,  and,  as  a  matter  of  fact,  in  any  big  political  contest  such  con- 
tributions are  always  made  to  both  sides.  It  is  entirely  proper  both 
to  give  and  receive  them,  unless  there  is  an  improper  motive  connected 
with  either  gift  or  reception.  If  they  are  extorted  by  any  kind  of  pres- 
sure or  promise,  express  or  implied,  direct  or  indirect,  in  the  way  of 
favor  or  immunity,  then  the  giving  or  receiving  becomes  not  only  im- 
proper but  criminal.  It  will  undoubtedly  be  difficult,  as  a  matter  of 
practical  detail,  to  shape  an  act  which  shall  guard  with  reasonable  cer- 
tainty against  such  misconduct;  but  if  it  is  possible  to  secure  by  law 
the  full  and  verified  publication  in  detail  of  all  the  sums  contributed  to 
and  expended  by  the  candidates  or  committees  of  any  political  parties, 
the  result  cannot  but  be  wholesome.  All  contributions  by  corporations 
to  any  political  committee  or  for  any  political  purpose  should  be  for- 
bidden by  law ;  directors  should  not  be  permitted  to  use  stockholders' 
money  for  such  purposes;  and,  moreover,  a  prohibition  of  this  kind 


Theodore  Roosevelt  1175 

would  be,  as  far  as  it  went,  an  effective  method  of  stopping  the  evils 
aimed  at  in  corrupt  practices  acts.  Not  only  should  both  the  National 
and  the  several  State  Legislatures  forbid  any  officer  of  a  corporation 
from  using  the  money  of  the  corporation  in  or  about  any  election,  but 
they  should  also  forbid  such  use  of  money  in  connection  with  any 
legislation  save  by  the  employment  of  counsel  in  public  manner  for 
distinctly  legal  services. 

The  first  conference  of  nations  held  at  The  Hague  in  1899,  being 
unable  to  dispose  of  all  the  business  before  it,  recommended  the  con- 
sideration and  settlement  of  a  number  of  important  questions  by  an- 
other conference  to  be  called  subsequently  and  at  an  early  date.  These 
questions  were  the  following :  ( i )  The  rights  and  duties  of  neutrals  ; 
(2)  the  limitation  of  the  armed  forces  on  land  and  sea,  and  of  military 
budgets;  (3)  the  use  of  new  types  and  calibres  of  military  and  naval 
guns ;  (4)  the  inviolability  of  private  property  at  sea  in  times  of  war ; 
(5)  the  bombardment  of  ports,  cities,  and  villages  by  naval  forces. 
In  October,  1904,  at  the  instance  of  the  Interparliamentary  Union, 
which,  at  a  conference  held  in  the  United  States,  and  attended  by  the 
lawmakers  of  fifteen  different  nations,  had  reiterated  the  demand  for  a 
second  conference  of  nations,  I  issued  invitations  to  all  the  powers 
signatory  to  The  Hague  Convention  to  send  delegates  to  such  a  con- 
ference, and  suggested  that  it  be  again  held  at  The  Hague,  In  its 
note  of  December  16,  1904,  the  United  States  Government  communi- 
cated to  the  representatives  of  foreign  governments  its  belief  that  the 
conference  could  be  best  arranged  under  the  provisions  of  the  present 
Hague  treaty. 

From  all  the  powers  acceptance  was  received,  coupled  in  some  cases 
with  the  condition  that  we  should  wait  until  the  end  of  the  war  then 
waging  between  Russia  and  Japan.  The  Emperor  of  Russia,  imme- 
diately after  the  treaty  of  peace  which  so  happily  terminated  this  war, 
in  a  note  presented  to  the  President  on  September  13,  through  Ambas- 
sador Rosen,  took  the  initiative  in  recommending  that  the  conference 
be  now  called.  The  United  States  Government  in  response  expressed 
its  cordial  acquiescence,  and  stated  that  it  would,  as  a  matter  of  course, 
take  part  in  the  new  conference  and  endeavor  to  further  its  aims.  We 
assume  that  all  civilized  governments  will  support  the  movement,  and 
that  the  conference  is  now  an  assured  fact.  This  Government  will 
do  everything  in  its  power  to  secure  the  success  of  the  conference,  to 
the  end  that  substantial  progress  may  be  made  in  the  cause  of  inter- 
national peace,  justice,  and  good  will. 

This  renders  it  proper  at  this  time  to  say  something  as  to  the  general 
attitude  of  this  Government  toward  peace.  More  and  more  war  is 
coming  to  be  looked  upon  as  in  itself  a  lamentable  and  evil  thing.  A 
wanton  or  useless  war,  or  a  war  of  mere  aggression — in  short,  any 


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war  begun  or  carried  on  in  a  conscienceless  spirit,  is  to  be  condemned 
as  a  peculiarly  atrocious  crime  against  all  humanity.  We  can,  how- 
ever, do  nothing  of  permanent  value  for  peace  unless  we  keep  ever 
clearly  in  mind  the  ethical  element  which  lies  at  the  root  of  the  problem. 
Our  aim  is  righteousness.  Peace  is  normally  the  hand-maiden  of  right- 
ousness ;  but  when  peace  and  righteousness  conflict  then  a  great  and 
upright  people  can  never  for  a  moment  hesitate  to  follow  the  path 
which  leads  toward  righteousness,  even  though  that  path  also  leads 
to  war.  There  are  persons  who  advocate  peace  at  any  price ;  there 
are  others  who,  following  a  false  analogy,  think  that  because  it  is  no 
longer  necessary  in  civilized  countries  for  individuals  to  protect  their 
rights  with  a  strong  hand,  it  is  therefore  unnecessary  for  nations  to  be 
ready  to  defend  their  rights.  These  persons  would  do  irreparable 
harm  to  any  nation  that  adopted  their  principles,  and  even  as  it  is 
they  seriously  hamper  the  cause  which  they  advocate  by  tending  to 
render  it  absurd  in  the  eyes  of  sensible  and  patriotic  men.  There  can 
be  no  worse  foe  of  mankind  in  general,  and  of  his  own  country  in 
particular,  than  the  demagogue  of  war,  the  man  who  in  mere  folly  or 
to  serve  his  own  selfish  ends  continually  rails  at  and  abuses  other  na- 
tions, who  seeks  to  excite  his  countrymen  against  foreigners  on  in- 
sufficient pretexts,  who  excites  and  inflames  a  perverse  and  aggressive 
national  vanity,  and  who  may  on  occasions  wantonly  bring  on  conflict 
between  his  nation  and  some  other  nation.  But  there  are  demagogues 
of  peace  just  as  there  are  demagogues  of  war,  and  in  any  such  move- 
ment as  this  for  The  Hague  conference  it  is  essential  not  to  be  misled 
by  one  set  of  extremists  any  more  than  by  the  other.  Whenever  it  is 
possible  for  a  nation  or  an  individual  to  work  for  real  peace,  assuredly 
it  is  failure  of  duty  not  so  to  strive,  but  if  war  is  necessary  and  right- 
eous then  either  the  man  or  the  nation  shrinking  from  it  forfeits  all 
title  to  self-respect.  We  have  scant  sympathy  with  the  sentimentalist 
who  dreads  oppression  less  than  physical  suffering,  who  w^ould  prefer 
a  shameful  peace  to  the  pain  and  toil  sometimes  lamentably  necessary 
in  order  to  secure  a  righteous  peace.  As  yet  there  is  only  a  partial  and 
imperfect  analogy  between  international  law  and  internal  or  municipal 
law,  because  there  is  no  sanction  of  force  for  executing  the  former 
while  there  is  in  the  case  of  the  latter.  The  private  citizen  is  protected 
in  his  rights  by  the  law,  because  the  law  rests  in  the  last  resort  upon 
force  exercised  through  the  forms  of  law.  A  man  does  not  have  to 
defend  his  rights  with  his  own  hand,  because  he  can  call  upon  the 
police,  upon  the  sherifif's  posse,  upon  the  militia,  or  in  certain  extreme 
cases  upon  the  army,  to  defend  him.  But  there  is  no  such  sanction 
of  force  for  international  law.  At  present  there  could  be  no  greater 
calamity  than  for  the  free  peoples,  the  enlightened,  independent.  an<l 
peace-loving  peoples    to  disarm  while  yet  leaving  it  open  to  any  bar- 


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barism  or  despotism  to  remain  armed.  So  long  as  the  world  is  as  un- 
organized as  now  the  armies  and  navies  of  those  peoples  who  on  the 
whole  stand  for  justice,  offer  not  only  the  best,  but  the  only  possible, 
security  for  a  just  peace.  For  instance,  if  the  United  States  alone,  or 
in  company  only  with  the  other  nations  that  on  the  whole  tend  to  act 
justly,  disarmed,  we  might  sometimes  avoid  bloodshed,  but  we  would 
cease  to  be  of  weight  in  securing  the  peace  of  justice — the  real  peace 
for  which  the  most  law-abiding  and  high-minded  men  must  at  times 
be  willing  to  fight.  As  the  world  is  now,  only  that  nation  is  equipped 
for  peace  that  knows  how  to  fight,  and  that  will  not  shrink  from  fight- 
ing if  ever  the  conditions  become  such  that  war  is  demanded  in  the 
name  of  the  highest  morality. 

So  much  it  is  emphatically  necessary  to  say  m  order  both  that  the 
position  of  the  United  States  may  not  be  misunderstood,  and  that  a 
genuine  effort  to  bring  nearer  the  day  of  the  peace  of  justice  among 
the  nations  may  not  be  hampered  by  a  folly  which,  in  striving  to  achieve 
the  impossible,  would  render  it  hopeless  to  attempt  the  achievement 
of  the  practical.  But,  while  recognizing  most  clearly  all  above  set 
forth,  it  remains  our  clear  duty  to  strive  in  every  practicable  way  to 
bring  nearer  the  time  when  the  sword  shall  not  be  the  arbiter  among 
nations.  At  present  the  practical  thing  to  do  is  to  try  to  minimize  the 
number  of  cases  in  which  it  must  be  the  arbiter,  and  to  offer,  at  least 
to  all  civilized  powers,  some  substitute  for  war  which  will  be  available 
in  at  least  a  considerable  number  of  instances.  Very  much  can  be 
done  through  another  Hague  conference  in  this  direction,  and  I  most 
earnestly  urge  that  this  Nation  do  all  in  its  power  to  try  to  further  the 
movement  and  to  make  the  result  of  the  decisions  of  The  Hague  con- 
ference effective.  I  earnestly  hope  that  the  conference  may  be  able 
to  devise  some  way  to  make  arbitration  between  nations  the  customary 
way  of  settling  international  disputes  in  all  save  a  few  classes  of  cases, 
which  should  themselves  be  as  sharply  defined  and  rigidly  limited  as 
the  present  governmental  and  social  development  of  the  world  will  per- 
mit. If  possible,  there  should  be  a  general  arbitration  treaty  negotiated 
among  all  the  nations  represented  at  the  conference.  Neutral  rights 
and  property  should  be  protected  at  sea  as  they  are  protected  on  land. 
There  should  be  an  international  agreement  to  this  purpose  and  a  sim- 
ilar agreement  defining  contraband  of  war. 

During  the  last  century  there  has  been  a  distinct  diminution  in  the 
number  of  wars  between  the  most  civilized  nations.  International  re- 
lations have  become  closer  and  the  development  of  The  Hague  tribunal 
is  not  only  a  symptom  of  this  growing  closeness  of  relationship,  but  is 
a  means  by  which  the  growth  can  be  furthered.  Our  aim  should  be 
from  time  to  time  to  take  such  steps  as  may  be  possible  toward  creating 
something  like  an  organization  of  the  civilized  nations,  because  as 


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the  world  becomes  more  highly  organized  the  need  for  navies  and 
armies  will  diminish.  It  is  not  possible  to  secure  anything  like  an 
immediate  disarmament,  because  it  would  first  be  necessary  to  settle 
what  peoples  are  on  the  whole  a  menace  to  the  rest  of  mankind,  and 
to  provide  against  the  disarmament  of  the  rest  being  turned  into  a 
movement  which  would  really  chiefly  benefit  these  obnoxious  peoples ; 
but  it  may  be  possible  to  exercise  some  check  upon  the  tendency  to 
swell  indefinitely  the  budgets  for  military  expenditure.  Of  course  such 
an  effort  could  succeed  only  if  it  did  not  attempt  to  do  too  much ;  and 
if  it  were  undertaken  in  a  spirit  of  sanity  as  far  removed  as  possible 
from  a  merely  hysterical  pseudo-philanthropy.  It  is  worth  while  point- 
ing out  that  since  the  end  of  the  insurrection  in  the  Philippines  this 
Nation  has  shown  its  practical  faith  in  the  poHcy  of  disarmament  by 
reducing  its  little  army  one-third.  But  disarmament  can  never  be  of 
prime  importance ;  there  is  more  need  to  get  rid  of  the  causes  of  war 
than  of  the  implements  of  war. 

I  have  dwelt  much  on  the  dangers  to  be  avoided  by  steering  clear  of 
any  mere  foolish  sentimentality  because  my  wish  for  peace  is  so 
genuine  and  earnest;  because  I  have  a  real  and  great  desire  that  this 
second  Hague  conference  may  mark  a  long  stride  forward  in  the  direc-' 
tion  of  securing  the  peace  of  justice  throughout  the  world.  No  ob- 
ject is  better  worthy  the  attention  of  enlightened  statesmanship  than 
the  establishment  of  a  surer  method  than  now  exists  of  securing  jus- 
tice as  between  nations,  both  for  the  protection  of  the  little  nations 
and  for  the  prevention  of  war  between  the  big  nations.  To  this  aim 
we  should  endeavor  not  only  to  avert  bloodshed,  but,  above  all,  ef- 
fectively to  strengthen  the  forces  of  right.  The  Golden  Rule  should 
be,  and  as  the  world  grows  in  morality  it  will  be,  the  guiding  rule  of 
conduct  among  nations  as  among  individuals ;  though  the  Golden  Rule 
must  not  be  construed,  in  fantastic  manner,  as  forbidding  the  exercise 
of  the  police  power.  This  mighty  and  free  Republic  should  ever  deal 
with  all  other  States,  great  or  small,  on  a  basis  of  high  honor,  respect- 
ing their  rights  as  jealously  as  it  safeguards  its  own. 

One  of  the  most  effective  instruments  for  peace  is  the  Monroe  Doc- 
trine as  it  has  been  and  is  being  gradually  developed  by  this  Nation 
and  accepted  by  other  nations.  No  other  policy  could  have  been  as 
efficient  in  promoting  peace  in  the  Western  Hemisphere  and  in  giving 
to  each  nation  thereon  the  chance  to  develop  along  its  own  lines.  If 
we  had  refused  to  apply  the  doctrine  to  changing  conditions  it  would 
now  be  completely  outworn,  would  not  meet  any  of  the  needs  of  the 
present  day,  and,  indeed,  would  probably  by  this  time  have  sunk  into 
complete  oblivion.  It  is  useful  at  home,  and  is  meeting  with  recogni- 
tion abroad  because  we  have  adapted  our  application  of  it  to  meet 
the  growing  and  changing  needs  of  the  hemisphere.     When  we  an- 


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nounce  a  policy  such  as  the  Monroe  Doctrine  we  thereby  commit  our- 
selves to  the  consequences  of  the  policy,  and  those  consequences  from 
time  to  time  alter.  It  is  out  of  the  question  to  claim  a  right  and  yet 
shirk  the  responsibility  for  its  exercise.  Not  only  we,  but  all  Amer- 
ican republics  who  are  benefited  by  the  existence  of  the  doctrine,  must 
recognize  the  obligations  each  nation  is  under  as  regards  foreign  peo- 
ples no  less  than  its  duty  to  insist  upon  its  own  rights. 

That  our  rights  and  interests  are  deeply  concerned  in  the  maintenance 
of  the  doctrine  is  so  clear  as  hardly  to  need  argument.  This  is  espe- 
cially true  in  view  of  the  construction  of  the  Panama  Canal.  As  a 
mere  matter  of  self-defense  we  must  exercise  a  close  watch  over  the 
approaches  to  this  canal ;  and  this  means  that  we  must  be  thoroughly 
alive  to  our  interests  in  the  Caribbean  Sea. 

There  are  certain  essential  points  which  must  never  be  forgotten  as 
regards  the  Monroe  Doctrine.  In  the  first  place  we  must  as  a  Nation 
make  it  evident  that  we  do  not  intend  to  treat  it  in  any  shape  or  way 
as  an  excuse  for  aggrandizement  on  our  part  at  the  expense  of  the 
republics  to  the  south.  We  must  recognize  the  fact  that  in  some  South 
American  countries  there  has  been  much  suspicion  lest  we  should  in- 
terpret the  Monroe  Doctrine  as  in  some  way  inimical  to  their  inter- 
ests, and  we  must  try  to  convince  all  the  other  nations  of  this  conti- 
nent once  and  for  all  that  no  just  and  orderly  Government  has  any- 
thing to  fear  from  us.  There  are  certain  republics  to  the  south  of 
us  which  have  already  reached  such  a  point  of  stability,  order,  and 
prosperity  that  they  themselves,  though  as  yet  hardly  consciously,  are 
among  the  guarantors  of  this  doctrine.  These  republics  we  now  meet 
not  only  on  a  basis  of  entire  equality,  but  in  a  spirit  of  frank  and  re- 
spectful friendship,  which  we  hope  is  mutual.  If  all  of  the  republics 
to  the  south  of  us  will  only  grow  as  those  to  which  I  allude  have  al- 
ready grown,  all  need  for  us  to  be  the  especial  champions  of  the  doc- 
trine will  disappear,  for  no  stable  and  growing  American  Republic 
wishes  to  see  some  great  non-American  military  power  acquire  terri- 
tory in  its  neighborhood.  All  that  this  country  desires  is  that  the  other 
republics  on  this  continent  shall  be  happy  and  prosperous;  and  they 
cannot  be  happy  and  prosperous  unless  they  maintain  order  within 
their  boundaries  and  behave  with  a  just  regard  for  their  obligations 
toward  outsiders.  It  must  be  understood  that  under  no  circumstances 
will  the  United  States  use  the  Monroe  Doctrine  as  a  cloak  for  terri- 
torial aggression.  We  desire  peace  with  all  the  world,  but  perhaps 
most  of  all  with  the  other  peoples  of  the  American  Continent.  There 
are,  of  course,  limits  to  the  wrongs  which  any  self-respecting  nation 
can  endure.  It  is  always  possible  that  wrong  actions  toward  this  Na- 
tion, or  toward  citizens  of  this  Nation,  in  some  State  unable  to  keep 
order  among  its  own  people,  unable  to  secure  justice  from  outsiders, 


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and  unwilling  to  do  justice  to  those  outsiders  who  treat  it  well,  may 
result  in  our  having  to  take  action  to  protect  our  rights  ;  but  such  action 
will  not  be  taken  with  a  view  to  territorial  aggression,  and  it  will  be 
taken  at  all  only  with  extreme  reluctance  and  when  it  has  become  evi- 
dent that  every  other  resource  has  been  exhausted. 

Moreover,  we  must  make  it  evident  that  we  do  not  intend  to  permit 
the  Monroe  Doctrine  to  be  used  by  any  nation  on  this  Continent  as 
a  shield  to  protect  it  from  the  consequences  of  its  own  misdeeds  against 
foreign  nations.  If  a  republic  to  the  south  of  us  commits  a  tort  against 
a  foreign  nation,  such  as  an  outrage  against  a  citizen  of  that  nation, 
then  the  Monroe  Doctrine  does  not  force  us  to  interfere  to  prevent  pun- 
ishment of  the  tort,  save  to  see  that  the  punishment  does  not  assume 
the  form  of  territorial  occupation  in  any  shape.  The  case  is  more  diffi- 
cult when  it  refers  to  a  contractual  obligation.  Our  own  Government 
has  always  refused  to  enforce  such  contractual  obligations  on  behalf 
of  its  citizens  by  an  appeal  to  arms.  It  is  much  to  be  wished  that  all 
foreign  governments  would  take  the  same  view.  But  they  do  not; 
and  in  consequence  we  are  liable  at  any  time  to  be  brought  face  to 
face  with  disagreeable  alternatives.  On  the  one  hand,  this  country 
would  certainly  decline  to  go  to  war  to  prevent  a  foreign  government 
from  collecting  a  just  debt;  on  the  other  hand,  it  is  very  inadvisable 
to  permit  any  foreign  power  to  take  possession,  even  temporarily,  of 
the  custom  houses  of  an  American  Republic  in  order  to  enforce  the 
payment  of  its  obligations ;  for  such  temporary  occupation  might  turn 
into  a  permanent  occupation.  The  only  escape  from  these  alternatives 
may  at  any  time  be  that  we  must  ourselves  undertake  to  bring  about 
some  arrangement  by  which  so  much  as  possible  of  a  just  obligation 
shall  be  paid.  It  is  far  better  that  this  country  should  put  through 
such  an  arrangement,  rather  than  allow  any  foreign  country  to  under- 
take it.  To  do  so  insures  the  defaulting  republic  from  having  to  pay 
debt  of  an  improper  character  under  duress,  while  it  also  insures  honest 
creditors  of  the  republic  from  being  passed  by  in  the  interest  of  dis- 
honest or  grasping  creditors.  Moreover,  for  the  United  States  to  take 
such  a  position  offers  the  only  possible  way  of  insuring  us  against  a 
clash  with  some  foreign  power.  The  position  is,  therefore,  in  the 
interest  of  peace  as  well  as  in  the  interest  of  justice.  It  is  of  benefit 
to  our  people ;  it  is  of  benefit  to  foreign  peoples ;  and  most  of  all  it  is 
really  of  benefit  to  the  people  of  the  country  concerned. 

This  brings  me  to  what  should  be  one  of  the  fundamental  objects  of 
the  Monroe  Doctrine.  We  must  ourselves  in  good  faith  try  to  help 
upward  toward  peace  and  order  those  of  our  sister  republics  which 
need  such  help.  Just  as  there  has  been  a  gradual  growth  of  the  ethical 
element  in  the  relations  of  one  individual  to  another,  so  we  are,  even 
though  slowly,  more  and  more  coming  to  recognize  the  duty  of  bear- 


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ing  one  another's  burdens,  not  only  as  among  individuals,  but  also 
as  among  nations. 

Santo  Domingo,  in  her  turn,  has  now  made  an  appeal  to  us  to  help 
her,  and  not  only  every  principle  of  wisdom  but  every  generous  in- 
stinct within  us  bids  us  respond  to  the  appeal.  It  is  not  of  the  slightest 
consequence  whether  we  grant  the  aid  needed  by  Santo  Domingo  as 
an  incident  to  the  wise  development  of  the  Monroe  Doctrine  or  be- 
cause we  regard  the  case  of  Santo  Domingo  as  standing  wholly  by 
itself,  and  to  be  treated  as  such,  and  not  on  general  principles  or  with 
any  reference  to  the  Monroe  Doctrine.  The  important  point  is  to  give 
the  needed  aid,  and  the  case  is  certainly  sufficiently  peculiar  to  deserve 
to  be  judged  purely  on  its  own  merits.  The  conditions  in  Santo  Do- 
mingo have  for  a  number  of  years  grown  from  bad  to  worse  until  a 
year  ago  all  society  was  on  the  verge  of  dissolution.  Fortunately, 
just  at  this  time  a  ruler  sprang  up  in  Santo  Domingo,  who,  with  his 
colleagues,  saw  the  dangers  threatening  their  country  and  appealed 
to  the  friendship  of  the  only  great  and  powerful  neighbor  who  pos- 
sessed the  power,  and  as  they  hoped  also  the  will  to  help  them.  There 
was  imminent  danger  of  foreign  intervention.  The  previous  rulers  of 
Santo  Domingo  had  recklessly  incurred  debts,  and  owing  to  her  in- 
ternal disorders  she  had  ceased  to  be  able  to  provide  means  of  paying 
the  debts.  The  patience  of  her  foreign  creditors  had  become  exhausted, 
and  at  least  two  foreign  nations  were  on  the  point  of  intervention, 
and  were  only  prevented  from  intervening  by  the  unofficial  assurance 
of  this  Government  that  it  would  itself  strive  to  help  Santo  Domingo 
in  her  hour  of  need.  In  the  case  of  one  of  these  nations,  only  the 
actual  opening  of  negotiations  to  this  end  by  our  Government  pre- 
vented the  seizure  of  territory  in  Santo  Domingo  by  a  European 
power.  Of  the  debts  incurred  some  were  just,  while  some  were  not 
of  a  character  which  really  renders  it  obligatory  on  or  proper  for 
Santo  Domingo  to  pay  them  in  full.  But  she  could  not  pay  any  of 
them  unless  some  stability  was  assured  her  Government  and  people. 

Accordingly,  the  Executive  Department  of  our  Government  nego- 
tiated a  treaty  under  which  we  are  to  try  to  help  the  Dominican  people 
to  straighten  out  their  finances.  This  treaty  is  pending  before  the 
Senate.  In  the  meantime  a  temporary  arrangement  has  been  made 
which  will  last  until  the  Senate  has  had  time  to  take  action  upon  the 
treaty.  Under  this  arrangement  the  Dominican  Government  has  ap- 
pointed Americans  to  all  the  important  positions  in  the  customs  service, 
and  they  are  seeing  to  the  honest  collection  of  the  revenues,  turning 
over  45  per  cent,  to  the  Government  for  running  expenses  and  putting 
the  other  55  per  cent,  into  a  safe  depository  for  equitable  division  in 
case  the  treaty  shall  be  ratified,  among  the  various  creditors,  whether 
European  or  American. 


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The  Custom  Houses  offer  well-nigh  the  only  sources  of  revenue  in 
Santo  Domingo,  and  the  different  revolutions  usually  have  as  their 
real  aim  the  obtaining  of  these  Custom  Houses.  The  mere  fact  that 
the  Collectors  of  Customs  are  Americans,  that  they  are  performing 
their  duties  with  efficiency  and  honesty,  and  that  the  treaty  is  pending 
in  the  Senate  gives  a  certain  moral  power  to  the  Government  of  Santo 
Domingo  which  it  has  not  had  before.  This  has  completely  discour- 
aged all  revolutionary  movement,  while  it  has  already  produced  such 
an  increase  in  the  revenues  that  the  Government  is  actually  getting 
more  from  the  45  per  cent,  that  the  American  Collectors  turn  over 
to  it  than  it  got  formerly  when  it  took  the  entire  revenue.  It  is  en- 
abling the  poor,  harassed  people  of  Santo  Domingo  once  more  to 
turn  their  attention  to  industry  and  to  be  free  from  the  cure  of  in- 
terminable revolutionary  disturbance.  It  oft'ers  to  all  bona-fide  cred- 
itors, American  and  European,  the  only  really  good  chance  to  obtain 
that  to  which  they  are  justly  entitled,  while  it  in  return  gives  to  Santo 
Domingo  the  only  opportunity  of  defense  against  claims  which  it 
ought  not  to  pay,  for  now  if  it  meets  the  views  of  the  Senate  we  shall 
ourselves  thoroughly  examine  all  these  claims,  whether  American  or 
foreign,  and  see  that  none  that  are  improper  are  paid.  There  is,  of 
course,  opposition  to  the  treaty  from  dishonest  creditors,  foreign  and 
American,  and  from  the  professional  revolutionists  of  the  island  itself. 
We  have  already  reason  to  believe  that  some  of  the  creditors  who 
do  not  dare  expose  their  claims  to  honest  scrutiny  are  endeavoring 
to  stir  up  sedition  in  the  island  and  opposition  to  the  treaty.  In  the 
meantime,  I  have  exercised  the  authority  vested  in  me  by  the  joint 
resolution  of  the  Congress  to  prevent  the  introduction  of  arms  into 
the  island  for  revolutionary  purposes. 

Under  the  course  taken,  stability  and  order  and  all  the  benefits  of 
peace  are  at  last  coming  to  Santo  Domingo,  danger  of  foreign  inter- 
vention has  been  suspended,  and  there  is  at  last  a  prospect  that  all 
creditors  will  get  justice,  no  more  and  no  less.  If  the  arrangement  is 
terminated  by  the  failure  of  the  treaty  chaos  will  follow ;  and  if  chaos 
follows,  sooner  or  later  this  Government  may  be  involved  in  serious 
difficulties  with  foreign  Governments  over  the  island,  or  else  may  be 
forced  itself  to  intervene  in  the  island  in  some  unpleasant  fashion. 
Under  the  proposed  treaty  the  independence  of  the  island  is  scrupu- 
lously respected,  the  danger  of  violation  of  the  Monroe  Doctrine  by 
the  intervention  of  foreign  powers  vanishes,  and  the  interference  of 
our  Government  is  minimized,  so  that  we  shall  only  act  in  conjunction 
with  the  Santo  Domingo  authorities  to  secure  the  proper  administra- 
tion of  the  customs,  and  therefore  to  secure  the  payment  of  just  debts 
and  to  secure  the  Dominican  Government  against  demands  for  unjusv 
debts.    The  proposed  method  will  give  the  people  of  Santo  Domingo 


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the  same  chance  to  move  onward  and  upward  which  we  have  already 
given  to  the  people  of  Cuba.  It  will  be  doubly  to  our  discredit  as  a 
Nation  if  we  fail  to  take  advantage  of  this  chance;  for  it  will  be  of 
damage  to  ourselves,  and  it  will  be  of  incalculable  damage  to  Santo 
Domingo.  Every  consideration  of  wise  policy,  and,  above  all,  every 
consideration  of  large  generosity,  bids  us  meet  the  request  of  Santo 
Domingo  as  we  are  now  trying  to  meet  it. 

We  cannot  consider  the  question  of  our  foreign  policy  without  at 
the  same  time  treating  of  the  Army  and  the  Navy.  We  now  have  a 
very  small  army  indeed,  one  well-nigh  infinitesimal  when  compared 
with  the  army  of  any  other  large  nation.  Of  course  the  army  we  do 
have  should  be  as  nearly  perfect  of  its  kind  and  for  its  size  as  is  pos- 
sible. I  do  not  believe  that  any  army  in  the  world  has  a  better  average 
of  enlisted  men  or  a  better  type  of  junior  officer ;  but  the  army  should 
be  trained  to  act  effectively  in  a  mass.  Provision  should  be  made  by 
sufficient  appropriations  for  manoeuvers  of  a  practical  kind,  so  that 
the  troops  may  learn  how  to  take  care  of  themselves  under  actual 
service  conditions ;  every  march,  for  instance,  being  made  with  the 
soldier  loaded  exactly  as  he  would  be  in  active  campaign.  The  Gen- 
erals and  Colonels  would  thereby  have  opportunity  of  handling  regi- 
ments, brigades,  and  divisions,  and  the  commissary  and  medical  de- 
partments would  be  tested  in  the  field.  Provision  should  be  made  for 
the  exercise  at  least  of  a  brigade  and  by  preference  of  a  division  in 
marching  and  embarking  at  some  point  on  our  coast  and  disembarking 
at  some  other  point  and  continuing  its  march.  The  number  of  posts 
in  which  the  army  is  kept  in  time  of  peace  should  be  materially  di- 
minished and  the  posts  that  are  left  made  correspondingly  larger.  No 
local  interests  should  be  allowed  to  stand  in  the  way  of  assembling 
the  greater  part  of  the  troops  which  would  at  need  form  our  field 
armies  in  stations  of  such  size  as  will  permit  the  best  training  to  be 
given  to  the  personnel  of  all  grades,  including  the  high  officers  and 
staff  officers.  To  accomplish  this  end  we  must  have  not  company  or 
regimental  garrisons,  but  brigade  and  division  garrisons.  Promotion 
by  mere  seniority  can  never  result  in  a  thoroughly  efficient  corps  of 
officers  in  the  higher  ranks  unless  there  accompanies  it  a  vigorous 
weeding-out  process.  Such  a  weeding-out  process — that  is,  such  a 
process  of  selection — is  a  chief  feature  of  the  four  years'  course  of 
the  young  officer  at  West  Point.  There  is  no  good  reason  why  it 
should  stop  immediately  upon  his  graduation.  While  at  West  Point 
he  is  dropped  unless  he  comes  up  to  a  certain  standard  of  excellence, 
and  when  he  graduates  he  takes  rank  in  the  army  according  to  his 
rank  of  graduation.  The  results  are  good  at  West  Point;  and  there 
should  be  in  the  army  itself  something  that  will  achieve  the  same  end. 
After  a  certain  age  has  been  reached  the  average  officer  is  unfit  to 


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do  good  work  below  a  certain  grade.  Provision  should  be  made  for 
the  promotion  of  exceptionally  meritorious  men  over  the  heads  of  their 
comrades  and  for  the  retirement  of  all  men  who  have  reached  a  given 
age  without  getting  beyond  a  given  rank;  this  age  of  retirement  of 
course  changing  from  rank  to  rank.  In  both  the  army  and  the  navy 
there  should  be  some  principle  of  selection,  that  is,  of  promotion  for 
merit,  and  there  should  be  a  resolute  effort  to  eliminate  the  aged 
officers  of  reputable  character  who  possess  no  special  efficiency. 

There  should  be  an  increase  in  the  coast  artillery  force,  so  that  our 
coast  fortifications  can  be  in  some  degree  adequately  manned.  There 
is  special  need  for  an  increase  and  reorganization  of  the  Medical  De- 
partment of  the  army.  In  both  the  army  and  navy  there  must  be 
the  same  thorough  training  for  duty  in  the  staff  corps  as  in  the  fight- 
ing line.  Only  by  such  training  in  advance  can  we  be  sure  that  in 
actual  war  field  operations  and  those  at  sea  will  be  carried  on  suc- 
cessfully. The  importance  of  this  was  shown  conclusively  in  the 
Spanish-American  and  the  Russo-Japanese  wars.  The  work  of  the 
medical  departments  in  the  Japanese  army  and  navy  is  especially 
worthy  of  study.  I  renew  my  recommendation  of  January  9,  1905, 
as  to  the  Medical  Department  of  the  army  and  call  attention  to  the 
equal  importance  of  the  needs  of  the  stafif  corps  of  the  navy.  In 
the  Medical  Department  of  the  navy  the  first  in  importance  is  the 
reorganization  of  the  Hospital  Corps,  on  the  lines  of  the  Gallinger 
bill,  (S.  3,984,  February  i,  1904),  and  the  reapportionment  of  the 
different  grades  of  the  medical  officers  to  meet  service  requirements. 
It  seems  advisable  also  that  medical  officers  of  the  army  and  navy 
should  have  similar  rank  and  pay  in  their  respective  grades,  so  that 
their  duties  can  be  carried  on  without  friction  when  they  are  brought 
together.  The  base  hospitals  of  the  navy  should  be  put  in  condition 
to  meet  modern  requirements  and  hospital  ships  be  provided.  Unless 
we  now  provide  with  ample  forethought  for  the  medical  needs  of  the 
army  and  navy  appalling  suffering  of  a  preventable  kind  is  sure  to 
occur  if  ever  the  country  goes  to  war.  It  is  not  reasonable  to  expect 
successful  administration  in  time  of  war  of  a  department  which  lacks 
a  third  of  the  number  of  officers  necessary  to  perform  the  medical 
service  in  time  of  peace.  We  need  men  who  are  not  merely  doctors ; 
they  must  be  trained  in  the  administration  of  military  medical  service. 

Our  navy  must,  relatively  to  the  navies  of  other  nations,  always  be 
of  greater  size  than  our  army.  We  have  most  wisely  continued  for 
a  number  of  years  to  build  up  our  navy,  and  it  has  now  reached  a 
fairly  high  standard  of  efficiency.  This  standard  of  efficiency  must 
not  only  be  maintained,  but  increased.  It  does  not  seem  to  be  neces- 
sary, however,  that  the  navy  should — at  least  in  the  immediate  future 
— ^be  increased  beyond  the  present  number  of  units.     What  is  now 


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clearly  necessary  is  to  substitute  efficient  for  inefficient  units  as  the 
latter  become  worn  out  or  as  it  becomes  apparent  that  they  are  use- 
less. Probably  the  result  would  be  attained  by  adding  a  single  battle- 
ship to  our  navy  each  year,  the  superseded  or  outworn  vessels  being 
laid  up  or  broken  up  as  they  are  thus  replaced.  The  four  single-turret 
monitors  built  immediately  after  the  close  of  the  Spanish  war,  for 
instance,  are  vessels  which  would  be  of  but  Uttle  use  in  the  event  of 
war.  The  money  spent  upon  them  could  have  been  more  usefully  spent 
in  other  ways.  Thus  it  would  have  been  far  better  never  to  have  built 
a  single  one  of  these  monitors  and  to  have  put  the  money  into  an 
ample  supply  of  reserve  guns.  Most  of  the  smaller  cruisers  and  gun- 
boats, though  they  serve  a  useful  purpose  so  far  as  they  are  needed 
for  international  police  work,  would  not  add  to  the  strength  of  our 
navy  in  a  conflict  with  a  serious  foe.  There  is  urgent  need  of  pro- 
viding a  large  increase  in  the  number  of  officers,  and  especially  in  the 
number  of  enlisted  men. 

Recent  naval  history  has  emphasized  certain  lessons  which  ought 
not  to,  but  which  do,  need  emphasis.  Seagoing  torpedo  boats  or  de- 
stroyers are  indispensable,  not  only  for  making  night  attacks  by  sur- 
prise upon  an  enemy,  but  even  in  battle  for  finishing  already  crippled 
ships.  Under  exceptional  circumstances  submarine  boats  would  doubt- 
less be  of  use.  Fast  scouts  are  needed.  The  main  strength  of  the 
navy,  however,  lies,  and  can  only  lie,  in  the  great  battleships,  the 
heavily  armored,  heavily  gunned  vessels  which  decide  the  mastery  of 
the  seas.  Heavy-armed  cruisers  also  play  a  most  useful  part,  and  un- 
armed cruisers,  if  swift  enough,  are  very  useful  as  scouts.  Between 
antagonists  of  approximately  equal  prowess  the  comparative  perfection 
of  the  instruments  of  war  will  ordinarily  determine  the  fight.  But  it 
is,  of  course,  true  that  the  man  behind  the  gun,  the  man  in  the  engine 
room,  and  the  man  in  the  conning  tower,  considered  not  only  indi- 
vidually, but  especially  with  regard  to  the  way  in  which  they  work 
together,  are  even  more  important  than  the  weapons  with  which  they 
work.  The  most  formidable  battleship  is,  of  course,  helpless  against 
even  a  light  cruiser  if  the  men  aboard  it  are  unable  to  hit  anything  with 
their  guns,  and  thoroughly  well-handled  cruisers  may  count  seriously 
in  an  engagement  with  much  superior  vessels,  if  the  men  aboard  the 
latter  are  ineffective,  whether  from  lack  of  training  or  from  any  other 
cause.  Modern  warships  are  most  formidable  mechanisms  when  well 
handled,  but  they  are  utterly  useless  when  not  well  handled,  and  they 
cannot  be  handled  at  all  without  long  and  careful  training.  This 
training  can  under  no  circumstance  be  given  when  once  war  has  broken 
out.  No  fighting  ship  of  the  first  class  should  ever  be  laid  up  save  for 
necessary  repairs,  and  her  crew  should  be  kept  constantly  exercised 
on  the  high  seas,  so  that  she  may  stand  at  the  highest  point  of  perfec- 


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tion.  To  put  a  new  and  untrained  crew  upon  the  most  powerful  bat- 
tleship and  send  it  out  to  meet  a  formidable  enemy  is  not  only  to 
invite,  but  to  insure,  disaster  and  disgrace.  To  improvise  crews  at  the 
outbreak  of  a  war,  so  far  as  the  serious  fighting  craft  are  concerned, 
is  absolutely  hopeless.  If  the  officers  and  men  are  not  thoroughly 
skilled  in,  and  have  not  been  thoroughly  trained  to,  their  duties,  it 
would  be  far  better  to  keep  the  ships  in  port  during  hostilities  than  to 
send  them  against  a  formidable  opponent,  for  the  result  could  only  be 
that  they  would  be  either  sunk  or  captured.  The  marksmanship  of  our 
navy  is  now  on  the  whole  in  a  gratifying  condition,  and  there  has  been 
a  great  improvement  in  fleet  practice.  We  need  additional  seamen ; 
we  need  a  large  store  of  reserve  guns ;  we  need  sufficient  money  for 
ample  target  practice,  ample  practice  of  every  kind  at  sea.  We  should 
substitute  for  comparatively  inefficient  types — the  old  third-class  bat- 
tleship Texas,  the  single-turreted  monitors  above  mentioned,  and,  in- 
deed, all  the  monitors  and  some  of  the  old  cruisers — efficient,  modern 
seagoing  vessels.  Seagoing  torpedo-boat  destroyers  should  be  sub- 
stituted for  some  of  the  smaller  torpedo  boats.  During  the  present 
Congress  there  need  be  no  additions  to  the  aggregate  number  of  units 
of  the  navy.  Our  navy,  though  very  small  relatively  to  the  navies  of 
other  nations,  is  for  the  present  sufficient  in  point  of  numbers  for  our 
needs,  and  while  we  must  constantly  strive  to  make  its  efficiency  higher, 
there  need  be  no  additions  to  the  total  of  ships  now  built  and  building, 
save  in  the  way  of  substitution  as  above  outlined.  I  recommend  the 
report  of  the  Secretary  of  the  Navy  to  the  careful  consideration  of  the 
Congress,  especially  with  a  view  to  the  legislation  therein  advocated. 

During  the  past  year  evidence  has  accumulated  to  confirm  the  ex- 
pressions contained  in  my  last  two  annual  messages  as  to  the  impor- 
tance of  revising  by  appropriate  legislation  our  system  of  naturalizing 
aliens.  I  appointed  last  March  a  commission  to  make  a  careful  ex- 
amination of  our  naturalization  laws,  and  to  suggest  appropriate  meas- 
ures to  avoid  the  notorious  abuses  resulting  from  the  improvident  or 
unlawful  granting  of  citizenship.  This  commission,  composed  of  an 
officer  of  the  Department  of  State,  of  the  Department  of  Justice,  and 
of  the  Department  of  Commerce  and  Labor,  has  discharged  the  duty 
imposed  upon  it,  and  has  submitted  a  report,  which  will  be  trans- 
mitted to  the  Congress  for  its  consideration,  and,  I  hope,  for  its  favor- 
able action. 

The  distinguishing  recommendations  of  the  commission  are: 
First — A  Federal  Bureau  of  Naturalization,  to  be  established  in  the 
Department  of  Commerce  and  Labor,  to  supervise  the  administration 
of  the  naturalization  laws  and  to  receive  returns  of  naturalizations 
pending  and  accomplished. 


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Second — Uniformity  of  naturalization  certificates,  fees  to  be  charged, 
and  procedure. 

Third — More  exacting  quaHfications  for  citizenship. 

Fourth — The  preHminary  declaration  of  intention  to  be  abolished 
and  no  alien  to  be  naturalized  until  at  least  ninety  days  after  the  filing 
of  his  petition. 

Fifth — Jurisdiction  to  naturalize  aliens  to  be  confined  to  United 
States  district  courts  and  to  such  State  courts  as  have  jurisdiction  in 
civil  actions  in  which  the  amount  in  controversy  is  unlimited ;  in  cities 
of  over  100,000  inhabitants  the  United  States  district  courts  to  have 
exclusive  jurisdiction  in  the  naturalization  of  the  alien  residents  of 
such  cities. 

In  my  last  message  I  asked  the  attention  of  the  Congress  to  the 
urgent  need  of  action  to  make  our  criminal  law  more  efifective ;  and 
I  most  earnestly  request  that  you  pay  heed  to  the  report  of  the  At- 
torney General  on  this  subject.  Centuries  ago  it  was  especially  needful 
to  throw  every  safeguard  round  the  accused.  The  danger  then  was 
lest  he  should  be  wronged  by  the  State.  The  danger  is  now  exactly 
the  reverse.  Our  laws  and  customs  tell  immensely  in  favor  of  the 
criminal  and  against  the  interests  of  the  public  he  has  wronged.  Some 
antiquated  and  outworn  rules  which  once  safeguarded  the  threatened 
rights  of  private  citizens,  now  merely  work  harm  to  the  general  body 
politic.  The  criminal  law  of  the  United  States  stands  in  urgent  need 
of  revision.  The  criminal  process  of  any  court  of  the  United  States 
should  run  throughout  the  entire  territorial  extent  of  our  country.  The 
delays  of  the  criminal  law,  no  less  than  of  the  civil,  now  amount  to 
a  very  great  evil. 

There  seems  to  be  no  statute  of  the  United  States  which  provides  for 
the  punishment  of  a  United  States  Attorney  or  other  officer  of  the 
Government  who  corruptly  agrees  to  wrongfully  do  or  wrongfully 
refrain  from  doing  any  act  when  the  consideration  for  such  cor- 
rupt agreement  is  other  than  one  possessing  money  value.  This 
ought  to  be  remedied  by  appropriate  legislation.  Legislation  should 
also  be.  enacted  to  cover  explicitly,  unequivocally,  and  beyond  ques- 
tion breach  of  trust  in  the  shape  of  prematurely  divulging  official 
secrets  by  an  officer  or  employe  of  the  United  States,  and  to  provide 
a  suitable  penalty  therefor.  Such  officer  or  employe  owes  the  duty 
to  the  United  States  to  guard  carefully  and  not  to  divulge  or  in  any 
manner  use,  prematurely,  information  which  is  accessible  to  the  officer 
or  employe  by  reason  of  his  official  position.  Most  breaches  of  public 
trust  are  already  covered  by  the  law,  and  this  one  should  be.  It  is 
impossible,  no  matter  how  much  care  is  used,  to  prevent  the  occasional 
appointment  to  the  public  service  of  a  man  who  when  tempted  proves 
unfaithful;  but  every  means  should  be  provided  to  detect  and  every 


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effort  made  to  punish  the  wrongdoer.  So  far  as  in  my  power  lies 
each  and  every  such  wrongdoer  shall  be  relentlessly  hunted  down ;  in 
no  instance  in  the  past  has  he  been  spared ;  in  no  instance  in  the  future 
shall  he  be  spared.  His  crime  is  a  crime  against  every  honest  man  in 
the  Nation,  for  it  is  a  crime  against  the  whole  body  politic.  Yet  in 
dwelling  on  such  misdeeds  it  is  unjust  not  to  add  that  they  are  alto- 
gether exceptional,  and  that  on  the  whole  the  employes  of  the  Govern- 
ment render  upright  and  faithful  service  to  the  people.  There  are 
exceptions,  notably  in  one  or  two  branches  of  the  service,  but  at  no  time 
in  the  Nation's  history  has  the  public  service  of  the  Nation  taken  as 
a  whole  stood  on  a  higher  plane  than  now,  alike  as  regards  honesty  and 
as  regards  efficiency. 

Once  again  I  call  your  attention  to  the  condition  of  the  public  land 
laws.  Recent  developments  have  given  new  urgency  to  the  need  for 
such  changes  as  will  fit  these  laws  to  actual  present  conditions.  The 
honest  disposal  and  right  use  of  the  remaining  public  lands  is  of  funda- 
mental importance.  The  iniquitous  methods  by  which  the  monopoliz- 
ing of  the  public  lands  is  being  brought  about  under  the  present  laws 
are  becoming  more  generally  known,  but  the  existing  laws  do  not  fur- 
nish effective  remedies.  The  recommendations  of  the  Public  Lands 
Commission  upon  this  subject  are  wise  and  should  be  given  effect. 

The  creation  of  small  irrigated  farms  under  the  Reclamation  act  is 
a  powerful  offset  to  the  tendency  of  certain  other  laws  to  foster  or 
permit  monopoly  of  the  land.  Under  that  act  the  construction  of  great 
irrigation  works  has  been  proceeding  rapidly  and  successfully,  the 
lands  reclaimed  are  eagerly  taken  up,  and  the  prospect  that  the  policy 
of  National  irrigation  will  accomplish  all  that  was  expected  of  it  is 
bright.    The  act  should  be  extended  to  include  the  State  of  Texas. 

The  Reclamation  act  derives  much  of  its  value  from  the  fact  that  it 
tends  to  secure  the  greatest  possible  number  of  homes  on  the  land,  and 
to  create  communities  of  freeholders,  in  part  by  settlement  on  public 
lands,  in  part  by  forcing  the  subdivision  of  large  private  holdings  be- 
fore they  can  get  water  from  Government  irrigation  works.  The  law 
requires  that  no  right  to  the  use  of  water  for  land  in  private  ownership 
shall  be  sold  for  a  tract  exceeding  i6o  acres  to  any  one  land  owner. 
This  provision  has  excited  active  and  powerful  hostility,  but  the  suc- 
cess of  the  law  itself  depends  on  the  wise  and  firm  enforcement  of  it. 
We  cannot  afford  to  substitute  tenants  for  freeholders  on  the  public 
domain. 

The  greater  part  of  the  remaining  public  lands  can  not  be  irrigated. 
They  are  at  present  and  will  probably  always  be  of  greater  value  for 
grazing  than  for  any  other  purpose.  This  fact  has  led  to  the  grazing 
homestead  of  640  acres  in  Nebraska  and  to  the  proposed  extension 
of  it  to  other  States.    It  is  argued  that  a  family  can  not  be  supported 


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on  160  acres  of  arid  grazing  land.  This  is  obviously  true,  but  neither 
can  a  family  be  supported  on  640  acres  of  much  of  the  land  to  which 
it  is  proposed  to  apply  the  grazing  homestead.  To  establish  uni- 
versally any  such  arbitrary  limit  would  be  unwise  at  the  present  time. 
It  would  probably  result  on  the  one  hand  in  enlarging  the  holdings 
of  some  of  the  great  land  owners,  and  on  the  other  in  needless  suffer- 
ing and  failure  on  the  part  of  a  very  considerable  proportion  of  the 
bona  fide  settlers  who  give  faith  to  the  implied  assurance  of  the  Gov- 
ernment that  such  an  area  is  sufficient.  The  best  use  of  the  public 
grazing  lands  requires  the  careful  examination  and  classification  of 
these  lands  in  order  -to  give  each  settler  land  enough  to  support  his 
family  and  no  more.  While  this  work  is  being  done,  and  until  the 
lands  are  settled,  the  Government  should  take  control  of  the  open 
range,  under  reasonable  regulations  suited  to  local  needs,  following 
the  general  policy  already  in  successful  operation  on  the  forest  re- 
serves. It  is  probable  that  the  present  grazing  value  of  the  open  public 
range  is  scarcely  more  than  half  what  it  once  was  or  what  it  might 
easily  be  again  under  careful  regulation. 

The  forest  policy  of  the  Administration  appears  to  enjoy  the  un- 
broken support  of  the  people.  The  great  users  of  timber  are  them- 
selves forwarding  the  movement  for  forest  preservation.  All  organ- 
ized opposition  to  the  forest  preserves  in  the  West  has  disappeared. 
Since  the  consolidation  of  all  Government  forest  work  in  the  National 
Forest  Service  there  has  been  a  rapid  and  notable  gain  in  the  useful- 
ness of  the  forest  reserves  to  the  people  and  in  public  appreciation  of 
their  value.  The  National  parks  within  or  adjacent  to  forest  re- 
serves should  be  transferred  to  the  charge  of  the  Forest  Service  also. 

The  National  Government  already  does  something  in  connection 
with  the  construction  and  maintenance  of  the  great  system  of  levees 
along  the  lower  course  of  the  Mississippi ;  in  my  judgment  it  should 
do  much  more. 

To  the  spread  of  our  trade  in  peace  and  the  defense  of  our  flag  in 
war  a  great  and  prosperous  merchant  marine  is  indispensable.  We 
should  have  ships  of  our  own  and  seamen  of  our  own  to  convey  our 
goods  to  neutral  markets,  and  in  case  of  need  to  re-inforce  our  battle 
line.  It  cannot  but  be  a  source  of  regret  and  uneasiness  to  us  that 
the  lines  of  communication  with  our  sister  republics  of  South  America 
should  be  chiefly  under  foreign  control.  It  is  not  a  good  thing  that 
American  merchants  and  manufacturers  should  have  to  send  their 
goods  and  letters  to  South  America  via  Europe  if  they  wish  security 
and  dispatch.  Even  on  the  Pacific,  where  our  ships  have  held  their 
own  better  than  on  the  Atlantic,  our  merchant  flag  is  now  threatened 
through  the  liberal  aid  bestowed  by  other  Governments  on  their  own 
steam  lines.    I  ask  your  earnest  consideration  of  the  report  with  which 


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the  Merchant  Marine  Commission  has  followed  its  long  and  careful 
inquiry. 

I  again  heartily  commend  to  your  favorable  consideration  the  tercen- 
tennial celebration  at  Jamestown,  Va.  Appreciating  the  desirability  of 
this  commemoration,  the  Congress  passed  an  act,  March  3,  1905,  au- 
thorizing in  the  year  1907,  on  and  near  the  waters  of  Hampton  Roads, 
in  the  State  of  Virginia,  an  international  naval,  marine,  and  military 
celebration  in  honor  of  this  event.  By  the  authority  vested  in  me  by 
this  act,  I  have  made  proclamation  of  said  celebration,  and  have  issued, 
in  conformity  with  its  instructions,  invitations  to  all  the  nations  of 
the  earth  to  participate,  by  sending  their  naval  vessels  and  such  mili- 
tary organizations  as  may  be  practicable.  This  celebration  would 
fail  of  its  full  purpose  unless  it  were  enduring  in  its  results  and  com- 
mensurate with  the  importance  of  the  event  to  be  celebrated,  the  event 
from  which  our  Nation  dates  its  birth.  I  earnestly  hope  that  this  cele- 
bration, already  indorsed  by  the  Congress  of  the  United  States,  and 
by  the  Legislatures  of  sixteen  States  since  the  action  of  the  Congress, 
will  receive  such  additional  aid  at  your  hands  as  will  make  it  worthy  of 
the  great  event  it  is  intended  to  celebrate,  and  thereby  enable  the 
Government  of  the  United  States  to  make  provision  for  the  exhibition 
of  its  own  resources,  and  likewise  enable  our  people  who  have  under- 
taken the  work  of  such  a  celebration  to  provide  suitable  and  proper 
entertainment  and  instruction  in  the  historic  events  of  our  country 
for  all  who  may  visit  the  exposition  and  to  whom  we  have  tendered 
our  hospitality. 

It  is  a  matter  of  unmixed  satisfaction  once  more  to  call  attention 
to  the  excellent  work  of  the  Pension  Bureau ;  for  the  veterans  of  the 
civil  war  have  a  greater  claim  upon  us  than  any  other  class  of  our 
citizens.    To  them,  first  of  all  among  our  people,  honor  is  due. 

Seven  years  ago  my  lamented  predecessor.  President  McKinley, 
stated  that  the  time  had  come  for  the  Nation  to  care  for  the  graves 
of  the  Confederate  dead.  I  recommend  that  the  Congress  take  action 
toward  this  end.  The  first  need  is  to  take  charge  of  the  graves  of 
the  Confederate  dead  who  died  in  Northern  prisons. 

The  question  of  immigration  is  of  vital  interest  to  this  country.  In 
the  year  ending  June  30,  1905,  there  came  to  the  United  States 
1,026,000  alien  immigrants.  In  other  words,  in  the  single  year  that 
has  just  elapsed  there  came  to  this  country  a  greater  number  of  people 
than  came  here  during  the  one  hundred  and  sixty-nine  years  of  our 
Colonial  life  which  intervened  between  the  first  landing  at  Jamestown 
and  the  Declaration  of  Independence.  It  is  clearly  shown  in  the  re- 
port of  the  Commi'ssioner  General  of  Immigration  that  while  much 
of  this  enormous  immigration  is  undoubtedly  healthy  and  natural,  a 
considerable  proportion  is  undesirable  from  one  reason  or  another ; 


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moreover,  a  considerable  proportion  of  it,  probably  a  very  large  pro- 
portion, including  most  of  the  undesirable  class,  does  not  come  here 
of  its  own  initiative,  but  because  of  the  activity  of  the  agents  of  the 
great  transportation  companies.  These  agents  are  distributed  through- 
out Europe,  and  by  the  offer  of  all  kinds  of  inducements  they  wheedle 
and  cajole  many  immigrants,  often  against  their  best  interest,  to  come 
here.  The  most  serious  obstacle  we  have  to  encounter  in  the  effort 
to  secure  a  proper  regulation  of  the  immigration  to  these  shores  arises 
from  the  determined  opposition  of  the  foreign  steamship  lines  who 
have  no  interest  whatever  in  the  matter  save  to  increase  the  returns  on 
their  capital  by  carrying  masses  of  immigrants  hither  in  the  steerage 
quarters  of  their  ships. 

As  I  said  in  my  last  message  to  the  Congress,  we  cannot  have  too 
much  immigration  of  the  right  sort  and  we  should  have  none  whatever 
of  the  wrong  sort.  Of  course,  it  is  desirable  that,  even  the  right  kind 
of  immigration  should  be  properly  distributed  in  this  country.  We  need 
more  of  such  immigration  for  the  South ;  and  special  effort  should  be 
made  to  secure  it.  Perhaps  it  would  be  possible  to  limit  the  number 
of  immigrants  allowed  to  come  in  any  one  year  to  New  York  and  other 
Northern  cities,  while  leaving  unlimited  the  number  allowed  to  come 
to  the  South ;  always  provided,  however,  that  a  stricter  effort  is  made 
to  see  that  only  immigrants  of  the  right  kind  come  to  our  country  any- 
where. In  actual  practice  it  has  proved  so  difficult  to  enforce  the  im- 
migration laws  where  long  stretches  of  frontier  marked  by  an  imag- 
inary line  alone  intervene  between  us  and  our  neighbors  that  I  recom- 
mend that  no  immigrants  be  allowed  to  come  in  from  Canada  and 
Mexico  save  natives  of  the  two  countries  themselves.  As  much  as 
possible  should  be  done  to  distribute  the  immigrants  upon  the  land 
and  keep  them  away  from  the  congested  tenement-house  districts  of 
the  great  cities.  But  distribution  is  a  palliative,  not  a  cure.  The 
prime  need  is  to  keep  out  all  immigrants  who  will  not  make  good 
American  citizens.  The  laws  now  existing  for  the  exclusion  of  unde-  " 
sirable  immigrants  should  be  strengthened.  Adequate  means  should 
be  adopted,  enforced  by  sufficient  penalties,  to  compel  steamship  com- 
panies engaged  in  the  passenger  business  to  observe  in  good  faith  the 
law  which  forbids  them  to  encourage  or  solicit  immigration  to  the 
United  States.  Moreover,  there  should  be  a  sharp  limitation  imposed 
upon  all  vessels  coming  to  our  ports  as  to  the  number  of  immigrants 
in  ratio  to  the  tonnage  which  each  vessel  can  carry.  This  ratio  should 
be  high  enough  to  insure  the  coming  hither  of  as  good  a  class  of  aliens 
as  possible.  Provision  should  be  made  for  the  surer  punishment  of 
those  who  induce  aliens  to  come  to  this  country  under  promise  or 
assurance  of  employment.  It  should  be  made  possible  to  inflict  a  suffi- 
ciently heavy  penalty  on  any  employer  violating  this  law  to  deter  him 


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from  taking  the  risk.  It  seems  to  me  wise  that  there  should  be  an 
international  conference  held  to  deal  with  this  question  of  immigra- 
tion, which  has  more  than  a  merely  National  significance ;  such  a  con- 
ference could,  among  other  things,  enter  at  length  into  the  methods 
for  securing  a  thorough  inspection  of  would-be  immigrants  at  the 
ports  from  which  they  desire  to  embark  before  permitting  them  to 
embark. 

In  dealing  with  this  question  it  is  unwise  to  depart  from  the  old 
American  tradition  and  to  discriminate  for  or  against  any  man  who 
desires  to  come  here  and  become  a  citizen,  save-  on  the  ground  of  that 
man's  fitness  for  citizenship.  It  is  our  right  and  duty  to  consider  his 
moral  and  social  quality.  His  standard  of  living  should  be  such  that 
he  will  not,  by  pressure  of  competition,  lower  the  standard  of  living 
of  our  own  wage-workers ;  for  it  must  ever  be  a  prime  object  of  our 
legislation  to  keep  high  their  standard  of  living.  If  the  man  who  seeks 
to  come  here  is  from  the  moral  and  social  standpoint  of  such  a  char- 
acter as  to  bid  fair  to  add  value  to  the  community  he  should  be 
heartily  welcomed.  We  cannot  afford  to  pay  heed  to  whether  he  is 
of  one  creed  or  another,  of  one  nation,  or  another.  We  cannot  afTord 
to  consider  whether  he  is  Catholic  or  Protestant,  Jew  or  Gentile ; 
whether  he  is  Englishman  or  Irishman,  Frenchman  or  German,  Jap- 
anese, Italian,  Scandinavian,  Slav,  or  Magyar.  What  we  should  de- 
sire to  find  out  is  the  individual  quality  of  the  individual  man.  In 
my  judgment,  with  this  end  in  view,  we  shall  have  to  prepare  through 
our  own  agents  a  far  more  rigid  inspection  in  the  countries  from  which 
the  immigrants  come.  It  will  be  a  great  deal  better  to  have  fewer 
immigrants,  but  all  of  the  right  kind,  than  a  great  number  of  immi- 
grants, many  of  whom  are  necessarily  of  the  wrong  kind.  As  far  as 
possible  we  wish  to  limit  the  immigration  to  this  country  to  persons 
who  propose  to  become  citizens  of  this  country,  and  we  can  well  afford 
to  insist  upon  adequate  scrutiny  of  the  character  of  those  who  are 
thus  proposed  for  future  citizenship.  There  should  be  an  increase  in 
the  stringency  of  the  laws  to  keep  out  insane,  idiotic,  epileptic,  and 
pauper  immigrants.  But  this  is  by  no  means  enough.  Not  merely  the 
Anarchist,  but  every  man  of  Anarchistic  tendencies,  all  violent  and 
disorderly  people,  all  people  of  bad  character,  the  incompetent,  the 
lazy,  the  vicious,  the  physically  unfit,  defective,  or  degenerate  should 
be  kept  out.  The  stocks  out  of  which  American  citizenship  is  to  be 
built  should  be  strong  and  healthy,  sound  in  body,  mind,  and  char- 
acter. If  it  be  objected  that  the  Government  agents  would  not  al- 
ways select  well,  the  answer  is  that  they  would  certaintly  select  better 
than  do  the  agents  and  brokers  of  foreign  steamship  companies,  the 
people  who  now  do  whatever  selection  is  done. 

The  questions  arising  in  connection  with  Chinese  immigration  stand 


Theodore  Roosevelt  1193 

by  themselves.  The  conditions  in  China  are  such  that  the  entire 
Chinese  coohe  class,  that  is,  the  class  of  Chinese  laborers,  skilled  and 
unskilled,  legitimately  come  under  the  head  of  undesirable  immigrants 
to  this  country,  because  of  their  numbers,  the  low  wages  for  which 
they  work,  and  their  low  standard  of  living.  Not  only  is  it  to  the  in- 
terest of  this  country  to  keep  them  out,  but  the  Chinese  authorities  do 
not  desire  that  they  should  be  admitted.  At  present  their  entrance 
is  prohibited  by  laws  amply  adequate  to  accomplish  this  purpose. 
These  laws  have  been,  are  being,  and  will  be,  thoroughly  enforced. 
The  violations  of  them  are  so  few  in  number  as  to  be  infinitesimal 
and  can  be  entirely  disregarded.  There  is  no  serious  proposal  to  alter 
the  immigration  law  as  regards  the  Chinese  laborer,  skilled  or  un- 
skilled, and  there  is  no  excuse  for  any  man  feeling  or  affecting  to  feel 
the  slightest  alarm  on  the  subject. 

But  in  the  effort  to  carry  out  the  poHcy  of  excluding  Chinese  labor- 
ers, Chinese  coolies,  grave  injustice  and  wrong  have  been  done  by 
this  Nation  to  the  people  of  China,  and  therefore  ultimately  to  this 
Nation  itself.  Chinese  students,  business  and  professional  men  of  all 
kinds — not  only  merchants,  but  bankers,  doctors,  manufacturers,  pro- 
fessors, travelers,  and  the  like — should  be  encouraged  to  come  here, 
and  treated  on  precisely  the  same  footing  that  we  treat  students,  busi- 
ness men,  travelers,  and  the  like  of  other  nations.  Our  laws  and 
treaties  should  be  framed,  not  so  as  to  put  these  people  in  the  ex- 
cepted classes,  but  to  state  that  we  will  admit  all  Chinese,  except 
Chinese  of  the  coolie  class,  Chinese  skilled  or  unskilled  laborers.  There 
would  not  be  the  least  danger  that  any  such  provision  would  result 
in  any  relaxation  of  the  law  about  laborers.  These  will,  under  all 
conditions,  be  kept  out  absolutely.  But  it  will  be  more  easy  to  see 
that  both  justice  and  courtesy  are  shown,  as  they  ought  to  be  shown, 
to  other  Chinese,  if  the  law  or  treaty  is  framed  as  above  suggested. 
Examinations  should  be  completed  at  the  port  of  departure  from 
China.  For  this  purpose  there  should  be  provided  a  more  adequate 
Consular  Service  in  China  than  we  now  have.  The  appropriations 
both  for  the  offices  of  the  Consuls  and  for  the  office  forces  in  the  con- 
sulates should  be  increased. 

As  a  people  we  have  talked  much  of  the  open  door  in  China,  and 
we  expect,  and  quite  rightly  intend  to  insist  upon,  justice  being  shown 
us  by  the  Chinese.  But  we  cannot  expect  to  receive  equity  unless 
we  do  equity.  We  cannot  ask  the  Chinese  to  do  to  us  what  we  are 
unwilling  to  do  to  them.  They  would  have  a  perfect  right  to  exclude 
our  laboring  men  if  our  laboring  men  threatened  to  come  into  their 
country  in  such  numbers  as  to  jeopardize  the  well-being  of  the  Chinese 
population;  and  as,  mutatis  mutandis,  these  were  the  conditions  with 
which  Chinese  immigration  actually  brought  this  people  face  to  face, 


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we  had  and  have  a  perfect  right,  which  the  Chinese  Government  in 
no  way  contests,  to  act  as  we  have  acted  in  the  matter  of  restricting 
cooHe  immigration.  That  this  right  exists  for  each  country  was  ex- 
phcitly  acknowledged  in  the  last  treaty  between  the  two  countries. 
But  we  must  treat  the  Chinese  student,  traveler,  and  business  man  in 
a  spirit  of  the  broadest  justice  and  courtesy  if  we  expect  similar  treat- 
ment to  be  accorded  to  our  own  people  of  similar  rank  who  go  to 
China.  Much  trouble  has  come  during  the  past  Summer  from  the 
organized  boycott  against  American  goods  which  has  been  started  in 
China.  The  main  factor  in  producing  this  boycott  has  been  the  re- 
sentment felt  by  the  students  and  business  people  of  China,  by  all 
the  Chinese  leaders,  against  the  harshness  of  our  law  toward  educated 
Chinamen  of  the  professional  and  business  classes. 

This  Government  has  the  friendliest  feeling  for  China  and  desires 
China's  well-being.  We  cordially  sympathize  with  the  announced  pur- 
pose of  Japan  to  stand  for  the  integrity  of  China.  Such  an  attitude 
tends  to  the  peace  of  the  world. 

The  civil  service  law  has  been  on  the  statute  books  for  twenty-two 
years.  Every  President  and  a  vast  majority  of  heads  of  departments 
who  have  been  in  office  during  that  period  have  favored  a  gradual  ex- 
tension of  the  merit  system.  The  more  thoroughly  its  principles  have 
been  understood,  the  greater  has  been  the  favor  with  which  the  law 
has  been  regarded  by  administration  officers.  Any  attempt  to  carry 
on  the  great  executive  departments  of  the  Government  without  this 
law  would  inevitably  result  in  chaos.  The  Civil  Service  Commissioners 
are  doing  excellent  work,  and  their  compensation  is  inadequate  con- 
sidering the  service  they  perform. 

The  statement  that  the  examinations  arc  not  practical  in  character 
is  based  on  a  misapprehension  of  the  practice  of  the  Commission.  The 
departments  are  invariably  consulted  as  to  the  requirements  desired 
and  as  to  the  character  of  questions  that  shall  be  asked.  General  in- 
vitations are  frequently  sent  out  to  all  heads  of  departments  asking 
whether  any  changes  in  the  scope  or  character  of  examinations  are 
required.  In  other  words,  the  departments  prescribe  the  requirements 
and  qualifications  desired,  and  the  Civil  Service  Commission  co-op- 
erates with  them  in  securing  persons  with  these  qualifications  and  in- 
suring open  and  impartial  competition.  In  a  large  number  of  exami- 
nations (as,  for  example,  those  for  trades  positions),  there  are  no 
educational  requirements  whatever,  and  a  person  who  can  neither  read 
nor  write  may  pass  with  a  high  average.  Vacancies  in  the  service 
are  filled  with  reasonable  expedition,  and  the  machinery  of  the  Com- 
mission, which  reaches  every  part  of  the  country,  is  the  best  agency 
that  has  yet  been  devised  for  finding  people  with  the  most  suitable 
qualifications  for  the  various  offices  to  be  filled.     Written  competitive 


Theodore  Roosevelt  1195 

examin&tions  do  not  make  an  ideal  method  for  filling  positions,  but 
they  do  represent  an  immeasurable  advance  upon  the  "spoils"  method, 
under  which  outside  politicians  really  make  the  appointments  nominally 
made  by  the  executive  officers,  the  appointees  being  chosen  by  the 
politicians  in  question,  in  the  great  majority  of  cases,  for  reasons 
totally  unconnected  w^ith  the  needs  of  the  service  or  of  the  public. 

Statistics  gathered  by  the  Census  Bureau  show  that  the  tenure  of 
office  in  the  Government  service  does  not  differ  materially  from  that 
enjoyed  by  employes  of  large  business  corporations.  Heads  of  execu- 
tive departments  and  members  of  the  Commission  have  called  my  at- 
tention to  the  fact  that  the  rule  requiring  a  filing  of  charges  and  three 
days'  notice  before  an  employe  could  be  separated  from  the  service 
for  inefficiency  has  served  no  good  purpose  whatever,  because  that  is 
not  a  matter  upon  which  a  hearing  of  the  employe  found  to  be  in- 
efficient can  be  of  any  value,  and  in  practice  the  rule  providing  for  such 
notice  and  hearing  has  merely  resulted  in  keeping  in  a  certain  number 
of  incompetents,  because  of  the  reluctance  of  the  heads  of  departments 
and  bureau  chiefs  to  go  through  the  required  procedure.  Experience 
has  shown  that  this  rule  is  wholly  ineffective  to  save  any  man,  if  a 
superior  for  improper  reasons  wishes  to  remove  him,  and  is  mis- 
chievous because  it  sometimes  serves  to  keep  in  the  service  incompetent 
men  not  guilty  of  specific  wTongdoing.  Having  these  facts  in  view 
the  rule  has  been  amended  by  providing  that  where  the  inefficiency  or 
incapacity  comes  within  the  personal  knowledge  of  the  head  of  a  de- 
partment the  removal  may  be  made  without  notice,  the  reasons  there- 
for being  filed  and  made  a  record  of  the  department.  The  absolute 
right  of  the  removal  rests  where  it  always  has  rested,  with  the  head  of 
a  department;  any  limitation  of  this  absolute  right  results  in  grave  in- 
jury to  the  public  service.  The  change  is  merely  one  of  procedure ; 
it  was  much  needed,  and  it  is  producing  good  results. 

The  civil  service  law  is  being  energetically  and  impartially  enforced, 
and  in  the  large  majority  of  cases  complaints  of  violations  of  either 
the  law  or  rules  are  discovered  to  be  unfounded.  In  this  respect  this 
law  compares  very  favorably  with  any  other  Federal  statute.  The 
question  of  politics  in  the  appointment  and  retention  of  the  men  en- 
gaged in  merely  ministerial  work  has  been  practically  eliminated  in 
almost  the  entire  field  of  Government  employment  covered  by  the 
civil  service  law.  The  action  of  the  Congress  in  providing  the  com- 
mission with  its  own  force  instead  of  requiring  it  to  rely  on  detailed 
clerks  has  been  justified  by  the  increased  work  done  at  a  smaller 
cost  to  the  Government.  I  urge  upon  the  Congress  a  careful  considera- 
tion of  the  recommendations  contained  in  the  annual  report  of  the 
commission. 

Our  copyright  laws  urgently  need  revision.     They  are  imperfect 


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in  definition,  confused  and  inconsistent  in  expression ;  they  omit  pro- 
vision for  many  articles  which,  under  modern  reproductive  processes 
are  entitled  to  protection ;  they  impose  hardships  upon  the  copyright 
proprietor  which  are  not  essential  to  the  fair  protection  of  the  public ; 
they  are  difficult  for  the  courts  to  interpret  and  impossible  for  the 
Copyright  Office  to  administer  with  satisfaction  to  the  public.  At- 
tempts to  improve  them  by  amendment  have  been  frequent,  no  less 
than  twelve  acts  for  the  purpose  having  been  passed  since  the  Re- 
vised Statutes.  To  perfect  them  by  further  amendment  seems  im- 
practicable. A  complete  revision  of  them  is  essential.  Such  a  revision, 
to  meet  modern  conditions,  has  been  found  necessary  in  Germany, 
Austria,  Sweden,  and  other  foreign  countries,  and  bills  embodying  it 
are  pending  in  England  and  the  Australian  colonies.  It  has  been 
urged  here,  and  proposals  for  a  commission  to  undertake  it  have,  from 
time  to  time,  been  pressed  upon  the  Congress.  The  inconveniences 
of  the  present  conditions  being  so  great,  an  attempt  to  frame  appro- 
priate legislation  has  been  made  by  the  Copyright  Office,  which  has 
called  conferences  of  the  various  interests  especially  and  practically 
concerned  with  the  operation  of  the  copyright  laws.  It  has  secured 
from  them  suggestions  as  to  the  changes  necessary ;  it  has  added  from 
its  own  experience  and  investigations,  and  it  has  drafted  a  bill 
which  embodies  such  of  these  changes  and  additions  as,  after  full  dis- 
cussion and  expert  criticism,  appeared  to  be  sound  and  safe.  In  form 
this  bill  would  replace  the  existing  insufficient  and  inconsistent  laws 
by  one  general  copyright  statute.  It  will  be  presented  to  the  Congress 
at  the  coming  session.    It  deserves  prompt  consideration. 

I  recommend  that  a  law  be  enacted  to  regulate  intcr-State  commerce 
in  misbranded  and  adulterated  foods,  drinks,  and  drugs.  Such  law 
would  protect  legitimate  manufacture  and  commerce,  and  would  tend 
to  secure  the  health  and  welfare  of  the  consuming  public.  Traffic  in 
food-stufifs  which  have  been  debased  or  adulterated  so  as  to  injure 
health  or  to  deceive  purchasers  should  be  forbidden. 

The  law  forbidding  the  emission  of  dense  black  or  gray  smoke  in 
the  city  of  Washington  has  been  sustained  by  the  courts.  Something 
has  been  accomplished  under  it,  but  much  remains  to  be  done  if  we 
would  preserve  the  capital  city  from  defacement  by  the  smoke  nuisance. 
Repeated  prosecutions  under  the  law  have  not  had  the  desired  effect. 
I  recommend  that  it  be  made  more  stringent  by  increasing  both  the 
minimum  and  maximum  fine ;  by  providing  for  imprisonment  in  cases 
of  repeated  violation,  and  by  affording  the  remedy  of  injunction 
against  the  continuation  of  the  operation  of  plants  which  are  per- 
sistent offenders.  I  recommend,  also,  an  increase  in  the  number  of  in- 
spectors, whose  duty  it  shall  be  to  detect  violations  of  the  act. 

I  call  your  attention  to  the  generous  act  of  the  State  of  California 


Theodore  Roosevelt  ^^97 

in  conferring  upon  the  United  States  Government  the  ownership  of 
the  Yosemite  Valley  and  the  Mariposa  Big  Tree  Grove.  There  should 
be  no  delay  in  accepting  the  gift,  and  appropriations  should  be  made 
for  the  including  thereof  in  the  Yosemite  National  Park,  and  for  the 
care  and  policing  of  the  park.  California  has  acted  most  wisely,  as 
well  as  with  great  magnanimity,  in  the  matter.  There  are  certain 
mighty  natural  features  of  our  land  which  should  be  preserved  in 
perpetuity  for  our  children  and  our  children's  children.  In  my  judg- 
ment, the  Grand  Canyon  of  the  Colorado  should  be  made  into  a  Na- 
tional park.  It  is  greatly  to  be  wished  that  the  State  of  New  York 
should  copy  as  regards  Niagara  what  the  State  of  California  has  done 
as  regards  the  Yosemite.  Nothing  should  be  allowed  to  interfere 
with  the  preservation  of  Niagara  Falls  in  all  their  beauty  and  majesty. 
If  the  State  cannot  see  to  this,  then  it  is  earnestly  to  be  wished  that 
she  should  be  willing  to  turn  it  over  to  the  National  Government, 
which  should  in  such  case  (if  possible,  in  conjunction  with  the 
Canadian  Government)  assume  the  burden  and  responsibility  of  pre- 
serving unharmed  Niagara  Falls ;  just  as  it  should  gladly  assume  a 
similar  burden  and  responsibility  for  the  Yosemite  National  Park,  and 
as  it  has  already  assumed  them  for  the  Yellowstone  National  Park. 
Adequate  provision  should  be  made  by  the  Congress  for  the  proper 
care  and  supervision  of  all  these  National  parks.  The  boundaries  of 
the  Yellowstone  National  Park  should  be  extended  to  the  south  and 
east,  to  take  in  such  portions  of  the  abutting  forest  reservations  as 
will  enable  the  Government  to  protect  the  elk  on  their  Winter  range. 

The  most  characteristic  animal  of  the  Western  plains  was  the  great, 
shaggy-maned  wild  ox,  the  bison,  commonly  known  as  buffalo.  Small 
fragments  of  herds  exist  in  a  domesticated  state  here  and  there,  a  few 
of  them  in  the  Yellowstone  Park.  Such  a  herd  as  that  on  the  Flat- 
head Reservation  should  not  be  allowed  to  go  out  of  existence.  Either 
on  some  reservation  or  on  some  forest  reserve  like  the  Wichita  reserve 
and  game  refuge  provision  should  be  made  for  the  preservation  of 
such  a  herd.  I  believe  that  the  scheme  would  be  of  economic  advan- 
tage, for  the  robe  of  the  buffalo  is  of  high  market  value,  and  the  same 
is  true  of  the  robe  of  the  crossbred  animals. 

I  call  your  especial  attention  to  the  desirability  of  giving  to  the  mem- 
bers of  the  Life  Saving  Service  pensions  such  as  are  given  to  firemen 
and  policemen  in  all  our  great  cities.  The  men  in  the  Life  Saving 
Service  continually  and  in  the  most  matter  of  fact  way  do  deeds  such 
as  make  Americans  proud  of  their  country.  They  have  no  political  in- 
fluence, and  they  live  in  such  remote  places  that  the  really  heroic 
services  they  continually  render  receive  the  scantiest  recognition  from 
the  public.  It  is  unjust  for  a  great  nation  like  this  to  permit  these 
men  to  become  totally  disabled  or  to  meet  death  in  the  performance 


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of  their  hazardous  duty  and  yet  to  give  them  no  sort  of  reward.  If 
one  of  them  serves  thirty  years  of  his  Hfe  in  such  a  position  he  should 
surely  be  entitled  to  retire  on  half  pay,  as  a  fireman  or  policeman  does, 
and  if  he  becomes  totally  incapacitated  through  accident  or  sickness, 
or  loses  his  health  in  the  discharge  of  his  duty,  he  or  his  family 
should  receive  a  pension  just  as  any  soldier  should.  I  call  your  at- 
tention with  especial  earnestness  to  this  matter  because  it  appeals  not 
only  to  our  judgment  but  to  our  sympathy;  for  the  people  on  whose 
behalf  I  ask  it  are  comparatively  few  in  number,  render  incalculable 
service  of  a  particularly  dangerous  kind,  and  have  no  one  to  speak 
for  them. 

During  the  year  just  past,  the  phase  of  the  Indian  question  which 
has  been  most  sharply  brought  to  public  attention  is  the  larger  legal 
significance  of  the  Indian's  induction  into  citizenship.  This  has  made 
itself  manifest  not  only  in  a  great  access  of  litigation  in  which  the 
citizen  Indian  figures  as  a  party  defendant  and  in  a  more  widespread 
disposition  to  levy  local  taxation  upon  his  personalty,  but  in  a  decision 
of  the  United  vStates  Supreme  Court  which  struck  away  the  main 
prop  on  which  has  hitherto  rested  the  Government's  benevolent  efifort 
to  protect  him  against  the  evils  of  intemperance.  The  court  holds, 
in  efifect,  that  when  an  Indian  becomes,  by  virtue  of  an  allotment  of 
land  to  him,  a  citizen  of  the  State  in  which  his  land  is  situated,  he 
passes  from  under  Federal  control  in  such  matters  as  this,  and  the 
acts  of  the  Congress  prohibiting  the  sale  or  gift  to  him  of  intoxicants 
become  substantially  inoperative.  It  is  gratifying  to  note  that  the 
States  and  municipalities  of  the  West  which  have  most  at  stake  in  the 
welfare  of  the  Indians  are  taking  up  this  subject  and  are  trying  to 
supply,  in  a  measure  at  least,  the  abdication  of  its  trusteeship  forced 
upon  the  Federal  Government.  Nevertheless,  I  would  urgently  press 
upon  the  attention  of  the  Congress  the  question  whether  some  amend- 
ment of  the  internal  revenue  laws  might  not  be  of  aid  in  prosecuting 
those  malefactors,  known  in  the  Indian  country  as  "bootleggers,"  who 
are  engaged  at  once  in  defrauding  the  United  States  Treasury  of  taxes 
and,  what  is  far  more  important,  in  debauching  the  Indians  by  carrying 
liquors  illicitly  into  territory  still  completely  under  Federal  jurisdic- 
tion. 

Among  the  crying  present  needs  of  the  Indians  arc  more  day  schools 
situated  in  the  midst  of  their  settlements,  more  effective  instruction 
in  the  industries  pursued  on  their  own  farms,  and  a  more  liberal  ex- 
tension of  the  field-matron  service,  which  means  the  education  of  the 
Indian  women  in  the  arts  of  home  making.  Until  the  mothers  are 
well  started  in  the  right  direction  we  cannot  reasonably  expect  much 
from  the  children  who  are  soon  to  form  an  integral  part  of  our 
American  citizenship.     Moreover,  the  excuse  continually  advanced  by 


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male  adult  Indians  for  refusing  offers  of  remunerative  employment 
at  a  distance  from  their  homes  is  that  they  dare  not  leave  their  families 
too  long  out  of  their  sight.  One  effectual  remedy  for  this  state  of 
things  is  to  employ  the  minds  and  strengthen  the  moral  fibre  of  the 
Indian  women — the  end  to  which  the  work  of  the  field  matron  is  espe- 
cially directed.  I  trust  that  the  Congress  will  make  its  appropriations 
for  Indian  day  schools  and  field  matrons  as  generous  as  may  consist 
with  the  other  pressing  demands  upon  its  providence. 

During  the  last  year  the  Philippine  Islands  have  been  slowly  re- 
covering from  the  series  of  disasters  which,  since  American  occupa- 
tion, have  greatly  reduced  the  amount  of  agricultural  products  below 
what  was  produced  in  Spanish  times.  The  war,  the  rinderpest,  the 
locusts,  the  drought,  and  the  cholera  have  been  united  as  causes  to 
prevent  a  return  of  the  prosperity  much  needed  in  the  islands.  The 
most  serious  is  the  destruction  by  the  rinderpest  of  more  than  75 
per  cent,  of  the  draught  cattle,  because  it  will  take  several  years  of 
breeding  to  restore  the  necessary  number  of  these  indispensable  aids 
to  agriculture.  The  commission  attempted  to  supply  by  purchase  from 
adjoining  countries  the  needed  cattle,  but  the  experiments  made  were 
unsuccessful.  Most  of  the  cattle  imported  were  unable  to  withstand 
the  change  of  climate  and  the  rigors  of  the  voyage  and  died  from  other 
diseases  than  rinderpest. 

The  income  of  the  Philippine  Government  has  necessarily  been  re- 
duced by  reason  of  the  business  and  agricultural  depression  in  the 
islands,  and  the  Government  has  been  obliged  to  exercise  great  economy 
to  cut  down  its  expenses,  to  reduce  salaries,  and  in  every  way  to  avoid 
a  deficit.  It  has  adopted  an  internal  revenue  law,  imposing  taxes  on 
cigars,  cigarettes,  and  distilled  liquors,  and  abolishing  the  old  Spanish 
industrial  taxes.  The  law  has  not  operated  as  smoothly  as  was  hoped, 
and  although  its  principle  is  undoubtedly  correct,  it  may  need  amend- 
ments for  the  purpose  of  reconciling  the  people  to  its  provisions.  The 
income  derived  from  it  has  partly  made  up  for  the  reduction  in  customs 
revenue. 

There  has  been  a  marked  increase  in  the  number  of  Filipinos  em- 
ployed in  the  civil  service,  and  a  corresponding  decrease  in  the  number 
of  Americans.  The  Government  in  every  one  of  its  departments  has 
been  rendered  more  efficient  by  elimination  of  undesirable  material 
and  the  promotion  of  deserving  public  servants. 

Improvements  of  harbors,  roads,  and  bridges  continue,  although 
the  cutting  down  of  the  revenue  forbids  the  expenditure  of  any  great 
amount  from  current  income  for  these  purposes.  Steps  are  being 
taken,  by  advertisement  for  competitive  bids,  to  secure  the  construction 
and  maintenance  of  1,000  miles  of  railway  by  private  corporations 
under  the  recent  enabling  legislation  of  the  Congress.     The  transfer 


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of  the  friar  lands,  in  accordance  with  the  contract  made  some  two 
years  ago,  has  been  completely  effected,  and  the  purchase  money  paid. 
Provision  has  just  been  made  by  statute  for  the  speedy  settlement  in 
a  special  proceeding  in  the  Supreme  Court  of  controversies  over  the 
possession  and  title  of  church  buildings  and  rectories  arising  between 
the  Roman  Catholic  Church  and  schismatics  claiming  under  ancient 
municipalities.  Negotiations  and  hearings  for  the  settlement  of  the 
amount  due  to  the  Roman  Catholic  Church  for  rent  and  occupation 
of  churches  and  rectories  by  the  army  of  the  United  States  are  in 
progress,  and  it  is  hoped  a  satisfactory  conclusion  may  be  submitted 
to  the  Congress  before  the  end  of  the  session. 

Tranquillity  has  existed  during  the  past  year  throughout  the  Arch- 
ipelago, except  in  the  Province  of  Cavite,  the  Province  of  Batangas, 
and  the  Province  of  Samar,  and  in  the  Island  of  Jolo  among  the 
Moros.  The  Jolo  disturbance  was  put  an  end  to  by  several  sharp  and 
short  engagements,  and  now  peace  prevails  in  the  Moro  Province. 
Cavite,  the  mother  of  ladrones  in  the  Spanish  times,  is  so  permeated 
with  the  traditional  sympathy  of  the  people  for  ladronism  as  to  make 
it  difficult  to  stamp  out  the  disease.  Batangas  was  only  disturbed  by 
reason  of  the  fugitive  ladrones  from  Cavite,  Samar  was  thrown  into 
disturbance  by  the  uneducated  and  partly  savage  peoples  living  in  the 
mountains,  who,  having  been  given  by  the  municipal  code  more  power 
than  they  were  able  to  exercise  discreetly,  elected  municipal  officers 
who  abused  their  trusts,  compelled  the  people  raising  hemp  to  sell  it 
at  a  much  less  price  than  it  was  worth,  and  by  their  abuses  drove  their 
people  into  resistance  to  constituted  authority.  Cavite  and  Samar  are 
instances  of  reposing  too  much  confidence  in  the  self-governing  power 
of  a  people.  The  disturbances  have  all  now  been  suppressed,  and  it 
is  hoped  that  with  these  lessons  local  governments  can  be  formed 
which  will  secure  quiet  and  peace  to  the  deserving  inhabitants.  The 
incident  is  another  proof  of  the  fact  that  if  there  has  been  any  error 
as  regards  giving  self-government  in  the  Philippines  it  has  been  in 
the  direction  of  giving  it  too  quickly,  not  too  slowly.  A  year  from 
next  April  the  first  legislative  assembly  for  the  islands  will  be  held. 
On  the  sanity  and  self-restraint  of  this  body  much  will  depend  so  far 
as  the  future  self-government  of  the  islands  is  concerned. 

The  most  encouraging  feature  of  the  whole  situation  has  been  the 
very  great  interest  taken  by  the  common  people  in  education  and 
the  great  increase  in  the  number  of  enrolled  students  in  the  public 
schools.  The  increase  was  from  300,000  to  half  a  million  pupils.  The 
average  attendance  is  about  70  per  cent.  The  only  limit  upon  the 
number  of  pupils  seems  to  be  the  capacity  of  the  government  to  furnish 
teachers  and  school  houses. 

The  agricultural  conditions  of  the   islands  enforce  more  strongly 


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than  ever  the  argument  in  favor  of  reducing  the  tariff  on  the  products 
of  the  PhiHppine  Islands  entering  the  United  States.  I  earnestly 
recommend  that  the  tariff  now  imposed  by  the  Dingley  bill  upon  the 
products  of  the  Philippine  Islands  be  entirely  removed,  except  the 
tariff  on  sugar  and  tobacco,  and  that  that  tariff  be  reduced  to  25  per 
cent,  of  the  present  rates  under  the  Dingley  act ;  that  after  July  I, 
1909,  the  tariff  upon  tobacco  and  sugar  produced  in  the  Philippine 
Islands  be  entirely  removed,  and  that  free  trade  between  the  islands 
and  the  United  States  in  the  products  of  each  country  then  be  pro- 
vided for  by  law. 

A  statute  in  force,  enacted  April  15,  1904,  suspends  the  operation 
of  the  coastwise  laws  of  the  United  States  upon  the  trade  between 
the  Philippine  Islands  and  the  United  States  until  July  I,  1906.  I 
earnestly  recommend  that  this  suspension  be  postponed  until  July  I, 
1909.  I  think  it  of  doubtful  utility  to  apply  the  coastwise  laws  to  the 
trade  between  the  United  States  and  the  Philippines  under  any  cir- 
cumstances, because  I  am  convinced  that  it  will  do  no  good  whatever 
to  American  bottoms,  and  will  only  interfere  and  be  an  obstacle  to  the 
trade  between  the  Philippines  and  the  United  States,  but  if  the  coast- 
wise law  must  be  thus  applied,  certainly  it  ought  not  to  have  effect 
until  free  trade  is  enjoyed  between  the  people  of  the  United  States 
and  the  people  of  the  Philippine  Islands  in  their  respective  products. 

I  do  not  anticipate  that  free  trade  between  the  islands  and  the 
United  States  will  produce  a  revolution  in  the  sugar  and  tobacco  pro- 
duction of  the  Philippine  Islands.  So  primitive  are  the  methods  of 
agriculture  in  the  Philippine  Islands,  so  slow  is  capital  in  going  to  the 
islands,  so  many  difficulties  surround  a  large  agricultural  enterprise 
in  the  islands,  that  it  will  be  many,  many  years  before  the  products  of 
those  islands  will  have  any  effect  whatever  upon  the  markets  of  the 
United  States.  The  problem  of  labor  is  also  a  formidable  one  with 
the  sugar  and  tobacco  producers  in  the  islands.  The  best  friends  of 
the  Filipino  people  and  the  people  themselves  are  utterly  opposed  to 
the  admission  of  Chinese  coolie  labor.  Hence  the  only  solution  is 
the  training  of  Filipino  labor,  and  this  will  take  a  long  time.  The 
enactment  of  a  law  by  the  Congress  of  the  United  States  making 
provision  for  free  trade  between  the  islands  and  the  United  States, 
however,  will  be  of  great  importance  from  a  political  and  sentimental 
standpoint;  and,  while  its  actual  benefit  has  doubtless  been  exag- 
gerated by  the  people  of  the  islands,  they  will  accept  this  measure 
of  justice  as  an  indication  that  the  people  of  the  United  States  are 
anxious  to  aid  the  people  of  the  Philippine  Islands  in  every  way,  and 
especially  in  the  agricultural  development  of  their  archipelago.  It 
will  aid  the  Filipinos  without  injuring  interests  in  America. 

In  my  judgment  immediate  steps  should  be  taken  for  the  fortification 


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of  Hawaii.  This  is  the  most  important  point  in  the  Pacific  to  fortify 
in  order  to  conserve  the  interests  of  this  country.  It  would  be  hard 
to  overstate  the  importance  of  this  need.  Hawaii  is  too  heavily  taxed. 
Laws  should  be  enacted  setting  aside  for  a  period  of,  say,  twenty 
years  75  per  cent,  of  the  internal  revenue  and  customs  receipts  from 
Hawaii  as  a  special  fund  to  be  expended  in  the  islands  for  educational 
and  public  buildings,  and  for  harbor  improvements  and  military  and 
naval  defenses.  It  cannot  be  too  often  repeated  that  our  aim  must 
be  to  develop  the  territory  of  Hawaii  on  traditional  American  lines. 
That  territory  has  serious  commercial  and  industrial  problems  to 
reckon  with ;  but  no  measure  of  relief  can  be  considered  which  looks 
to  legislation  admitting  Chinese  and  restricting  them  by  statute  to 
field  labor  and  domestic  service.  The  status  of  servility  can  never 
again  be  tolerated  on  American  soil.  We  cannot  concede  that  the 
proper  solution  of  its  problems  is  special  legislation  admitting  to 
Hawaii  a  class  of  laborers  denied  admission  to  the  other  States  and 
Territories.  There  are  obstacles,  and  great  obstacles,  in  the  way  of 
building  up  a  representative  American  community  in  the  Hawaiian 
Islands ;  but  it  is  not  in  the  American  character  to  give  up  in  the  face 
of  difficulty.  Many  an  American  Commonwealth  has  been  built  up 
against  odds  equal  to  those  that  now  confront  Hawaii. 

No  merely  half-hearted  effort  to  meet  its  problems  as  other  American 
communities  have  met  theirs  can  be  accepted  as  final.  Hawaii  shall 
never  become  a  territory  in  which  a  governing  class  of  rich  planters 
exists  by  means  of  coolie  labor.  Even  if  the  rate  of  growth  of  the 
Territory  is  thereby  rendered  slower,  the  growth  must  only  take  place 
by  the  admission  of  immigrants  fit  in  the  end  to  assume  the  duties 
and  burdens  of  full  American  citizenship.  Our  aim  must  be  to  de- 
velop the  Territory  on  the  same  basis  of  stable  citizenship  as  exists 
on  this  continent. 

I  earnestly  advocate  the  adoption  of  legislation  which  will  explicitly 
confer  American  citizenship  on  all  citizens  of  Porto  Rico.  There  is, 
in  my  judgment,  no  excuse  for  failure  to  do  this.  The  harbor  of 
San  Juan  should  be  dredged  and  improved.  The  expenses  of  the 
Federal  Court  of  Porto  Rico  should  be  met  from  the  Federal  Treasury 
and  not  from  the  Porto  Rican  treasury.  The  elections  in  Porto  Rico 
should  take  place  every  four  years,  and  the  Legislature  should  meet 
in  session  every  two  years.  The  present  form  of  government  in 
Porto  Rico,  which  provides  for  the  appointment  by  the  President  of 
the  members  of  the  Executive  Council  or  upper  house  of  the  Legis- 
lature, has  proved  satisfactory  and  has  inspired  confidence  in  property 
owners  and  investors.  I  do  not  deem  it  advisable  at  the  present  time 
to  change  this  form  in  any  material  feature.  The  problems  and  needs 
of  the  island  are  industrial  and  commercial  rather  than  political. 


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I  wish  to  call  the  attention  of  the  Congress  to  one  question  which 
affects  our  insular  possessions  generally;  namely,  the  need  of  an  in- 
creased liberality  in  the  treatment  of  the  whole  franchise  question  in 
these  islands.  In  the  proper  desire  to  prevent  the  islands  being  ex- 
ploited by  speculators  and  to  have  them  develop  in  the  interests  of 
their  own  people  an  error  has  been  made  in  refusing  to  grant  suffi- 
ciently liberal  terms  to  induce  the  investment  of  American  capital  in 
the  Philippines  and  in  Porto  Rico.  Elsewhere  in  this  message  I  have 
spoken  strongly  against  the  jealousy  of  mere  wealth,  and  especially 
of  corporate  wealth  as  such.  But  it  is  particularly  regrettable  to  allow 
any  such  jealousy  to  be  developed  when  we  are  dealing  either  with 
our  insular  or  with  foreign  affairs.  The  big  corporation  has  achieved 
its  present  position  in  the  business  world  simply  because  it  is  the  most 
effective  instrument  in  business  competition.  In  foreign  affairs  we 
cannot  afford  to  put  our  people  at  a  disadvantage  with  their  competi- 
tors by  in  any  way  discriminating  against  the  efficiency  of  our  business 
organizations.  In  the  same  way  we  cannot  afford  to  allow  our  insular 
possessions  to  lag  behind  in  industrial  development  from  any  twisted 
jealousy  of  business  success.  It  is,  of  course,  a  mere  truism  to  say 
that  the  business  interests  of  the  islands  will  only  be  developed  if  it 
becomes  the  financial  interest  of  somebody  to  develop  them.  Yet  this 
development  is  one  of  the  things  most  earnestly  to  be  wished  for  in 
the  interest  of  the  islands  themselves.  We  have  been  paying  all  pos- 
sible heed  to  the  political  and  educational  interests  of  the  islands,  but, 
important  though  these  objects  are,  it  is  not  less  important  that  we 
should  favor  their  industrial  development.  The  Government  can  in 
certain  ways  help  this  directly,  as  by  building  good  roads ;  but  the 
fundamental  and  vital  help  must  be  given  through  the  development 
of  the  industries  of  the  islands,  and  a  most  efficient  means  to  this  end 
is  to  encourage  big  American  corporations  to  start  industries  in  them, 
and  this  means  to  make  it  advantageous  for  them  to  do  so.  To  limit 
the  ownership  of  mining  claims,  as  has  been  done  in  the  Philippines, 
is  absurd.  In  both  the  Philippines  and  Porto  Rico  the  limit  of  holdings 
of  land  should  be  largely  raised. 

I  earnestly  ask  that  Alaska  be  given  an  elective  delegate.  Some 
person  should  be  chosen  who  can  speak  with  authority  of  the  needs 
of  the  Territory.  The  Government  should  aid  in  the  construction  of 
a  railroad  from  the  Gulf  of  Alaska  to  the  Yukon  River,  in  American 
territory.  In  my  last  two  messages  I  advocated  certain  additional 
action  on  behalf  of  Alaska.  I  shall  not  now  repeat  those  recommenda- 
tions, but  I  shall  lay  all  my  stress  upon  the  one  recommendation  of 
giving  to  Alaska  some  one  authorized  to  speak  for  it.  I  should  prefer 
that  the  delegate  was  made  elective,  but  if  this  is  not  deemed  wise,  then 
make  him  appointive.     At  any  rate,  give  Alaska  some  person  whose 


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business  it  shall  be  to  speak  with  authority  on  her  behalf  to  the  Con- 
gress. The  natural  resources  of  Alaska  are  great.  Some  of  the  chief 
needs  of  the  peculiarly  energetic,  self-reliant,  and  typically  American 
white  population  of  Alaska  were  set  forth  in  my  last  message.  I  also 
earnestly  ask  your  attention  to  the  needs  of  the  Alaskan  Indians.  All 
Indians  who  are  competent  should  receive  the  full  rights  of  American 
citizenship.  It  is,  for  instance,  a  gross  and  indefensible  wrong  to  deny 
to  such  hard-working,  decent-living  Indians  as  the  Metlakahtlas  the 
right  to  obtain  licenses  as  captains,  pilots,  and  engineers ;  the  right 
to  enter  mining  claims,  and  to  profit  by  the  homestead  law.  These  par- 
ticular Indians  are  civilized  and  are  competent  and  entitled  to  be  put 
on  the  same  basis  with  the  white  men  round  about  them. 

I  recommend  that  Indian  Territory  and  Oklahoma  be  admitted  as 
one  State  and  that  New  Mexico  and  Arizona  be  admitted  as  one  State. 
There  is  no  obligation  upon  us  to  treat  territorial  subdivisions,  which 
are  matters  of  convenience  only,  as  binding  us  on  the  question  of 
admission  to  Statehood.  Nothing  has  taken  up  more  time  in  the 
Congress  during  the  past  few  years  than  the  question  as  to  the  State- 
hood to  be  granted  to  the  four  Territories  above  mentioned,  and  after 
careful  consideration  of  all  that  has  been  developed  in  the  discussions 
of  the  question,  I  recommend  that  they  be  immediately  admitted  as 
two  States.  There  is  no  justification  for  further  delay ;  and  the  ad- 
visability of  making  the  four  Territories  into  two  States  has  been 
clearly  established. 

In  some  of  the  Territories  the  legislative  assemblies  issue  licenses 
for  gambling.  The  Congress  should  by  law  forbid  this  practice,  the 
harmful  results  of  which  are  obvious  at  a  glance. 

The  treaty  between  the  United  States  and  the  Republic  of  Panama, 
under  which  the  construction  of  the  Panama  Canal  was  made  possible, 
went  into  efifect  with  its  ratification  by  the  United  States  Senate  on 
February  23,  1904.  The  canal  properties  of  the  French  Canal  Com- 
pany were  transferred  to  the  United  States  on  April  23,  1904,  on 
payment  of  $40,000,000  to  that  company.  On  April  i,  1905,  the  Com- 
mission was  reorganized,  and  it  now  consists  of  Theodore  P.  Shonts, 
Chairman ;  Charles  E.  Magoon,  Benjamin  M.  Harrod,  Rear  Admiral 
Mordecai  T.  Endicott,  Brig.  Gen.  Peter  C.  Hains,  and  Col.  Oswald 
H.  Ernst.  John  F.  Stevens  was  appointed  Chief  Engineer  on  July  I 
last.  Active  work  in  canal  construction,  mainly  preparatory,  has  been 
in  progress  for  less  than  a  year  and  a  half.  During  that  period  two 
points  about  the  canal  have  ceased  to  be  open  to  debate :  First,  the 
question  of  route;  the  canal  will  be  built  on  the  Isthmus  of  Panama. 
Second,  the  question  of  feasibility ;  there  are  no  physical  obstacles  on 
this  route  that  American  engineering  skill  will  not  be  able  to  over- 
come without  serious  difficulty,  or  that  will  prevent  the  completion 


Theodore  Roosevelt  1205 

of  the  canal  within  a  reasonable  time  and  at  a  reasonable  cost.  This  is 
virtually  the  unanimous  testimony  of  the  engineers  who  have  investi- 
gated the  matter  for  the  Government. 

The  point  which  remains  unsettled  is  the  question  of  type,  whether 
the  canal  shall  be  one  of  several  locks  above  sea  level,  or  at  sea  level 
with  a  single  tide  lock.  On  this  point  I  hope  to  lay  before  the  Con- 
gress at  an  early  day  the  findings  of  the  Advisory  Board  of  American 
and  European  Engineers,  that  at  my  invitation  have  been  considering 
the  subject,  together  with  the  report  of  the  Commission  thereon,  and 
such  comments  thereon  or  recommendations  in  reference  thereto  as  may 
seem  necessary. 

The  American  people  is  pledged  to  the  speediest  possible  construc- 
tion of  a  canal  adequate  to  meet  the  demands  which  the  commerce 
of  the  world  will  make  upon  it,  and  I  appeal  most  earnestly  to  the 
Congress  to  aid  in  the  fulfillment  of  the  pledge.  Gratifying  progress 
has  been  made  during  the  past  year,  and  especially  during  the  past 
four  months.  The  greater  part  of  the  necessary  preliminary  work 
has  been  done.  Actual  work  of  excavation  could  be  begun  only  on  a 
limited  scale  till  the  Canal  Zone  was  made  a  healthful  place  to  live  in 
and  to  work  in.  The  Isthmus  had  to  be  sanitated  first.  This  task 
has  been  so  thoroughly  accomplished  that  yellow  fever  has  been  vir- 
tually extirpated  from  the  Isthmus  and  general  health  conditions  vastly 
improved.  The  same  methods  which  converted  the  island  of  Cuba 
from  a  pest  hole,  which  menaced  the  health  of  the  world,  into  a  health- 
ful place  of  abode,  have  been  applied  on  the  Isthmus  with  satisfactory 
results.  There  is  no  reason  to  doubt  that  when  the  plans  for  water 
supply,  paving,  and  sewerage  of  Panama  and  Colon  and  the  large 
labor  camps  have  been  fully  carried  out,  the  Isthmus  will  be,  for  the 
tropics,  an  unusually  healthy  place  of  abode.  The  work  is  so  far  ad- 
vanced now  that  the  health  of  all  those  employed  in  canal  work  is  as 
well  guarded  as  it  is  on  similar  work  in  this  country  and  elsewhere. 

In  addition  to  sanitating  the  Isthmus,  satisfactory  quarters  are  being 
provided  for  employes  and  an  adequate  system  of  supplying  them  with 
wholesome  food  at  reasonable  prices  has  been  created.  Hospitals  have 
been  established  and  equipped  that  are  without  their  superiors  of 
their  kind  anywhere.  The  country  has  thus  been  made  fit  to  work 
in,  and  provision  has  been  made  for  the  welfare  and  comfort  of  those 
who  are  to  do  the  work.  During  the  past  year  a  large  portion  of  the 
plant  with  which  the  work  is  to  be  done  has  been  ordered.  It  is  con- 
fidently believed  that  by  the  middle  of  the  approaching  year  a  suffi- 
cient proportion  of  this  plant  will  have  been  installed  to  enable  us  to 
resume  the  work  of  excavation  on  a  large  scale. 

What  is  needed  now  and  without  delay  is  an  appropriation  by  the 
Congress  to  meet  the  current  and  accruing  expenses  of  the  commis- 


i2o6  Messages  and  Speeches 

sion.  The  first  appropriation  of  $10,000,000,  out  of  the  $135,000,000 
authorized  by  the  Spooner  act,  was  made  three  years  ago.  It  is 
nearly  exhausted.  There  is  barely  enough  of  it  remaining  to  carry  the 
commission  to  the  end  of  the  year.  Unless  the  Congress  shall  ap- 
propriate before  that  time  all  work  must  cease.  To  arrest  progress 
for  any  length  of  time  now,  when  matters  are  advancing  so  satis- 
factorily, would  be  deplorable.  There  will  be  no  money  with  which 
to  meet  pay  roll  obligations  and  none  with  which  to  meet  bills  coming 
due  for  materials  and  supplies ;  and  there  will  be  demoralization  of 
the  forces,  here  and  on  the  Isthmus,  now  working  so  harmoniously 
and  effectively,  if  there  is  delay  in  granting  an  emergency  appropria- 
tion. Estimates  of  the  amount  necessary  will  be  found  in  the  accom- 
panying reports  of  the  Secretary  of  War  and  the  commission. 

I  recommend  more  adequate  provision  than  has  been  made  hereto- 
fore for  the  work  of  the  Department  of  State.  Within  a  few  years 
there  has  been  a  very  great  increase  in  the  amount  and  importance  of 
the  work  to  be  done  by  that  department,  both  in  Washington  and 
abroad.  This  has  been  caused  by  the  great  increase  of  our  foreign 
trade,  the  increase  of  wealth  among  our  people,  which  enables  them 
to  travel  more  generally  than  heretofore,  the  increase  of  American 
capital  which  is  seeking  investment  in  foreign  countries,  and  the 
growth  of  our  power  and  weight  in  the  councils  of  the  civilized  world. 
There  has  been  no  corresponding  increase  of  facilities  for  doing  the 
work  afforded  to  the  department  having  charge  of  our  foreign  rela- 
tions. 

Neither  at  home  nor  abroad  is  there  a  sufficient  working  force  to 
do  the  business  properly.  In  many  respects  the  system  which  was 
adequate  to  the  work  of  twenty-five  years  or  even  ten  years  ago,  is 
inadequate  now,  and  should  be  changed.  Our  Consular  force  should 
be  classified,  and  appointments  should  be  made  to  the  several  classes, 
with  authority  to  the  Executive  to  assign  the  members  of  each  class 
to  duty  at  such  posts  as  the  interests  of  the  service  require,  instead 
of  the  appointments  being  made  as  at  present  to  specified  posts.  There 
should  be  an  adequate  inspection  service,  so  that  the  department  may 
be  able  to  inform  itself  how  the  business  of  each  Consulate  is  being 
done,  instead  of  depending  upon  casual  private  information  or  rumor. 
The  fee  system  should  be  entirely  abolished,  and  a  due  equivalent 
made  in  salary  to  the  officers  who  now  eke  out  their  subsistence  by 
means  of  fees.  Sufficient  provision  should  be  made  for  a  clerical  force 
in  every  Consulate,  composed  entirely  of  Americans,  instead  of  the 
insufficient  provision  now  made,  which  compels  the  employment  of 
great  numbers  of  citizens  of  foreign  countries  whose  services  can  be 
obtained  for  less  money.  At  a  large  part  of  our  Consulates  the  office 
quarters  and  the  clerical  force  are  inadequate  to  the  performance  of 


Theodore  Roosevelt  1207 

the  onerous  duties  imposed  by  the  recent  provisions  of  our  immigra- 
tion laws  as  well  as  by  our  increasing  trade.  In  many  parts  of  the 
world  the  lack  of  suitable  quarters  for  our  embassies,  legations,  and 
Consulates  detracts  from  the  respect  in  which  our  officers  ought  to 
be  held,  and  seriously  impairs  their  weight  and  influence. 

Suitable  provision  should  be  made  for  the  expense  of  keeping  our 
diplomatic  officers  more  fully  informed  of  what  is  being  done  from 
day  to  day  in  the  progress  of  our  diplomatic  affairs  with  other  coun- 
tries. The  lack  of  such  information,  caused  by  insufficient  appropria- 
tions available  for  cable  tolls  and  for  clerical  and  messenger  service, 
frequently  puts  our  officers  at  a  great  disadvantage  and  detracts  from 
their  usefulness.  The  salary  list  should  be  readjusted.  It  does  not 
now  correspond  either  to  the  importance  of  the  service  to  be  rendered 
and  the  degrees  of  ability  and  experience  required  in  the  different  posi- 
tions, or  to  the  differences  in  the  cost  of  living.  In  many  cases  the 
salaries  are  quite  inadequate. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 


INDEX 


Aberdeen,  S.  D.,  speech  of  President  Roose- 
velt at,  I,  262. 
Adams,  Mass.,  speecli  of  President  Roosevelt 

at,  I,  63b. 
Agriculture  Department  of: 
Educational,  work  of,  II,  839,  840. 
Experiment  Stations,  II,  839. 
Forest  service  in,  recommended,  II,  844. 
Work  of  the,  I,  98,  257,  258. 
Workof,  II,  840,  841. 
Sugar-cane  experiments,  II,  883. 
Aguinaldo,  Emilio,  referred  to,  I,  269,  424. 
Alabama: 

Industrial  progress  of,  I,  720. 
Speeches  of  President  Roosevelt  at,  I,  706. 
Birmingham,  I,  720,  723. 
Flomaton,  I,  706. 
Mobile,  I,  707. 
Montgomer)',  I,  716. 
Tuskegee,  Ala.,  I,  71 1. 
Alabama,  The,  referred  to,  I,  688,  707,  709. 
Alamo,  Tbe,  I,  602. 
Alaska: 

Acquisition  of,  I,  425,  426,  436. 
Condition  of,  II,  852,  853,  1264. 
Delegate   to   Congress  from,  advocated,  II, 

854,  1203. 
Fisheries  of,  1, 426,  437. 
Future  of,  I,  424-426,  433,  434,  436,  437. 
Industries  of,  I,  426,  437. 
Legislation  for,  I,  426,  436,  437. 
Report  of  Lieut.  Emmons,   II,  875. 
Right  to  hold  property  bj-    Indians  of,  advo- 
cated, II,  854,  855. 
Roads  of,  I,  520. 
Albuquerque,    N.  M.,   speech    of    President 

Roosevelt  at,  I,  326. 
Allen,  Ethan,  referred  to,  I,  1 14. 
Alliance,  Neb.,  speech  of  President  Roosevelt 

at,  I.  276. 
Amen,  Samuel  D.,  mentioned,  II,  826, 
American  Citizenship.     (SeC'Citwgiiship.) 
-^j^American  Race,  origin  of,  !■,  237,  2-^,  241,242, 


24s,  485,  4S6,  536.  537,  581. 

American  Tract  Society,  speech  of  President 
Roosevelt  before,  I,  573. 

American  University,  The,  speech  of  Presi- 
dent Roosevelt  at  the  la\'ing  of  the  corner- 
stone of,  I,  17. 

Americanism,  defined,  I,  17,  87,  S&yr5^3. 
President  Roosevelt  defines,  111849!) 

Americans,  unitv  of,  I,  329,  347,  S5S»'J75,  384, 
408,  448,  451,  472,  481,  596,  676,  730. 

Anarchy,  necessity  of  repressing  spirit  of.  I, 
2,  110,343. 


Annapolis.      (See   Naval   Academy,   United 
States. ) 

Annapolis,  Md.,  speeches  of  President  Roose- 
velt at  I,  14,  26,  554. 

Anthracite-Coal  Strike  Commission,  I,  212, 
248,249,  261,  272,  286. 

Antietam,  Battle  of: 

Monument   to     troops  of   New  Jersey  who 

fought  at,  I,  506. 
Significance  of,  I,  507. 

Antietam,  Md.,   speech  of  President  Roose- 
velt at,  I,  506. 

Anti-Trust  Law.     (See   Sherman  Anti-Trust 
Law.) 

Anti-Rebate  Law,  I,  229,  272.     (See  also  Rail- 
roads.) 

Appalachians,    preservation  of  forests  of,  I, 
678. 

Arbitration    Treaties,  I,  556,  557. 

Arbor  Day,  I,  278. 

Arctic  Brotherhood,  referred  to,  I,  424,  436. 

Arizona: 

Forest  preservation  in,  I,  328. 
Irrigation  in,  I,  327. 

Proposed  admission  to  statehood,  II,  1204. 
Public  lands  of,  II,  892,  908,  1127. 
Speeches  of  President  Roosevelt  in  — 
Grand  Canyon,  I,  327. 

Arkansas: 
Speeches  of  President  Roosevelt  in — 
Little  Rock,  I,  724,  726. 

Arlington    National  Cemetery,    speech  of 
President  Roosevelt  at,  I,  18. 

Arlington,  Va.,  speeches  of  President  Roose- 
velt at,  I,  25,  28. 

Army,  United  States     (see    also   Philippine 
Islands): 
Efficiency  of,  1. 202-204. 
Eulogy  on,  II,  855. 
Field  Manceuvers  of,  II,  861, 1183. 
General  staff  of,  T,  270. 
Organization  of,  I,  271. 
Praised  I,  48,  271. 
Promotion  in,  II,  1183,  1184. 
Size  of,  1, 169,  204,  271,  598;  II,  861,  1178. 

Army  Medical  Department: 

Need  enlargement    of,  II,   869,  870,  1184. 
Proposed  equal  rank  for  medical    and   com- 
bative officers,  II,  1184. 

Army    Ordinance  Corps    need   for  enlarge- 
ment of,  II,  870. 

Arnold,  Benedict,  referred  to,  I,  116,  148. 

Arsenal,  Springfield,  111.,  speech  of  Presi- 
dent Roosevelt  at  dedication  of,  I,  477. 

Asheville,  N.  C,  speech  of  President   Roose- 
velt at,  I,  147. 

Ashland,    Va.,  speech  of  President  Roosevelt 
at,  I,  670. 

(l) 


Messages  and  Papers  of  the  Presidents. 


Association,  the  value  of,  I,  123,  125   142,  542. 
Athletics: 

College,  I,  644,  645. 

Professional,  I,  645. 

Value  of,  I,  23s,  253. 
Atlanta,  Ga.,  speecHes  of  President  Roosevelt 

at,  I,  689,  695. 
Atoka,  I.  T.,  speech  of  President  Roosevelt  at, 

I,  588. 
Auburn,  Cal.,  speech  of  President  Roosevelt 

at,  I,  407. 
Augusta,  Me.,  speech  of  President   Roosevelt 

at  1,  86. 
Austin.  Tex.,  speeches  of  President  Roosevelt 

at,  I,  592,  S93,  596. 


Bulloch,  Annie,  mentioned,  I,  687. 

Bulloch,  Archibald,  mentioned,  I,  695. 

Bulloch,  Irving,  mentioned.  I,  688,  707. 

Bulloch,  James  Dunwoody,  mentioned,  I, 
675,  688. 

Burlingame,  Cal.,  remarks  of  President 
Roosevelt  at,  I,  372. 

Burlington,  Vt.,  speech  of  President  Roose- 
velt at,  I,  no. 

Butler,  Nicholas  Murray,  speech  of  Presi- 
dent Roosevelt  at  banquet  in    honor  of,  I.  1 1. 

Butte,  Mont.,  speech  of  President  Roosevelt 
at,  I,  441. 


B 


Bacon,  Robert,  mentioned,  I,  641. 

Baldwin,  Marie  L,  mentioned,  II,  823. 

Baltimore,  Md.,  speech  of  President  Roose- 
velt at,  I,  485. 

Bangor,  Me.,  speeches  of  President  Roosevelt 
at,  I,  97. 

Banking  System.  (See  Currency.) 

Barry,  John,  proposed  monument  to,  II,  880. 

Barstow,  Cal.,  speech  of  President  Roosevelt 
at,  I,  328. 

Battlement  Mesa  Forest  Reserve: 
Boundaries  moditied,  II,  1007. 
Reduced,  II,  790. 

Beef  Trust,  referred  to,  1,230,  640,  667. 

Bellows    Falls,    Vt.,     speech    of     President 
Roosevelt  at,  I,  122. 

Bereneda,  Cal.,  speech  of  President  Roosevelt 
at,  I,  403. 

Bethel,  Vt.,  speech  of  President  Roosevelt  at, 
I,  108. 

Bethlehem,  Pa.,  speech  of  President  Roose- 
velt at,  I,  656. 

Big  Belt  Forest  Reserve,  proclaimed,  II,  1127. 

Big  Horn    Forest    Reserve,    boundaries  of 
modified,  11,885. 

"Big  Stick,"  The,  I,  222,  248. 

Birmingham,    Ala.,     speech     of     President 
Roosevelt  at,  I,  720,  723. 

Bitter  Root  Forest  Reserve  boundaries  modi- 
fied, II,  961. 

Blaine,  James  G.,  referred  to,  1,87. 

Bloomlngton,  111.,  speech  of  President  Roose- 
velt at,  I,  468. 

Board  of  Trade,  National,   speech  of   Presi- 
dent Roosevelt  to  delegation  from,  1, 192. 

Boise,  Idaho,  speech  of   President   Roosevelt 
at,  I.  450. 

Bootleggers  their  misdeeds,  II,  1198. 

Boss,  The  Political,  I,  594,  595. 

Boston,  Mass.,  speeches  of  President   Roose- 
velt at,  I,  43,  44,  67,  648. 

Bremerton,    Wash.,    speech      of     President 
Roosevelt  at,  I,  435. 

Bribery,  proposal    to  forbid  campaign  contri- 
butions by  corporations  II,  1 174. 
In   Federal   elections  severer  laws  against, 
advocated,  11,851. 

Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  speech  of  President  Roose- 
velt at,  I,  627,  631. 

Brotherhood: 

Meaning  of,  I,  125. 

Need  of  more  perfect,  I,  146,   148,  202,    319- 
321,  344,  351-353,  406.  464- 

Brotherhood  of  Locomotive  Firemen,  speech 
of  President  Roosevelt  before,  I.  140. 

Brown,  John  M.,  referred  to,  I,  190. 


Caddo,  I.  T.,   speech   of   President  Roosevelt 

at,  I,  586. 
California: 

Citizenship  of,  I,  413,  414. 

Educational  institutions  of,  I,  361. 

Forest  preservation  in,  I,  330,   331,  368,    369, 

410. 
Future  of,  I,  410. 

Irrigation  in,  I,  330,331,  368,  369,  370,  410. 
Progress  and  prosperity  of,  I,  335,  339. 
Public  lands  of,  II,   809,   817,   893,   901,   905, 

991,  1060,  1082,  nil,  1 131,  n53.^ 
Settlement  of,  I,  348,  350. 
Speeches  of  President  Roosevelt  in — 

Auburn,  I,  407. 

Barston,  I,  328. 

Berenda,  I,  403. 

Burlingame,  I,  372. 

Campbell,  I,  364. 

Claremont,  I,  339. 

Colfax,  I,  407. 

Dunsmuir,  I,  414. 

Hornbrook,  I,  418. 

Los  Angeles,  I,  345. 

Merced,  I,  404. 

Modesto,  I,  404. 

Montague,  I,  417. 

Oakland,  I,  396,  397. 

Oxnard,  I,  346. 

Pajaro,  I,  357. 

Palo  Alto,  I,  364. 

Pasadena,  I,  342. 

Paso  Robles,  1,  357. 

Raymond,  1, 402. 

Redding,  I,  412. 

Redlands,  I,  330. 

Riverside,  I,  338. 

Sacramento,  I,  408,  409. 

San  Bernardino,  I,  334,  335. 

San  Francisco,  I,  372,   375,  378,    381,    382 

384.  389,  391.  399- 

San  Jose,  I,  361. 

San  Luis,  1,355- 

Santa  Barbara,  1,349,  354. 

Santa  Cruz,  I,  359,  360. 

Sisson,  I,  416. 

Surf,  I,  354. 

Truckee,  I,  405. 

Vallejo,  I,  398. 

Ventura,  I,  346. 

Victorville,  I,  329. 

Watsonville,  1,  358. 
Trees  of,  preservation  of   great,  I,  359,   360. 

368-370,  410. 
California,  University  of,  speecli  of  Presi- 
dent Roosevelt  at,  I,  391. 
Cambon,  Ambassador,  Jules,  addressed  by 
President  Roosevelt,  I,  26,  27. 


Index. 


Cambridge,  Mass.,  speech  of  President  Roose- 
velt at,  I,  39,  640. 

Campbell,  Cal.,  speech  of  President  Roose- 
velt at,  I,  364. 

Canyon  City,  Col.,  speech  of  President  Roose- 
velt at,  1,613. 

Capital  and  Labor,  1,9,  64,260,  530,  619-621, 
659. 

Capitan  Grande  Band,  lands  of,  II,  953. 

Capron,  Allyn,  referred  to,  I,  145. 

Carnegie,  Andrew,  referred  to,  I,  192. 

Cartwright,  Peter,  referred  to,  I,  205. 

Cassia  Forest  Reserve,  proclaimed,  II,   1012. 

Catholic  Total  Abstinence  Union  of  Amer- 
ica, speech  of  President  Roosevelt  before, 
I,  657. 

Celtic  Literature,  study  of,  in  United   States, 

I,  635- 
Chaffee,   Earl  Worden,  reinstated   in  Navv, 

11,871. 
Chamber  of  Commerce,  New  York,  speeches 

of  President  Roosevelt  before,  1  172. 
Chamberlain,  Gen.  Joshua  L.,  addressed  by 

President  Roosevelt,  I,  84-86. 
Chance,  Merrit  0.,  mentioned,  II,  824. 
Chapelle,  Archbishop  L.,  mentioned,  I,  733. 
Character: 

Elements  of.  I,  333,  341,  342,  349,  363,  41 1. 

Necessity  of  cultivating,  I,   II-14.  49,  61,  62, 
72,  80.  126,  151,  299,  341,  349,  357,  411,  472. 
Charleston  (S.  C.)  Exposition: 

Referred  to,  1,  4,  5,  10. 

Speech  of  President  Roosevelt  at,  I,  5. 
Charleston,  S.  C: 

History  of,  I,  5. 

Speech  of  President  Roosevelt  at,  I,  3,  5. 
Charlotte,    N.    C,      speeches    of     President 

Roosevelt  at,  I,  10,  684. 
Charlottesville,  Va.,     speeches  of  President 

Roosevelt  at,  I,  3,  487. 
Chattanooga  Battlefield,  referred  to,  1, 147. 
Chattanooga,   Tenn.,     speech  of    President 

Roosevelt  at,  I,  140. 
Chautauqua,    N.   Y.,     speech    of    President 

Roosevelt  at,  I,  661. 
Ohesnimnus  Forest  Reserve,  proclaimed,  11, 

918. 
Cheyenne,  Wyo.,  speeches  of  President  Roose- 
velt at,  I,  462,  466. 
Chicago,  111.,  speeches  of    President  Roose- 
velt at,  I,  213,  217,  617,  621,  622,  623. 
Chicago  University  Law  School,    speech  of 

President  Roosevelt  at  laying  corner  stone 

of,  I,  213. 
Chickamauga  Battlefield,    referred  to,  1, 145. 
Children  (see  also  Education): 

Addresses  to,  I,  290,  334,  335,  364,  384,   40S, 
429,  430,  450,  474. 

Bringing  up,  1, 251,  290,  291,  335,  577,  580,  586, 
592,  604,  606,  637,  684,  712. 
China: 

American  trade  in,  II,  848,  849,  1194. 

Boycott  of  American  products  by,  I,  693, 694. 

Immigration  from,  II,  1 192- 1 194. 

Improvement  in  monetary  system  of,  11,875, 
876. 

U.  S.  extraterritorial  courts  in,  II,  873. 
Chinese  Exclusion,   I,  694. 
Choate,  Joseph  H.,  mentioned,  I,  640. 
Churches,  work  of  the,  I,  24. 
Cincinnati,    Ohio,     speeches     of    President 

Roosevelt  at,  I,  149,  151. 
Cincinnati,    Society  of  the.  referred  to,  I,  149. 
Circuit  Court,    United    States,    injunctions 

granted  by.  1,  230,  231. 


Citizenship: 

Examination   into  rights  of,  advocated,    II, 

851. 
High  average  of   American,  I,  80,  214,  249, 

357,376,400.415,718,  719- 
Meaning  of  good.    I,  68,  93.  lOl,  115,  117,  138. 

214,  243,  263,  265,  266,  275,  362,  374,  704. 
Civic  Club,   work  of,  I,  541-543. 
Civil  Service: 

Breaches  of  trust  in,  II,  1187,  1 188. 
Dismissal  of  employees,  II,  1155,  1 156. 
Employees  forbidden  to  instruct  candidates 

for  the  service,  II,  Ii55- 
Examinations  for,  II,  1 194. 
Executive  orders  concerning,  II,  828. 
Merit  system  in,  II,  1 194. 
Revision  of  rules  in,  II,  824. 
Rules  of  the  classified  service,  II,  826. 
Tenure  of  office  in,  II,    II95- 
Civil  Service  Commissioners,  pay  of,  inad- 
equate, II,  1 194. 
Civil  War: 

Hardships  of  soldiers  in,  I,  246,  290,  291. 
Importance  of  result  of,  I,  508,  510,  523. 
Lessons  taught  by  soldiers  of,  I,  236,  238, 240, 

242,  246,  294,  295.  301,  302,  31.3.  351.  361.  388, 

389,  405,  406,  411,  463,  464,  524,  704,  722. 
Significance  of,  I,  523. 
Veterans  of,  praised,  I,   I-3,  18-20,  29,  73,  85, 

104-106,  113,  118,349,  350,  361,  362,  409,  428, 

429, 492, 493, 503, 504. 506,  SI  I;  n,  1 190. 

Women,  part  of,  in,  I,  399,  438,  439,  458. 

Claremont,  Cal.,  speech  of  President  Roose- 
velt at,  I,  339. 

Clarinda,  la.,  speech  of  President  Roosevelt 
at,  I,  290. 

Clark,  Charles  E.,  mentioned,  I,  112. 

Clark,  George  Rogers,  mentioned,  1, 307, 487. 

Clark  University,  speech  of  President  Roose- 
velt at.  I,  632. 

Class  Feeling,  need  of  avoiding,  I,  2, 8,  9, 102, 
153,  225,  226,  242,  247,  286,  302,  314,  315,  332, 
333.  353,  363.  374-376,  404,  414-416,  432,  441, 
443,  451,  452,  457,  474, 475,  479,  480,  498,  499, 
500,  502,  50S,  540,  554,  603,  604,  616,  617,  620, 
621,  650,  65'i,  668-670,  674,  675,  686,  703,  722, 
725. 

Class  Legislation,  I,  66,  502.  (See  also  Class 
Feeling.) 

Clay,  Alexander  S.,  mentioned,  I,  687. 

Clay,  Henry,  mentioned,  I,  670. 

Clayton,  N.  M.,  speech  of  President  Roosevelt 
at,  I,  612. 

Coal,  tariff  on,  I,  254. 

Coast  defense,  discussed,  II,  861. 

Cochetopah  Forest  Reserve,  proclaimed,  II, 
1046. 

Cockrell,  Francis  M.,  mentioned.  I,  687. 

Cceur  d'  Alene,  Idaho,  grant  of  l*"ort  Sher- 
man Military  Reservation  to,  II,  910. 

Colfax,  Cal.,  speech  of  President  Roosevelt  at, 

I.  407- 

College  Education,  the  value  of,  I,  13,40,  216. 
(See  also  Education.! 

Colombia,  Republic  of,  negotiations  with,  I, 
218. 

Colonial  Dames  of  America,  Society  of  the, 
unveiling  of  Soldiers'  and  Sailors'  Monu- 
ment, Arlington,  under  auspices  of,  I,  25. 

Colorado: 
Boundary  with  New  Mexico  and  Oklahoma, 

II,  871. 
Industries  of,  I,  614,  617. 
Irrigation  in,  I,  323,  611.  617. 
Labor  disturbances  in,  H,  876. 


Messages  and  Papers  of  the  Presidents. 


Colorado — Continued. 

Public  lands  of,  II,  790, 793,  820,  921,  9.31,  940, 
999,  1007,  1013,  1017,  1022,  1040,  1046,  1050, 
1100. 

Scenery  of,  I,  613,  614. 

Speeches  of  President  Roosevelt  in  — 
Canyon  City,  1, 613. 
Colorado  Springs,  I,  612. 
Denver,  I,  322,  615. 
Newcastle,  I,  612. 
Pueblo,  I,  614. 
Salida,  I,  613. 
Sterling,  I,  617. 
Trinidad,  I,  610. 
Colorado  Springs,  Colo.,  speech  of  President 

Roosevelt  at,  I,  612. 
Colorado,  The,  referred  to,  I,  737. 
Columbia    Club,    The,   speech  of    President 

Roosevelt  before,  I,  168. 
Columbia,  S.  C,  speech  of  President  Roose- 
velt at,  I,  10. 
Columbia  University,  referred  to,  1, 11. 
Combination.     (See  Association.) 
Combinations  of  Capital,  the  necessity  of  hav- 
ing, I,  64.     (See  also  Trusts.) 
Commerce,  Act  to  regulate,  working  of,  II, 

836. 
Commerce,  revolution  in  methods  of,  I,  135, 

151,  152.     (See  also  Industrial  Conditions.) 
Commerce  and  Labor,  Department  of: 

Duties  of,  1,  227. 

Referred  to,  I,  502,  667,  668. 
Commerce,  Interstate.     (See  Interstate  Com- 
merce.) 
Common  Sense,  need  of,  I,  237,  243,  265,  275, 

283,  289,  378,  412,  416,  472,  473,  510,  724. 
Concord,  N.  H.,  speech  of  President  Roosevelt 

at,  I,  loi. 
Confederate  Army,  national  care  of  graves  ot 

soldiers  of,  II,  1190. 
Confederate  Veterans,  tribute  to  the,  I,  148, 

671,672,706,707.     (See  also  Union,  Preserva- 
tion of  the;  Civil  War,  Veterans  of.) 
Congress,  Fifty-Seventh,  work  of,  I,  225. 
Congress,  The,  referred  to,  I,  736. 
Conklin,  T.  B.,  mentioned,  II,  826. 
Connecticut,  speeches  of  President  Roosevelt 
in — 

Hartford,  I,  53. 

Willimantic,  I,  61. 
Cooperation,  need  of,  I,  233,  234.     (See  also 

Association.) 
Constitution  of  United  States,  amendment 

to,  needed,  I,  72,  130,  136,  139,  158,  552. 
Consular  and  Diplomatic  Service  : 

Classified  Consular  Service  needed,  II,  1206. 

Commercial  attaches  proposed,  11,  873,  874. 

Larger  salaries  needed  in,  II,  1206. 

Reorganization  of,  II,  847,  1206,  1207. 
Contagious  Diseases    among    animals,  need 

for  legislation  upon,  II,  882. 
Copyright    agreement  with  Norway,  II,  1054. 
Copyright  Laws,  need  for  revision,  II,  1195, 

1 196. 
Cornish,  Vt.,  speech  of  President  Roosevelt, 

at,  I,  119. 
Corporation  Laws,  inadequacy  of,  I,  70.    (See 

also    Trusts;     Railroads;     Interstate    Com- 
merce.) 
Corporations  (see  also  Interstate  Commerce; 
Trusts;  Railroads): 

Federal  control  of,  I,  690,  691. 

Utility  of,  I,  64. 
Corporations,  Bureau  of,  policy  and  work 
of,  II,  835. 

Referred  to,  I,  640. 


Cortelyou,  George  B.,  referred  to,  1.  125. 

Cotton  Growing,  I,  693,  716,  717. 

Courage,  need  of,  I,  237,  243,  26s,  275,  283,  289, 

378.  412,  416,  472,  473,  510,  S15.  724- 
Courtesy,  International,  I.  248,  386,  460,  490, 

559,  624,  625,  629,  630.     (See  also   Foreign 

Policy  of  United  States.) 
Courts,  Consular,  in  China  and  Korea,  II,  873. 
Criminal  Law.  abuses  in  administration  of, 

II,  1187. 
Croggan,  Kate  L.,  mentioned,  11,823. 
Crook,  U.  S.  Transport,  collision  of.  II,  869. 
Cuba  (see  also  Wood,  Leonard): 

Reciprocity  between  the  United  States  and. 
'.  47,  55,  56,  75.  162,  252,  253. 

Relations  of  United  States  with,  I,  5,  7,  8,  22, 
47.  55.  56,  161,  162,  254,  663. 

Sanitation  of,  I,  75,  161,  394,  654. 
Cuba,  Republic  of,  independence  of,  I,  22,  47, 

161. 
Cumberland,  Society  of  the  Army  of  the, 

speech  of  President  Roosevelt  before,  I,  18. 
Cumberland,  The,  referred  to,  I,  736. 
Currency : 

Flastic,  I,  303,  304,  377. 

Referred  to,  1,  502,  503. 

Sound,  I,  165,  377. 


D 


Dallas,  Tex.,  speech  of  President  Roosevelt 
at,  I,  591. 

Dalton,  Mass.,  speech  of  President  Roosevelt 
at,  I,  131. 

Danville,  Va.,  speech  of  President  Roosevelt 
at,  I.  146. 

Decatur,  111.,  speech  of  President  Roosevelt 
at,  I,  477- 

Declaration  of  Independence,   referred    to, 
1,46. 

De  Kalb,  111.,   speech  of  President  Roosevelt 
at,  I,  626. 

Democratic  Party,  I,  527-532. 

Denison,  Iowa,  speech  of  President  Roosevelt 
at,  I,  467. 

Dennison,  Ohio,  speech  of  President  Roose- 
velt at,  I,  176. 

Denver,    Col.,  speeches  of    President  Roose- 
velt at,  I,  323. 

Dependencies,   American,  attitude  of  honie 
government  toward,  I,  90. 

Des  Moines,  la.,  speeches  of  President  Roose- 
velt at,  I,  287,  296. 

Detroit,  Mich.,  speech    of  President    Roose- 
velt at,  I,  150. 

Devils  Lake  Indian  Reservation,  opened  to 
settlement,  11,  802. 

Dewey,  Admiral,  mentioned,  I,  112. 

Diamond    Mountain  Forest    Reserve,   pro- 
claimed, II,  1064. 

Dietrich,  Charles  H.,  mentioned,  I,  270. 

District  of  Columbia,  condition  of,  11,8^7, 
838,  1 167. 

Labor  Legislation,  recommended  for.  I,  261. 

District    of  Columbia,    revision   of  corpora- 
tion laws  proposed,  II,  877,  878. 

Divorce : 

Fvils  of,  I,  579,  580. 

Uniformity  of  divorce  laws  advocated,  11,876. 

Dixie  Forest  Reserve,  proclaimed,  II,  1105. 

Dixon,  111.,  speech  of  President  Roosevelt  at, 
1,  025. 


Index. 


Dover,  N.  H.,  speech  of  President  Roosevelt 
at.  I.  92. 

Dunsmuir,  Cal.,  speech  of  President  Roose- 
velt at,  I,  414. 

Uurant,  I.  T.,  speech  of  President  Roosevelt 
at,  I,  5S7. 

uurham,  N.  C,  speech  of  President  Roose- 
\  fit  at,  I.  682. 

Dutch  Reformed  Churcli,  referred  to,  I,  20. 


Easton,  Pa.,  speech  of  President  Roosevelt  at, 
I,  055. 

Education     {see    also    Military    Education; 
Children): 
College,  I,  13,  40,  216,  341,  367,  368,  592,  593- 
Home,  I,  251,  335,  446,  684. 
Kinds  of,  I,  340,  341. 
Necessity  of,  I,  126,  250. 
Responsibilities  of,  I,  392,  428,  462,  572,  593, 
682,  683. 

Educational  Association,  National.  (See 
National  Educational  Association.) 

Elkliorn  Forest  Reserve,  proclaimed,  II,  936. 

Ellensburg,  Wash.,  speech  of  President 
Roosevelt  at,  1,  4^8. 

Ellsworth,  Me.,  speech  of  President  Roose- 
velt at,  I,  95. 

Elmira,  N.  Y.,  speech  of  President  Roosevelt 
at,  I,  660. 

Emancipation  Proclamation  referred  to,  I, 
507. 

Emmons,  G.  T.,  reports  on  Alaskan  Indians, 
11,873. 

Employer  and  Employee,  I,  260.  (See  also 
Capital  and  Labor.  I 

Employers'  Liability  Act,  proposed,  II,  1164. 

Employers'  Liability  Law,  recommended  for 
District  of  Columbia,  II,  830. 

Employers'  Liability  Law,  National,  recom- 
mended, I,  261. 

Endicott,  Nordecai  T.,  mentioned,  II,  1204. 

Ernst,  Oswald  H.,  mentioned,  II,  1204. 

Evanston,  111.,  speech  of  President  Roose- 
velt at,  I,  215. 

Everett,  'Wash.,  speech  of  President  Roose- 
velt at,  I,  429. 

Every-day  Duties,  necessity  of  doing  well 
the,  I,  80,  86,  109,  112,  176,  240,  250,  283,  337, 
3:;S,  396,  462,  595,712. 

Exercise,  Physical,  the  necessity  of,  I,  216. 
(See  also  Athletics.  I 

Expansion,  National,  I,  388. 

Expansion  of  United  States,  Territorial,  I, 
307-312,385. 


Fairmont,  Neb.,  speech  of  President  Roose- 
velt at,  I,  277. 

Families,  Large,  desirability  of,  I,  94,  99,  277, 
279,  2q6,  450,  579,  580. 

Fargo,  N.  D.,  speech  of  President  Roosevelt 
at,  I,  266. 

Farmers,  welfare  of,  I,  257,  258,  355,  356,  497, 
498.  (See  also  Rural  Life.) 

Farragut,  David  G.,  mentioned,  I,  650. 

Federal  Courts,  criminal  procedure  in,  II, 
852. 


Federal  Salt  Company,  injunction  against,  I, 

231. 
Ferrocarriles  de  Porto  Rico,   Companla  de 

los,  concessions  to,  II,  867,  868. 

Finances: 

Elasticity  of  currency  discussed,  II,  848,  1 173. 
Need  for  Elasticity  of  currency,  II,  II73- 
Revenue  laws,  need  for  readjustment  of,  II, 
1172. 

Firemen's  Associations,  speech  of  President 
Roosevelt  to  members  of,  I,  660. 

Fish  Lake  Forest  Reserve,  proclaimed,  II, 
768. 

Fitchburg,  Mass.,  speech  of  President  Roose- 
velt at,  I,  127. 

Flomaton,  Ala.,  speech  of  President  Roose- 
velt at,  I,  706. 

Florida: 
Speeches  of  President  Roosevelt  in  — 
Jacksonville,  I,  697,  699. 
St.  Augustine,  I,  702,  706. 

Ford,  Mrs.  Evelyn  M.,  mentioned,  II,  1154. 

Foreign  Policy  of  United  States,  I,  217,  225, 
254,  382,  419,  421,  460,  490, 530,  531, 556,  559. 
673,  (see  also  Courtesy,  National;  Monroe 
Doctrine.) 
Discussed  by  President  Roosevelt,  II,  854- 
859,  1181-1183. 

Forest  Congress,  American,  speech  of  Presi- 
dent Roosevelt  at,  I,  544. 

Forest  Preservation  (see  also  Arizona;  Cali- 
fornia; Oregon;  Utah;    Washington;  Ap- 
palachians): 
Discussed,  II,  832,  833,  834,  1 189. 
Economy  of,  I,  677,  678. 
Lumbering  interests  and,  I,  210,  369,  430. 
National  Forest  Service,  I,  547. 
Necessity  of,  I,  209,274,  544-548. 
Progress  of,  I,  259,  277,  278, 
Purpose  of,  I,  208,  325,  328,  354,  455. 

Forest  Rangers,  speech  of  President  Roose- 
velt to,  I,  354. 

Foresters,  Society  of  American,  speech  ot 
President  Roosevelt  before,  I,  208. 

Forestry  Profession,  I,  210,  211. 

Fort  Sherman  Military  Reservation  use  of 
irrigation  proposed,  II,  871. 
Granted   to  city  of   Coeur  |d'Alene,   II,  910. 

Fort  Worth,  Tex.,  speech  of  President 
Roosevelt  at,  I,  608. 

Franchise  Tax  Law,  referred  to,  I,  502. 

Fraternal  Press  Association,  National,  ad- 
dress of  President  Roosevelt  to  delegation 
of,  I,  202. 

Frederick,  Okla.,  speech  of  President  Roose- 
velt at,  I,  610. 

Frederick  the  Great: 
Estimate  of,  I,  534,  535- 

Statue  of,  speech  of    President  Roosevelt  at 
unveiling  of,  I,  534. 

Fredericksburg,  'Va.,  speech  of  President 
Roosevelt  at,  I,  676. 

Freedom,  nature  of,  I,  521,524. 

Freeport,  111.,  speech  of  President  Roosevelt 
at,  I,  475. 

French,  Jacob  F.,  increase  of  pension  to,  II, 
878. 

Friendly  Sons  of  St.  Patrick,  speech  of 
President  Roosevelt  before,  I,  5S1. 

Frontier  Life,  I,  205.  (See  also  Pioneers, 
.\merican.  I 

Fulton,  Robert,  mentioned,  1,650. 

Fushimi,  Prince,  address  of  President  Roose- 
velt to,  I,  534. 


Messages  and  Papers  of  the  Presidents. 


Game: 

Preserved  in  Wichita  Forest   Reserve,    II, 
990. 

Preservation  of  buffalo  proposed,  II,  1 197. 
Garden  City  Forest  Reserve,  proclaimed,  II, 

10i(V 

Gardiner,  Mont.,  speech  of  President  Roose- 
velt at,  I,  273. 

Garfield,  James  R.,  mentioned,  I,  640. 

Gaulois,  Tbe,  speech  of   President   Roosevelt 
DO  hoard,  I,  26. 

Georgia: 
Speeches  of  President  Roosevelt  in — 
Atlanta,  I,  6S9,  695. 
Roswell.  I,  687. 

Georgia    School    of  Technology,  speech  of 
President  Roosevelt  before,  I,  689. 

German  Emperor,  mentioned,  I,  534,  535. 

Germans  in  United  States  History,  I,  485- 

4S7,  5iq,  520,  536. 
Germany: 

Contriljution  of,  to  civilization,  I,  634. 

\'enezuelan  controvers)',  action  of,  in,  I,  220. 
Gettysburg,  Battle  of,  referred  to,   I,  85,  522- 

52b. 
Gettysburg,  Pa.,  speech  of   President   Roose- 
velt at,  1,  522. 
Gila  Forest  Reserve,  proclaimed,    II,  1077. 
Glenn's  Ferry,  Idaho,   speech    of   President 

Roosevelt  at,  I,  448. 
Good  Roads,  necessity  of,  I,  305,  306. 
Good  Roads  Congress,  speech  of   President 

Roosevelt  before   national  committee   of,    I, 

520. 
Good  Roads    Convention,  National  and  In- 
ternational, speech  of  President  Roosevelt 

before,  I,  304. 
Gould,  Helen,  mentioned,  I,  399, 632. 
Government: 

P'orms  of,  I,  33. 

Function  of.l,  132. 

Good,  I,  281,288. 

Nature  of,  I,  132. 
Government   Ownership,  I,  679. 
Government  Printing  Office,  over  production 

of,  II.  848. 
Grace  Memorial  Church,  speech  of  President 

Roosevelt  at  consecration  of,  Washington,  D. 

C,  I,  481. 
Grand  Army  of    the    Republic,    speech  of 

President  Roosevelt  at   reunion  of   Depart- 
ment of  the  Potomac,  I,  I.     (See    also  Civil 

War,  Veterans  of.) 
Grand  Canyon,  Ariz.,    speech  of   President 

Roosevelt  at,  I,  327. 
Grand  Canyon  of  the  Colorado,  proposed 

National  Park,  II,  1197. 
Grand    Caflon  Forest  Reserve,   boundaries 

niodilied,  II,  908. 
Grand     Island,    Neb.,   speech  of    President 

Roosevelt  at.  I,  277. 
Grant,   Ulysses  S.,     mentioned,  I,    197,   284, 

525.  526. 
Grantsville  Forest  Reserve,  proclaimed,  II, 

7S3. 
Great  Britain,  action  of,  in  Venezuelan   con- 
troversy. I.  220. 
Great    Northern    Railroad,    referred    to,  I, 

230. 
Greece,  Ancient,  nature  of  government  of,  I, 

300,  499. 
Greene,  Gen.  Francis  V.,   mentioned,  I,  507. 


Greensboro,  N.  C,  speech  of  President  Roose- 
velt at.  I.  683. 
Gunnison  Forest  Reserve,  proclaimed.  II,  935. 


H 


Hagerstown,  Md.,  speech  of  President  Roose 

velt  at,  I,  506. 
Hague  Conference,  Second: 

Convening  of,  proposed,  II,  857.  1175. 

Questions  to  be  settled  at  next,  11,1175. 
Hague  Tribunal: 

Arbitration  of  Venezuela  cases  before,  II,  875. 

Convening  of,  I,  533- 

Venezuelan  controversy  referred  to,  I,  221. 
Hains,  Peter  C,  mentioned,  II,  1204. 
Hamilton,  Alexander,  mentioned,  I,  622,  623. 
Hamilton  Club,  speech  of  President  Roosevelt 

before,  at  Chicago,  III.,  1,622. 
Hammond,  La.,  speech  of  President  Roosevelt 

at,  1,731. 
Hampton  Roads,  Va.: 

Tercentenary  of  settlement  of  Jamestown  at, 
II,  847,  1 190. 

Proclamation  of,  II,  899. 
Hancock,  Gen.  Winfield  S.,  mentioned,  1,510. 
Harlan,  John  M.: 

Mentioned,  I,  516-518. 

Speech    of   President  Roosevelt   at  banquet 
given,  I,  189. 
Harrigan,  Mrs.  F.  L.,  mentioned,  II,  822. 
Harris,  Joel  C,  tribute  to,  I,  695. 
Harrisburg,  Pa.,  speech  of  President  Roose- 
velt at,  I,  212. 
Harrod,  Benjamin  H.,   Canal   Commissioner, 

II,  1204. 
Hartford,  Conn.,  speech  of  President   Roose- 
velt at,  1,53. 
Harvard  Club,  speech  of  President  Roosevelt 

before,  at  Chicago,  111.,  I,  621. 
Harvard  Union,   speech  of  President  Roose- 
velt at,  I,  648. 
Harvard  University,   speeches  of  President 

Roosevelt  at  commencement  of,  I.  30,  640. 
Hastings,  Neb.,  speech  of  President  Roosevelt 

at,  I,  279. 
Hawaii: 

American  policy  in,  IT,  855,  1202. 

Proposed  fortification  of,  II,  1202. 
Hawthorne,  Nathaniel,  mentioned,  I,  650. 
Hay,  John: 

Mentioned,  I,  40,  651. 

Proclamation  concerning  death  of,  II,  1054. 
Hay-Pauncefote  Treaty,  referred  to,    I,  55, 

218. 
Haverhill,  Mass.,  speech  of  President  Roose- 
velt at,  I,  81. 
Helena,Mont.,  speech  of  President  Roosevelt 

at,  I,  443. 
Hell    Gate  Forest  Reserve,  proclaimed,  II, 

1 149. 
Henry,  Patrick,  mentioned,  1,670,675. 
Henry's  Lake  Forest  Reserve,  proclaimed,  II, 

975- 
Hepburn,  William  P.,  mentioned,  I,  287. 
Herbert,  Sir  Michael,  referred  to,  I,  220. 
Higginson,  Thomas  W.,  mentioned.  1,648,664. 
Hoar,  George  F.,  mentioned,  1,  633. 
Holidays,  I,  28,  102,  124. 
Holy    Cross    College,    speech    of    President 

Roosevelt  at,  I,  635. 
Holy  Cross  Forest  Reserve,  proclaimed,  11, 

1103. 


Index. 


Holy  Name  Society,  speech  ot  President 
Roosevelt  before,  1,493. 

Home,  Preservation  of  the,  I,  548,  563,  576. 
(See  also  Education.) 

Home  Missions, Board  of,  speech  of  President 
Roosevelt  before,  I,  20,  23. 

Homestead  Law,  referred  to,  I,  371. 

Honesty,  need  of,  1,237,243,  247,  265,  275,  283, 
289,378,412,472,473,510,515,516,695,696,705, 
724. 

Hornbrook,  Cal.,  speech  of  President  Roose- 
velt at,  I,  418. 

Hornellsville,  N.  Y.,  speech  of  President 
Roosevelt  at,  I,  660. 

Hoyt,  EdnaK.,  mentioned,  II,  1154. 

Hungarian  Republican  Club,  speech  of  Presi- 
dent Roosevelt  at,  1, 566. 

Huntingburg,  Ind.,  speech  of  President 
Roosevelt  at,  I,  585. 

Huntington,  N.  Y.,  speech  of  President  Roose- 
velt at,  1, 491. 


Idaho : 

t  uture  of,  T,  447. 

Irrigation  in,  I,  447-450. 

Public  lands  of,  II,  961,  971,975.  979, 983,  995, 

lOII. 

Reservation  of  town  sites,  II,  766,  767. 
Speeches  of  President  Roosevelt  in — 
Boise,  1,450. 
Glenn's  Ferry,  I,  448. 
Mountainhome,  I,  449. 
Nampa,  1, 447. 
Pocatello,  I,  444. 
Shoshone,  I,  451. 
Idealism,  1, 196, 633,634,  637,  638,  645,  646,649- 

652. 
Illinois: 

Prosperity  of,  I,  476,  477. 
Speeches  of  President  Roosevelt  in — 
Bloomington,  I,  468. 
Chicago,  I,  213,  217,617,621,622,623. 
Decatur,  I,  477. 
De  Kalb,  I,  626. 
Dixon,  1, 625. 
Evanston,  I,  215. 
Freeport,  I,  475. 
Joliet,  I,  474. 
Lincoln,  I,  476. 
Mount  Vernon,  I,  586. 
Quincy,  I,  303. 
Springfield,  I,  477. 
Sterling,  I,  626. 
Immigrants,  work  of  churches  among,  1, 482, 

549.  573.  574. 
Immigration  to  the  South  to  be  encouraged, 

H,  iigi. 
Immigration  Laws,   amendment    of,  recom- 
mended, II,  846,  850,  1 190,  1 191. 
Incorporation,  evils  of  our  system  of,  1, 70. 
ludian    Affairs,    commissioner    of,    appoint- 
ment recommended  to,  11,846. 
Indian  Service: 

Employment  of  physicians  in,  II,  825. 
Larger  salaries  advocated  in,  II,  846. 
Indian  Territory: 

Statehood  for,  I,  587;  II.  1204. 
Speeches  of  President  Roosevelt  in — 
Atoka,  I,  588. 
Caddo,  1,  586. 
Durant,  1,587. 


Muskogee,  I,  589. 

South  Mc  Alester,  I,  588. 


Vineta,  I,  590. 

r.i; 

Indiana: 


Wagoner,  I,  590. 


Speeches  of  President  Roosevelt  in — 
Huntingburg,  I,  586. 
Indianapolis,  I,  168,  169. 
Logansport,  I,  164. 
Milltown,  I,  585. 
Indianapolis,    Ind.,  speeches    of    President 

Roosevelt  at,  I,  168,  169. 
Indians: 
Citizenship  of,  II,  iiq8. 
Education  of,  II,  1 198. 
Problem  of,  discussed,  I.  328,  446. 
Slow  progress  of,  II,  845,  846. 
Individual,  importance  and  responsibility  of 
the,  I,  37,  52,  74,  76, 142, 165, 233, 234,  260,  285, 
302.  343,  344,  353,  376,  377,  461,  499,  542.  543- 
Industrial  Commission,  report  of,  I,  228. 
Industrial  Conditions,  I,  62,  131, 135, 151, 152, 

159,  174,  226,  315,  575,  674. 
Industrial    Problems,   how    they    must    be 

solved,  I,  49,  50,  174,  301,  302,  336. 
Insurance: 

Discussed  by  President  Roosevelt,  II,  11 70, 

1171. 
Federal  control,  advocated,  II,  I171. 
Insurance  Scandals,  I,  692. 
Interchurch  Conference  on  Marriage  and 
Divorce,  speech  of  President  Roosevelt  to 
committee  of,  I,  548. 
International    Exchange,    commission    on 

work  of,  II,  875,  S76. 
Interparliamentary  Union,  speech  of  Presi- 
dent Roosevelt  to  delegates  of,  I,  533. 
Invited  to  St.  Louis,  II,  857. 
Interstate  Commerce    (see  also  Trusts;  Rail- 
roads): 
Discussed,  I,  229,  554. 

Federal  control  of,  I,  552, 615,  616, 639, 666-670. 
Interstate  Commerce  Commission,  I,  6S1. 
Action  by,  II,  836. 

Proposal  to  place  railroads  under  jurisdic- 
tion of,  II,  1 162,  1 163. 
Iowa: 
Prosperity  of,  I,  296,  300. 
Speeches  of  President  Roosevelt  in — 
Clarinda,  I,  290. 
Denison,  I,  467. 
Des  Moines,  I,  287,  296. 
Keokuk,  I,  300. 
Osceola,  I,  287. 
Oskaloosa,  I,  297. 
Ottumwa,  I,  294. 
Sharpsburg,  I,  292. 
Shenandoah,  I,  288. 
Van  Wert,  I,  203. 
Irish  in  United  States,   History  of  the,  I, 

581-583. 
Irrigation  (see   also  Arizona;  California- 
Idaho;  Montana;  Utah): 
Discussed,  I,  371,  455,  456,  530. 
Importance  of  forest  reserves  in  regard  to, 

II,  842. 
Progress  of,  I,  323. 
Purpose  of,  I,  325,  326,  327. 
Irrigation  Act,  I,  25"8,  274,  323,  324.  444. 
Iroquois  Club,  speech  of  President  Roosevelt 

before,  at  Chicago,  111.,  I,  617. 
Isthmian  Canal.    ( See  also  Panama  Canal.) 
Isthmian  Canal  Commission: 
Emplo>'ee's  rate  of  j.n-,  11,827. 
Placed  under  Civil  Service  rules,  ll,  827. 
Woikingof,  11,872. 


Messages  and  Papers  of  The  Presidents. 


J 


\ 


Jackson,  Andrew,  referred  to,  I,  igy,  ^71,  582, 
Jackson,  Mrs.  T.  J.     ("Stonewall"),   men- 

tiont-d,  I,  0S5. 

Jacksonville,    Fla.,    speeches    of    President 
Roosevelt  at,  1,  697,  699. 

James  Mllliken  University,  speech  of  Presi- 
dent Kcjosevelt  at  dedication  of,  I,  477. 

Jamestown,  N.  D.,  speech  of  President  Roose- 
velt at,  I,  271. 

Japan : 

Peace  envoys  of,  I,  655. 
Relations  to  United  States,  I,  534. 

Jefiferson,  Thomas,  mentioned,  I,  197.  623. 

Jemez  Forest  Reserve,  proclaimed,  II,  1150. 

Jenkins,  Micah,  mentioned,  I,  6. 

Jews  in  America,  Landing  of  the,  letter  of 
Presitlent  Roosevejt  on  250th  anniversary  of, 

I.  73«- 
Jews  in  United  States  History,  I,  483,  738, 

739- 
Joliet,  111.,  speech  of  President  Roosevelt  at, 

I,  474- 
Jones,  John  Paul,  discovery  of  grave  in  Paris 

and  proposal  to  exhume.  If,  879,  SSo. 
Jordan,  David  Starr,  I,  365. 
Justice,  Department  of,  referred  to,  1, 640, 680. 


K 


Kansas : 

Public  lands  of,  II,  1091. 
Speeches  of  President  Roosevelt  in — 
Parsons,  I,  590. 
Topeka,  I,  318. 

Kansas  City,  Mo.,  speech  of  President  Roose- 
velt at,  I,  312. 

Kearsarge,  The  (in  Civil  War),  referred  to,  1, 
GS8,  709. 

Kearsarge,  The,  speech  of  President  Roose- 
velt on  board,  I,  496. 

Kentucky : 

Speeches  of  President  Roosevelt  in— 
Louisville,  I,  584. 

Keokuk,  la.,  speech  of  President  Roosevelt  at, 
I,  300. 

Kishenef  Massacre  : 
Discussed,  II,  859. 

Speech  of  President  Roosevelt  on  presenta- 
tion of  memorandum  concerning,  I,  483. 

Klamath  Forest  Reserve,  proclaimed,  II,  908. 

Knox,    Attorney-General,  referred  to,  I,  72, 
188. 

Knox,  Philand'sr  C: 

Anti-1'rust  laws  enforced  by,  I,  230,  231. 
Speech  of   President   Roosevelt  at  banquet 
given  by,  I,  45. 

Korea,  U.  S.  extraterritorial  courts   in,  II,  873. 


Labor,  Bureau  of,  work  of,  discussed,  II,  832. 

Labor  Day,  meaning  of,  I,  123. 

Labor  Legislation.     (See  District  of  Colum- 
bia.) 

Labor  Question  : 

Child-labor  discussed,  II,  832. 

Child  and  fnnale  labor.  11,  H64,  1 167,  II(j8. 


Discussed  by  President   Roosevelt,  11,  829, 

830. 
Hours  of  railroad  employees,  II,  1166. 
Power  of  courts  to  grant  injunctions  in  laboi 

disputes,  II,  1 167. 
Relation  of  National  Government  to,  I,  261. 

Labor  Unions,  referred  to,  I,  9,  6»;,  142,621,659. 

Lackland,  W.  E.,  mentioned,  II,  1155. 

La  Crosse,  Wis.,  speech  of  President  Roose- 
velt at,  1,  245. 

Lacy,  John  F.,  mentioned,  1,298. 

Lake  Tahoe  Forest  Reserve,  enlarged   and 
name  changed,  II,  iioi. 

Land  Laws,  I,  370.  371. 

Land  OfBce,  U.  S.,  proposed  abolition  of  office 
of  Receiver  of  Public  Moneys,  II,  1172, 

Lands,  Public : 

Opened  to  settlement.  If,  783,  802,  1055. 
Reserved    by    proclamations    of    President 
Roosevelt,  II,  768-817,  885-1092. 

Lansdowne,  Marquis  of,  referred  to,  1,  220. 

Laramie,  Wyo.,  speech  of  President  Roose- 
velt at,  I,  460. 

Lassen  Peak  Forest  Reserve,  proclaimed,  II, 
995- 

Lawrence,  Mass.,  speech  of  President  Roose- 
velt at.  1,  76. 

Law,  abuses  of  the  present  system  of,  I,  727  - 
729. 

Laws  : 

Evil  effects  of  poor,  I,  165. 

Inadequacy  of,  I,  165,  263,  272,  285,  317,  415, 

521. 

Need  of  new,  I,  136,  139. 

Obedience  to,  I,  343,  352,  353,  441,  442,  479, 
501,  505,  621,  646,  647. 
Leadville  Forest  Reserve,  proclaimed,  11,930. 
Lee,  Fitzhugh.  mentioned,  I,  675. 
Lee,  Robert  E.,  mentioned,  I,  734. 
Leland  Stanford  Jr.  University,  aiidress  of 

President  Roosevelt  at,  I,  364. 
Lewis    and    Clark    Memorial    Monumert, 

speech   of    President    Roosevelt    at    lav  iiij 

corner-stone  of,  I,  41S. 
Lewiston,  Me.,  siieech   of    President   Roose- 
velt at,  I,  77. 
Libbey,  £.  W.,  appointment  of,  II,  1158. 
Liberty.  I,  118. 
Life-Saving    Medals,    government  grant  of, 

11,830. 
Life-Saving  Service,  proposal   for  pensions 

in,  II,  1 197. 
Lincoln,  Abraham : 

Gettysburg  sju-ecli  of,  I,  522. 

Lessons  taught  b)-,  I,  550,  551. 

Pew  of,  I,  517. 

Referred  to.  I,  2,  3,  5,  30,  31,  46,  103,  138,  184, 
197,  285,  475-4S1,  510,  623. 

Speeches  of,  I,  518,  c;(,o,  569. 
Lincoln-Douglas  Debates,  I,  518. 
Lincoln,  111.,  speech  of   President  Roosevelt 

at,  I,  476. 
Lincoln,  Neb.,  speech  fif  Presiilent  Roosevelt 

at,  I,  280. 
Lincoln    Forest    Reserve,  boundaries  modi- 
fied, II,  1 1 16. 
Lindesfarne,  S.  S.,  claim  by  owners  of,  11,868. 
Little,  Joseph  D.,  reinstated  in  Navy,  II,  871. 
Little   Belt  Forest  Reserve,  proclaimed,  II, 

I  no. 
Little    Belt    Mountains    Forest    Reserve, 

i)(>undaries  modified,  II,  1107. 
Little  Rock,  Ark.,  speech  of  President  Roose- 
velt at,  I,  724,  726. 
Lodge,  Henry  Cabot,  mentioned,  I,  40. 


Index. 


Lofland,  Jolin  Henry,  reinstated  in  Navy,  II, 

871. 

Logan,  Gen.  John  A.,  mentioned, I,  510. 

Logansport,  Ind.,  speech  of  President  Roose- 
velt at,  I,  164. 

Los  Angeles,  Cal.,  speech  of  President  Roose- 
velt at,  I,  345. 

Loubet,  President,  mentioned,  I,  27,  544. 

Louisiana : 

Representatives  of,  in  National  legislature, 

1,731,732.  ,    . 

Speeches  of  President  Roosevelt  m— 
Hammond,  I,  731. 
New  Orleans,  I.  731,  734,  735. 

Louisiana  Purchase  : 
Referred  to,  I,  425,  436. 
Significance  of,  I,  307-312. 

Louisiana  Purchase  Exposition: 

Relations  of  U.  S.  Government  to,  II,  866. 
Speeches  of  President  Roosevelt  at,  I,  307, 

544- 
Louisville,  Ky.,  speeches  of  President  Roose- 
velt at,  I,  584. 
Love  for  Mankind,  the  necessity  of  having,  I, 

319.     (See  also  Brotherhood.) 
Lowell,  Mass.,  speech  of  President  Roosevelt 

at,  I,  75. 
Luther  Place  Memorial  Church,  speech  of 

President  Roosevelt  at  rededication  of,  1, 548. 
Lutheran  Church: 

Future  of,  I,  549. 

History  of,  I,  549. 
luxurious  Living,  danger  in,  1, 144,  257,  644. 
i-ynching,  referred  to,  1,  301,  564,  714,725,  726. 
uynn,  Mass.,  speech  of  President  Roosevelt 

at,  I,  74. 


M 


macaroni  Wheat,  growing  of,  in  United  States, 

I,  258. 
Macaulay,  Thomas  B.,  mentioned,  I,  647. 
McClellan,  Gen.  George  B.,  mentioned,  I,  510, 

525- 
McLaughlin,  James,  mentioned,  II,  783,  802. 
McLanahan,  Mrs.  M.,  mentioned,  II,  1154. 
McKinley,  William: 
Assassination  of,  I,  201. 
Eulogized  bv  President  Roosevelt,  I,  196-202, 

381-383. 
Insular  policy  of,  I,  187,  199-202,  266. 
Mentioned,  I,  149,  184-187,  331. 
Monument  to,  speech  of  President  Roosevelt 

at  breaking  sod  for,  I,  381. 
Philippine  Islands,  attitude  of  concerning,  I, 

266. 
Reciprocitv  theory  of,  I,  529. 
McKinley  Memorial  Ohio  College  of  Gov- 
ernment, speech  of  President  Roosevelt   at 
laying  of  corner-stone  of,  I,  17. 
Madison,  Wis.,  speech  of  President  Roosevelt 

at.  I.  233,  234. 
Madison  Forest  Reserve,  boundaries  modi- 
fied, II.  897. 
?'nlarged,  II,  1 138. 
Magoon,  Charles  E.,  canal  commissioner,  II, 

1204. 
Maine  : 

Citizenship  in,  I,  92. 
Speeches  of  President  Roosevelt  in  — 
Augusta,  I,  86. 
Bangor,  I,  97- 
Ellsworth,  I,  95. 


Lewiston,  I,  77. 
Old  Orchard,  I,  76. 
Portland,  I,  84. 
\Vaterville,  I,  94. 
Manassas  Battlefield,  referred  to,  I,  171. 
Manassas,  Va. : 

Army  Manreuvers  at,  II,  861. 
Speech  of  President  Roosevelt  at,  I,  171. 
Manchester,  N.  H.,  speech  of  President  Roose- 
velt at,  I,  103. 
Manhood,  I,  116. 
Manila  Bay,  Battle  of : 

Credit  for  victory  in,  I,  398,  399,  401, 402,  460. 
Referred  to,  I,  96,  222,  390,  422,  423. 
Mariposa  Big  Tree  Grove,  presented  to  Na- 
tion by  California,  II,  1 197. 
Maryland : 

Speeches  of  President  Roosevelt  in — 
Annapolis,  I,  14  26,. 
Antietam,  I,  506. 
Baltimore,  I,  485. 
llagerstown,  1,  506. 
Masons,  Free  and  Accepted,   celebration  of 
anniversary  of  George  Washington's  accept- 
ance into,  I,  171. 
Massachusetts : 

Speeches  of  President  Roosevelt  in — 
Adams,  I,  636. 
Boston,  I,  43, 44,  67,  648. 
Cambridge,  I,  39,  640. 
Dalton,  I,  131. ' 
Fitchburg,  I,  127. 
Harverhill,  I,  81. 
Lawrence,  I,  76. 
Lowell,  I,  75. 
Lynn,  I,  74. 
Nahant,  I,  72. 
North  Adams,  I,  637. 
Northfield.  I,  120. 
Pittsfield,  I,  138. 
Springfield,  I,  126. 
Westfield,  I,  125. 
Williamstown,  I,  637. 
Worcester,  I,  632,  635. 
Masterson,  Katherine  C.,  mentioned,  11,825. 
Maury    Mountain     Forest     Reserve,     pro- 
claimed, II,  990. 
Mayflower,  The,  toast  proposed  by  President 

Roosevelt  on  board,  I,  655. 
Meade,  Gen.  George  G.,  mentioned,  I,  510. 
Mecklenburg  Declaration,  referred  to,  I,  10, 

147,  676,  685. 
Medals,  Life-Saving,    government   grant   of, 

11,830. 
Medicine,  Practice  of,  I,  653. 
Medicine  Bow    Forest   Reserve  boundaries 

modified,  II,  954. 
Medoc  Forest  Reserve,  proclaimed,  II,  820. 
Medora,  N.  D.,  speech  of  President  Roosevelt 

at,  I,  271. 
Memphis,  Tenn.,  speechesof  President  Roose- 
velt at,  I,  176,  177,  180,  730. 
Merced,  Cal.,  remarks  of  President  Roosevelt 

at,  I,  404. 
Merchants'  Club,  speech  of  President  Roose- 
velt before,  at  Chicago,  111.,  I,  623. 
Merrimac,  The,  referred  to,  1, 736. 
Methodism  in  United  States,  1,  i,  204-208. 
Mettakahtlas,   proposed  citizenship  for,   II, 

1204. 
Mexican  Cotton-boll  Weevil,  report  on,  II, 

883. 
Mexican  War  Veterans,  speeches  of  Presi- 
dent Roosevelt  before,  I,  378,  608. 
Mexico,  Republic  of,  referred  to,  I,  221. 


lO 


Messages  and  Papers  of  the  Presidents. 


Niclilgan  : 

Spanish-American  War,  work  of,  in,  I,  l6o. 
Speeches  of  President  Roosevelt  in — 
iJetruit,  I,  159. 

Middlebury,  Vt.,  speech  of  President  Roose- 
velt at,  I,   122. 

Militarism,  I,  SSS- 

Military  Academy,  United  States  : 
Referred  to,  I,  395. 
Speech  of  President  Roosevelt  at,  I,  '\^. 

Military  Education,  the  necessity  of,  I,  82. 

Military  Profession,  future  requirements  of, 

I,  3S- 
Military  Surgeons'  Association,   speech  of 

President  Roosevelt  before,  I,  34. 
Militia,  I,  270.     (See  also  National  Guard.) 
Milltown,  Ind.,  speech  of   President  Roose- 
velt at,  I,  585. 
Milwaukee,     Wis.,     speeches    of     President 

Roosevelt  at,  I,  225,  232,  238,  241. 
Minneapolis,    Minn.,    speech   of     President 

Roosevelt  at,  I,  252,  253. 
Minnesota : 

Citizenship  of,  I,  245. 
Speeches  of  President  Roosevelt  in — 
Minneapolis,  I,  252,  253. 
St.  Paul,  I,  244,  249. 
Missionary  Work,  discussed,  I,  20,  21,  24. 
Mississippi  River,  Federal  control  of,  I,  734. 
Missouri : 

Speeches  of  President  Roosevelt  in — 
Kansas  City,  I,  312. 
St.  Louis,  1,  304,  306,  307,  544. 
Mitchell,   S.  D.,  speech  of   President  Roose- 
velt at,  I,  262. 
Mob  Rule,  necessity  of   suppressing,   I,   118, 

621. 
Mobile,  Ala.,  speech  of  President  Roosevelt 

at,  I,  707. 
Modesto,  Cal.,  speech  of  President  Roosevelt 

at,  I,  404. 
Monitor,  The,  referred  to,  I,  736. 
Monopolies,  I,  228.     (See  also  Trusts.) 
Monroe  Doctrine  : 

Armed  force  necessary  to  preserve,  I,  221, 

222,346,  450,451,556. 
Definition  of,  1,  121,  219,  220,  224,  606,  661- 

663. 
Discussed,  1,87,  170,  217-223,450,  451,  460; 
II,  857,859,  1 178,  1 179,  1 180. 
Montague,  Cal.,  speech  of   President  Roose- 
velt at,  I,  417. 
Montana : 

Irrigation  in,  I,  444. 

Public   Lands    of,  II,  770,  897,  935,  961,  968, 

1 107,  1 1 19,  1 138,  1 142. 
Speeches  of  President  Roosevelt  in — 
Butte,  I,  441. 
Gardiner,  I,  273. 
Helena,  I.  443. 
Montezuma  Forest  Reserve,  proclaimed,  II, 

1049. 
Montgomery,  Ala.,  speech  of  President  Roose- 
velt at,  I,  716. 
Montpelier,  Vt.,  speech  of  President  Roose- 
velt at.  1,111. 
Moody,  Dwigbt  L.,  referred  to,  I,  120. 
Moody,  William  H.,  mentioned,  I,  83. 
Moros,  subjugation  of  the,  I,  58,  59,  89. 
Morse,  Samuel  F.  B.,  mentioned,  I,  650. 
Morton,  J.  Sterling,  mentioned,  I,  258,  278. 
Mothers'    Congress,    speech     of     President 

Roosevelt  before,  I,  576. 
Mountainhome,  Idaho,  speech  of   President 
Roosevelt  at,  I,  449. 


Mount    Vernon,    111.,    speech    of    President 

Rcjosevelt  at,  1,  586. 
Muskogee,   I.  T.,  speech  of  President  Roose- 
velt at,  I,  589. 


N 


Nahant,  Mass.,  speech  of  President  Roosevelt 

at,  I,  72. 
Nampa,  Idaho,  speech  of  President  Roosevelt 

at,  I,  447. 
Nashua,  N.  H.,  speech  of  President  Roosevelt 

at,  1,  104. 
National  Educational  Association,  speech  of 

President  Roosevelt  before,  I,  649. 
National  Guard: 
Equipment  of,  I,  139. 
Field  mancEuvers  advocated  for,  II,  861. 
Necessity  of  building  up,  I,  170,  203,  598,  599, 

604. 
Reorganization  of,  I,  270. 
Work  of,  I,  53,  114. 
Native  Daughters  of  the  Golden  West,  speech 

of  President  Roosevelt  before,  1,  378. 
Native  Sons  of  the  Golden  West,  speech  of 

F'resident  Roosevelt,  before,  I,  378. 
Naturalization: 

Frauds  in  obtaining,  II,  850. 
Need  for  reform  in  lavi^,  II.  850,  851,  869. 
Proposed  change  in  laws,  II,  1186,  1187. 
Federal  Bureau  of,  proposed,  II,  I186. 
Naval  Academy,  United  States: 
Referred  to,  I,  82,  395. 

Speech  of  President  Roosevelt  at,  I,  14,  554- 
Naval  Education,  the  necessity  of,  I,  82,  423, 

424. 
Naval  Militia,  I,  160.  (See  also  Naval  Reserve, 

National.) 
Naval  Training  Station,  establishment  of,  at 

Chicago,  I,  624. 
Navy  Department,  The,  work  of,  I,  222.  (See 

also  Navy.) 
Navy  Medical  Department,  proposal  to  give 
officers  of,  equal  rank  with  combative  service, 
II,  1184. 
Navy  Memorial  Monument,  speech  of  Pres- 
ident Roosevelt  at  dedication  of,  I,  389. 
Navy,  United  States: 

Award  of  medals  in,  II,  861. 
Development  of,  1, 222,  390. 
Discipline  in,  1,735,736. 
Efficiency  of,  1, 14,  81-83,  91,  96, 170,  171, 222, 
224,  345.390,  391,  420,  512,  708,  709;  II,  860, 
1185. 
Lessons  of  Russo-Japanese  War,  II,  860. 
Larger,  I,  359,  3S6,  387,  390,  420-424,  451,  460, 
469-471,  570,  571,  624,  625,  630,638;  II,  859, 
860,  1 184,  1 185. 
Officers  and  men  of,  addressed,  I,  496. 
Part  of,  in  future  war,  I,  1 70. 
Scarcity  of  officers  and  enlisted  men,  II,  860, 
1 186. 
Nebraska: 

Forest  preservation  in,  I,  277,  278. 
Future  of,  I,  280,  282,  284. 
Speeches  of  President  Roosevelt  in — 
Alliance,  I,  276. 
Fairmont,  I,  277. 
Grand  Island,  I,  277. 
Hastings,  I,  279. 
Lincoln,  I,  280. 
Omaha,  I,  283. 
Negroes,  addressed  by  President  Roosevelt,  I, 
697-699,  713-716.  (See  also  Race  Problem.) 


Index. 


Neutrality  Law,    applied  to  Russo-Japanese 

war,  II,  824. 
New  Hampshire: 

Speeches  of  President  Roosevelt  in — 
Concord,  1,  loi. 
Dover,  1,   92. 
Manchester,  I,  103. 
Nashua,  I,  104. 
Newport,  I,  107. 
Weirs,  The,  I,  104. 
New  Jersey: 
Speeches  of  President  Roosevelt  in — 
Ocean  Grove,  I,  649. 
Phillipsburg,  I,  655. 
Sea  Girt,  I,  51. 
New  Jersey  National  Guard,  speech  of  Presi- 
dent Roosevelt  before,  I,  51- 
New  Mexico: 

Boundary  with  Colorado,  II,  871. 
Forest  preservation  in,  I,  325. 
Irrigation  in,  I,  325,  326. 
Proposed  admission  to  statehood,  1 1,  1203. 
Public  lands  of,  II,  1073,  1105,  11 15,  1150. 
Speeches  of  President  Roosevelt   in — 
Albuquerque,  I,  326. 
Clayton,  I,  612. 
Santa  Fe,  I,  324. 
New  Orleans,  La.: 
Speeches  of  President   Roosevelt  at,  I,  731, 

734.  735- 
Yellow  fever  in,  I,  660,  732,  733. 
New  York: 
Speeches  of  President  Roosevelt  in — 
Brooklyn,  I,  627,  631. 
Chautauqua,  I,  661. 
Elmira,  I,  660. 
Hornellsville,  I,  660. 
Huntington,  L.  I.,  I,  491. 
New  York,  I,  11,  20,23,  172,  204,   558,   560, 

566,  581,  583,  738. 
Oyster  Bay,  1, 493,  652,  655. 
Richmond  Hill,  "l,  505. 
Syracuse,  1, 497. 
West  Point,  I,  35. 
New    York    Avenue  Presbyterian  Church, 
speech  of  President  Roosevelt  at  celebration 
of  centennial  of,  I,  516. 
New  York,  N.  Y.: 
Importance  of,  I,  173. 

Speeches  of  President  Roosevelt  in,  I,  11,20, 
23,  172,  204,  558,  560,  566,  581,  583,  738. 
New  Castle,  Colo.,  speech  of  President  Roose- 
velt at.  I,  612. 
New  Castle,  Wyo.,  speech  of  President  Roose- 
velt at,  I,  275. 
Newport,  N.  H.,  speech  of  President  Roosevelt 

at,  I,  107. 
Nicaraguan  Canal,  referred  to,  I,  708. 
North    Adams,    Mass.,    speech  of  President 

Roosevelt  at,  1,  637. 
North  and  South,  Reunion  of.     (See   Union, 

preservation  of  the.) 
North  Carolina: 
Cotton  manufacturing  of,  I,  684. 
Forest  preservation  in,  I,  677,  678. 
Speeches  of  President  Roosevelt  in — 
Asheville,  I,  147. 
Charlotte,  1, 10,  684. 
Durham,  I,  682. 
Greensboro,  1, 683. 
Raleigh,  I,  676. 
North  Dakota: 

Public  lands  of,  11,802,826. 
Speeches  of  President  Roosevelt  in — 
Fargo,  I,  266. 
Jamestown,  I,  271. 


Medora,  1,  271. 

Northern  Pacific  Railroad,  referred  to,  1, 230. 

Northern  Securities  Company,  1,230. 

Northfleld,  Mass.,  speech  of  President  Roose- 
velt at,  1,  120. 

Northwest,  The: 
People  of,  I,  437. 

Northwest  Territory,  referred  to,  I,  149. 

Northwestern  University,  speech  of    Presi- 
dent Roosevelt  before  students  of,  1,215. 

Norway,    reciprocity  of  copyright    with,    II, 
1054. 


o 


Oakland,  Cal.,  speech  of  President   Roosevelt 
at,  I,  396,  397- 

Ocean  Grove,  N.  J.,  speech  of  President  Roose- 
velt at,  I,  649. 

Ogden,  Utah,  speech  of  President    Roosevelt 
at,  I,  456. 

Ohio,  speeches  of  President  Roosevelt  in — 
Cincinnati,  1, 149, 151. 
Dennison,  I,  176. 

Ohio  Valley,  future  of  the,  I,  149. 

Oklahoma: 

Boundary  with  Colorado,  II.  871. 

Game  preserved  in,  II,  990,  991. 

Public  lands  of,  11,809. 

Proposed  admission  to  statehood,    I,  610;  II, 

1204. 
Speeches  of  President  Roosevelt  in^ 
Frederick,  I,  610. 

Old  Orchard,  Me.,  speech  of  President  Roose- 
velt at,  I,  76. 

Olympia,  The,  speech  of  President   Roosevelt 
on  board,  I,  496. 

Olympia, Wash.,  speech  of  President  Roose- 
velt at,  1. 424. 

Omaha.Neb.,  speeches  of  President  Roosevelt 
at,  I,  283. 

O'Neill,  "Bucky,"  referred  to,  I,  145,  327. 

Opportunity,  open  to  all,  I,  115. 

Oregon: 

Public  lands  of,  II,  91 1, 916,  937,  989. 
Speeches  of  President  Roosevelt  in — ■ 
Portland.  I,  418. 

Organization,  value  of,  I,  142,  302,686.  (See 
also  Association.) 

Orient,  Awakening  of  the,  I,  60,  385,  386. 

Osceola,  la.,  speech  of  President  Roosevelt  at, 
I,  2S7. 

Oskaloosa,  la.,  speech  of  President  Roosevelt 
at,  1,  297. 

Ottumwa,  la.,  speech  of  President   Roosevelt 
at,  I,  294. 

Oxnard,  Cal.,  speech    of  President  Roosevelt 
at,  1,  346. 

Oyster  Bay,  N.Y.,  speeches  of  President  Roose- 
velt at,  I,  493,  652,  655. 


Pacific  Coast : 

Future  of,  I,  328,  358. 

Interests  of,  I,  33,60. 
Pacific  Ocean : 

Control  of,  I,  428,  438. 

Future  of,  I,  385. 
Page,  Thomas  Nelson,  mentioned,  T,  489. 


Alcssages  and  Papers  of  the  Presidents. 


Pajarc,  Cal.,  speech  of  President  Roosevelt 

at,  I,  357. 

Palo  Alto,  Cal.,  speech  of  President  Roose- 
velt at,  1,  364. 

Panama  Canal : 

Defense  of.  I,  709,  710. 

Discussed,  I.  47,  55.  57,  87.  149,  217,  345,  386, 

530,  700-702;  II,  1204-1206. 
Medical  problems  of,  I,  652-654.  701,  708. 
Pay  of  advisory  board  of  engineers,  II,  1155. 
Proposed  Executive  Commission,  II,  872. 
Sanitation  of  canal  zone,  II,  1205. 
Trans-continental  railroads  and,  I,  616,  708. 

Panama  Canal  Commission : 
Members  of,  II,  1204. 
Referred  to,  I,  57,  618. 

Panama,  Republic  of: 

Canal   treaty   ratified,  II,  1204. 
Status  of  United  States  Minister  to,  11,872. 
United  States  discriminating  duties  of   ton- 
nage removed,  II.  952. 

Pan-American  Missionary  Meeting,  speech 
of  President  Roosevelt  before,  I,  513. 

Park  Range  Forest  Reserve,  proclaimed,  II, 
102S. 

Parker,  Qunali,  mentioned,  I,  610. 

Parsons,  Kan.,  speech  of  President  Roose- 
velt at,  I,  590. 

Partisanship  : 

Discussed,  I,  517,  526,  597,  618. 
Tariff  and,  I,  166. 

Pasadena,  Cal.,  speech  of  President  Roose- 
velt at.  I,  342. 

Paso  Robles,  Cal.,  speech  of  President  Roose- 
velt at,  1.357. 

Payette  Forest  Reserve,  proclaimed,  II,  998. 

Payson  Forest  Reserve  enlarged,  II,  1077. 

Peace,  how  to  preserve,  I,  422,  570,  583,  584, 
630. 

Peace  Envoys,  Russian  and  Japanese,  toast 
proposed  by  President  Roosevelt  on  intro- 
ducing the,  I,  655. 

Peace,  International,  I,  533. 

Pennsylvania : 

Speeches  of  President  Roosevelt  in — 
Bethlehem,  I,  656. 
Easton,  I,  655. 
Gettysburg,  I,  522. 
Harrisburg,  I,  212. 
Philadelphia,  I,  182,  184,  550,  569. 
Pittsburg,  I,  45. 
Wilkesbarre,  1,  657. 

Periodical  Publishers'  Association  of 
America,  speech  of  President  Roosevelt  be- 
fore, 1,  521. 

Peters,  Elizabeth  C,  mentioned,  II,  1154. 

Philadelphia,  Pa.: 

Speeches  of    President  Roosevelt  at,  I,  171, 

182.  184,  550,  569. 
Washington  in,  I,  569. 

Philippine  Islands     (see  also  Taft,  William 
H.): 
Administration  of,  I,  181,  182,  268-270,  393- 

395,  531- 
American  occupation  of,  1, 16,  57-60,89, 386. 
Army  in,  I,  29-34,  44.  45.  127,  179,  267;    II, 

871. 
Cable  to,  I,  161. 
Cattle  plague  in,  II,  1199. 
Census  of.  I,  161. 

Conditions  in,  I,  7,  57-60,  77,  268.  269. 
Conduct  of  American   soldiers  in.  praised, 

I,  106,  107,  127,  179,  187. 
Education  in.  II,  I199. 
Eulogy  of  civil  service  officers  in,  II,  863. 


Free  trade  with  United  States  proposed,  II, 

1201. 
Freedom  in,  I,  32,  33,  89,  161,  180,  187. 
Investment  of  capital  in,  I,  691. 
Legislation  concerning,  1,  268,  270. 
Legislative  assembly  of,  I,  161,  531. 
McKinley,  President,  on,  I,  266. 
Military  and    civil  government  in,  I,  I,  32, 

45.  57-60.  180,  267,  268. 
Opposition  to   American  occupation  of,  I, 

187,  267,  425,  436. 
Outrages  on  American  soldiers  in,  I,  44. 
Peace  in,  I,  45,  48,  57-60,  89,  161,  180,  187;  II, 

1 199. 
Progress  of,  II,  862, 1199,  1200,  1201. 
Proposed  scientific  surveys  in,  II,  878,  879. 
Revenue  of,  II,  1199. 
Self-government   in,  I,  33,    57-60,    161,    180, 

394,  531;  11,863. 
Taft,  William   H.,  work  as  Governor,  I.  41, 

42,  268, 269,  393-395. 
Tariff  on  products  of,  I,  254,  268. 
Value  of,  II,  862. 

Phillipsburg,  N.  J.,  speech  of  President  Roose- 
velt at,  1,655. 

Physician,  The,  work  of,  I,  652-654. 

Piedmont   Club,  speech  of  President  Roose- 
velt at,  Atlanta,  Ga.,  1,695. 

"Piers,  Plowman,"   referred  to,  I,  iii. 

Pikes  Peak  Forest  Reserve,  proclaimed,  II, 
941. 

Pikes  Peak  Timber   Land  Reserve,   super- 
seded, II,  940. 

Pinal     Mountains     Forest     Reserve,     pro- 
claimed, II,  S93. 

Pine  Ridge  Sioux  Indian  Reservation,  ad- 
dition to,  II,  823. 

Pioneers,  American,  work  of  the,  I,  205,  276, 
379,  418,  419,  427,  438. 

Pioneers,  Association  of,  speech  of  President 
Roosevelt  before,  I.  378. 

Pittsburg,  Pa.,  speech  of  President  Roosevelt 
at,  I.  45. 

Pittsfleld,  Mass.,  speech  of  President  Roose- 
velt at,  I,  1 38. 

Piatt  Amendment,  The,  I,  162,  252,  253. 

Plum  Creek  Timber  Land  Reserve,  super- 
seded. II,  940. 

Plumas  Forest  Reserve,  proclaimed,  II,  897. 

Poe,  Edgar  Allen,  mentioned,  I,  489,  650. 

Pomona  College,  speech  of  President  Roose- 
velt at.  1,339. 

Ponce,  Puerto  Rico : 

Custom-house  reservation,  II,  644. 
Pier  and  wharves  at.  II,  577. 
Railroads  from.  II,  867,  868. 

Ponce    and  Guayama  Railroad  Company, 
concession  to,  II,  868. 

Ponce  Railway  and  Light  Company,   con- 
cession to,  II,  867. 

Portales  Forest  Reserve,  proclaimed,  II,  1107. 

Portland,  Me.,  speeches  of  President  Roosevelt 
at.  I.  84. 

Portland,  Ore.,  speeches  of   President   at,  I, 
418. 

Porto  Rico: 

Citizenship  for  islanders,  II,  1200. 

Investment  of  Capital  in,  I,  691. 

Relations  of  United  States  with,  I,  55,  56, 75, 

90,  199. 
Relations  of,  with  United  States,  II,  1200. 
School    teachers    of,    speech    of    President 
Roosevelt  to,   I,  532. 

Post  Office  Department,  revenue  of,  II,  847. 

Postal  Service,  growth  of,  II,  847. 


Index. 


13 


Potomac,  Department  of,  G.  A.  R.,  speech  of 

President  Roosevelt  at  reunion  of,  I,  I. 
Presbyterian    Church,    speech  of   President 

Roosevelt  before    Board  of    Home  Missions 

of,  I,  20,  23. 
Press  Club,  Milwaukee,  speech    of  President 

Roosevelt  before,  I,  232. 
Press  Club,  New  York,    speech  oi   President 

Roosevelt  before,  I,  558. 
Press    Clubs,    International,     League    of, 

speech  of  President  Roosevelt  at  Convention 

of,  I,  43. 
Press,  The,  work  of,  I,  520,  522. 
Proctor,  Vt.,  speech  of  President  Roosevelt  at, 

I,  121. 
Property   Rights,   I,   680.     (See    also    Class 

Feeling'.) 
Prosperity,    Material,   T,  62,  63,  104,  117,  120, 

138,  164,  278,  321,  322,  411,  574. 
Prosperity,  National,  I,  1S5, 186,  213,254,  278, 

376,497,498;  II,  828,  1 157. 
Protection,   principle  of,  I,  165-168,  254,  255, 

(See  also  Tariff.) 
Providence,  R.  I.,  speech  of  President  Roose- 
velt at,  I,  62. 
Public  Health  and  Marine  Hospital  Service, 

United  States,  referred  to,  I,  733. 
Public  Lands,  disposition  of,  I,  3;7b,  371. 
Public  Lands  Commission  mentioned,  II,  881. 
Public  Schools: 

Playgrounds  of,  I,  183. 

Teackers  of,  I,  183,  334,  335,  345,  348,  408,  447. 
649-652. 

Work  of.  I,  182-184,  572. 
Puget  Sound,  I,  429,  430. 
Pueblo,  Col.,    speech  of   President   Roosevelt 

at,  I,  614. 


a 


Quarantine: 

Ineffective   in  cases  of  infected  animals,  II, 

880. 
Uniformity  and  federal  control  proposed,  II, 

848. 
Qulncy,  111.,   speech  of  President  Roosevelt 
at,  I,  303. 


R 


Race  Problem,  I,  561-565. 
Race  Suicide,  I,  396,  474,  548,  580. 
Railroad  Men,  1, 141,  407,  445,  656. 
Railroad  Travel,  safety  of,  I,  261. 
Railroads  (see  also  Trusts;   Interstate  Com- 
merce): 

Casualty  list  discussed,  II,  831. 

Establishment  of  maximum   and  minimum 
freight  rate  advocated,  II,  1161. 

Federal  abolition  of  rebates    recommended, 
II,  835,  1 160,  1 161. 

Federal  control   of,  I,   553,  597,  598,  615,  616, 
619,  620,  679-681. 

Government  ownership  of,  I,  679. 

Hours  of  employees  of,  II,  1166. 

Panama  Canal,  effect  of,  on,  I,  616. 

Pooling  of,  I,  231. 

Publicity  of  accounts,  advocated  11,  1162. 

Rates  of,  1, 639,  681. 

Rebates  given  by,  I,  228-230,  680.  681. 


Safety-Appliance  Law,  II,  831. 
Raleigh,  N.  C,  speech  of  President  Roosevelt 

at,  I,  676. 
Ralph,  Dr.  William  L.,  mentioned,  II,  827. 
Randolph,  John,  mentioned,  I,  643. 
Randolph-Macon  College,  speech  of  President 

Roosevelt  at,  I,  670. 
Rate  Bill.     (See  Railroads.) 
Raymond,  Cal.,   speech  of  President  Roose- 
velt at,  I,  402. 
Rebates.     (See  Railroads;  Anti-Rebate  Law; 

Interstate  Commerce.) 
Richmond,  Va.,  speech  of  President  Roose- 
velt at,  1,675. 
Reciprocity,  between  the  United  States  and 

Cuba,  I,  47,  55,  56,  162,  163,  252, 253,  529;  II, 

783,  784,  785. 
Reclamation  Act,  working  of,  II.  1188. 
Reclamation  Service,  discussed,  II,  842. 
Redding,  Cal.,  speech  of  President  Roosevelt 

at,  I,  412. 
Redlands,  Cal.,  speech  of  President   Roose- 

vsltat,  I,  330. 
Reed,    Thomas  B.,     his    work    in    Congress 

pyraised,  I,  84. 
Reeder,  Clarence,  mentioned,  II,  827. 
Representative     Government,     New    Eng- 
land's contribution  to.  I,  72. 
Republican  Editorial  Association,  National, 

speech    of    President   Roosevelt    before,  I, 

520. 
Republican  Party,  administration  of,  I,  526- 

532. 
Republics,    races   from  which    they  may  be 

made,  I.  33. 
Republics,  Ancient,  why  they  have  fallen,  I, 

478,  479,  490,  500,  620. 
Reunion  of  North  and  South.     (See  Union, 

Preservation  of  the.) 
Revolution,   Society  of  the    Sons    of   the 

American,  speech  of   President  Roosevelt 

at  banquet  of,  I,  16. 
Rhode  Island: 

Speeches  of  President  Roosevelt  in — 
I'rovidence,  I,  62. 
Riverpoint,  I,  60. 
Rice: 

Growing  of,  in  United  States,  I,  258. 

Production  of.  in  United  States,  II,  840. 
Richmond  Hill,  N.  Y.,  speech  of  President 

Roosevelt  at,  I,  505. 
Richmond,  Va.,  speech  «f  President  Roosevelt 

at,  I,  670. 
Riis,  Jacob,  mentioned,  384,  505. 
Riverpoint,  R.  I.,  speech  of  President  Roose- 
velt at,  I,  60. 
Riverside,  Cal.,  speech  of  President  Roose- 
velt at.  I.  338. 
Rizal,  Jose,  on  Filipino  independence,  I,  269. 
Rochambeau    Statue,   speech    of    President 

Roosevelt  at  unveiling  of,  I,  27. 
Rocky  Mountains,  I,  330. 
Roman  Empire,  roads  of  the,  I,  304. 
Rome,  Ancient: 

Government  of.  I,  309. 

I^egacy  of.  I.  388. 
Roosevelt,  Theodore: 

Ancestry  of,  I,  675,  687,  688;  II,  741. 

Anecdotes  of,  I.  242,  245,  247,  316. 

Bear  hunt  of.  referred  to,  I,  612. 

Biography  of,  II,  740. 

Characteristics  of,  I.  640. 

Degrees  conferred  upon — 
Clark  University,  I,  632. 
Pennsylvania,  University  of,  I,  569. 
Williams  College.  I,  637. 


14 


Messages  and  Papers  of  the  Presidents. 


Eoosevelt,  Theodore — Continued. 

Democracy  of.  1,  242,  264. 

Executive  orders  of,  II,  822-828. 

Inaugural  address  of,  as  President,  II,  864. 

Messages  of — 
Annual,  II,  828,  1154. 
Special,  II,  866-885. 

Nomination  for  President,  speech  accepting, 
1.  526. 

War,  attitude  toward,  1,  315. 

Wolf  hunt  of,  referred  to,  I,  610. 
Rosebud  Indian  Reeervation  opened  for  set- 
tlement, II.  783. 
Rosecrans,  William  Stark,  speech  of  Presi- 
dent Roosevelt  at  reburial  of,  I,  18. 
Roswell,  Ga.,  speech  of  President  Roosevelt 

at,  I.  687. 
Root,  Eliliu,  work  of,  as  Secretary  of  War,  I, 

42,  652. 
Rough  Riders: 

-Members  of,  addressed,  I,  383. 

Qualities  of,  I,  141,  325. 

Recollections  of,  1, 35-39, 239,  396. 

Recruiting  of,  1, 141. 145, 324,325, 58?,  59°,  591, 
599,  601-603.  612. 

Referred  to,  I,  6,  145,  484. 

Reunion  of,  I,  606. 
Rowe,  Sarah  A.,  pension  granted  to,  II,  876. 
Rural  Life: 

Advantages  of,  I,  99, 132. 

Problems  of,  I,  305,  306. 
Rural  Population,  necessity  of  keeping   up 

standard  of,  I,  297. 
Russia: 

Admits  United  States  on  most-favored-nation 
basis,  II,  1 172. 

Peace  envoys  of,  I,  655. 
Russo-Japanese  War: 

Naval  lessons  of,  II,  860,  1185. 

I'nited  States  neutrality  proclaimed.  II,  824. 
Rutland,  Vt.,  speech  of  President  Roosevelt 

at,  I,  123. 


Sacramento,  Cal.,  speeches  of   President 
Roosevelt  at,  I.  408,  409. 

Sacramento  Society  of  California  Pioneers, 
addressed  by  President  Roosevelt,  I,  409. 

Saengerfest  Association,  speech  of  President 
Roosevelt  before,  I,  485. 

Safety- Appliance  Law: 
Discussed,  II,  831. 

Judgments  of  Supreme  Court  on,  II,  1 166. 
Government  Inspection  under,  II,  1 166. 

St.    Augustine,    Fla.,    speech    of    President 
Roosevelt  at,  I,  702,  706. 

St.  Gaudens,  Augustus,  mentioned,  I,  650. 

St.   Louis,  Mo.,  speeches  of  President  Roose- 
velt at,  I,  304,  306,  307,  544. 

St.  Louis   University,  address  of   President 
Roosevelt  at,  I,  306. 

St.    Patrick's    Church,  speech  of  President 
Roosevelt  at,  Washington,  D.  C,  I,  538. 

St.  Paul,  Minn.,  speech  of  President  Roose- 
velt at,  I,  244,  249. 

Salt    Lake   City,  Utah,  speech  of  President 
Roosevelt  at,  1,452. 

Salt  Lake  Forest  Reserve,  proclaimed,  II,  802. 

Salida,  Col.,   speech  of  President  Roosevelt 
at,  I,  613. 

Salt  Trust.     (See  Federal  Salt  Company.) 

San  Antonio,  Tex.,  speech  of  President  Roose- 
velt at,  1,601. 


San  Bernardino.  Cal.,  speeches  of  President 

Roosevelt  at.  1,334,  335. 

San  Francisco,  Cal.: 
Future  of,  I,  382,  413. 

Speeches  of  President  Roosevelt  at,  I,  372, 
375.  37^.  381,  384,  389,  391,  399. 

San  Isabel  Forest  Reserve,  enlarged,  II,  1017. 

San  Jose,  Cal.,  speech  of  President  Roosevelt 
at,  I,  3b I. 

San  Juan  Forest  Reserve,  proclaimed,  1 1, 1007. 

San  Luis,  Cal.,  speech  of  President  Roosevelt 
at,  I,  355- 

Santa    Barbara,   Cal.,   speech  of   President 
Roosevelt  at,  1,  340,  354. 

Santa  Cruz,  Cal., "speech  of  President  Roose- 
velt at,  I,  350,  3O0. 

Santa  Fe,  N.  M.,  speech  of  President  Roose- 
velt at,  I,  324. 

Santiago,    Battle   of,    referred   to,  I,  96,  222, 
422,  423. 

Santo  Domingo: 

Assumption  of  customs  of,  by  United  States, 

11,1181-1183. 
Economic  condition  of,  II,  I181, 
Export  of  coal  and  arms  to,    forbidden,  II, 

I151. 
foreign  intervention  in,  I,  663-665. 
Treaty  with.  11,884,  885. 
United  States    intervention  in  affairs  of,  I, 
638,  663-665. 

Savings  Banks,  work  of.  I,  154. 

Sawtooth  Forest    Reserve,  proclaimed,   II, 
988. 

Schiff,  Jacob  H.,  letter  of   President   Roose- 
velt to,  I,  738. 

Scholarship,  the  need  of,  I,  235,  339,  340,  365- 
367,  641-643,768. 

Schools.     (See  Public  schools.) 

School  Teachers.     (See  Public-Schools.) 

Sea  Girt,  N.  J.,  speech  of  President  Roosevelt 
at,  I,  51. 

Sea-Power,  I,  385. 

Seattle,  Wash.",  speech  of   President   Roose- 
velt at,  I,  424,  433,  436. 

Sectionalism,  I,  603.     (See  also    Union,  Pres- 
ervation of  the.) 

Self-Government,  I,  249, 499,  500, 507,  508,  594, 

595- 

Self-Help,  the  necessity  of,  I,  123,  124. 

Senate  United    States  proclamation  conven- 
ing, II,  891. 

Sevier  Forest  Reserve,  proclaimed,  II,  821. 

Sewall,  William,  mentioned  I.  97. 

Sharpsburg,  la.,  speech  of  President   Roose- 
velt at,  I,   292. 

Shasta  Forest  Reserve,  proclaimed,  II,  1138. 

Shenandoah,  la.,  speech  of  President  Roose- 
velt at.  I,  288. 

Sheridan,  Gen.  Philip  H.,  mentioned,  I,  510, 
582. 

Sherman  Anti-Trust  Law,  referred  to,  I,  65. 
229,  230. 

Sherman,  Gen.  William  T.: 
Mentioned,  I,  203,  445. 
Monument  erected  to,  I,  510. 

Sherman,  Tex.,  speech  of  President  Roosevelt 
at,  1,  5S7. 

Shipman,  Mrs.  G.  W.,  mentioned,  II,  820. 

Shonts,  Theodore   P.,  Chairman  Canal   com- 
mission, 11.  1204. 

Short  Pine   Forest  Reserve,  proclaimed,    II, 
1082. 

Shoshone,   Idaho,  speech  of  President  Roose- 
velt at,  I,  451. 

Sierra  Forest  Reserve  boundaries   modified, 
11,  1082. 


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15 


Simple  Life,  The: 

Book,  1,  541. 

Philosophy  of,  I,  63,  64,  100,  540,  541. 
Sioux  Indian  Reservations   opened  to  settle- 
ment, II,  802. 
Sisson,    Cal.,   speech  of  President   Roosevelt 

at.  I,  416. 
Sioux  Falls,  S.  D.,  speech  of  President  Roose- 
velt at,  1,  257. 
Slocum,  Gen.  Henry  W.: 

Eulogy  of,  I,  627-631. 

Mentioned,  I,  507. 

Statue  to,  unveiling  of,  I,  627. 
Smitb,  Joseph,  mentioned,  I,  737. 
Smithsonian  Institution,  referred  to,  II,  848. 
Smokeless  Powder,  value  of,  I,  114. 
Soldiers'  and  Sailors'  Monument,   speech  of 

President  Roosevelt  at  unveiling  of,   at   Ar- 
lington, I,  25. 
Soldiership,  what  constitutes  good,  I,  25,  26, 

139,  141,  230. 
"  Solid  South,"  The,  I,  603. 
Sons  of  the  American  Revolution,   Society 
of  the: 

Speeches  of  President    Roosevelt  before — 
Montpelier,  Vt.,  I,   in. 
New  York,  I,  583. 
Washington,  I,  16. 
South, The    (see  also  "  Solid  South  ") : 

Industries  of,  I,  693. 

Progress  of,  I,  672. 
South  American  Republics,  I,  662,  663,  702. 

(See  also  Monroe  Doctrine.) 
South  Carolina: 

Progress  of,  I,  4. 

Speeches  of  President  Roosevelt  in — 
Charleston,  I,  3,  5- 
Columbia,  1,  10. 
South  Dakota: 

Public  lands  of,  opened,  II,  783. 

Public  lands  of,  reserved,  II,  1081. 

Speeches  of  President  Roosevelt  in — 
Aberdeen,  I,  262. 
Mitchell,  I,  262. 
Sioux  Falls,  I,  257. 
South  McAlester,  I.  T.,  speech  of  President 

Roosevelt  at,  I,  588. 
South  Platte  Forest  Reserve: 

Boundaries  modified,  II,  820. 

Superseded,  II,  940. 
South    Royalton,  Vt.,    speech    of,  President 

Roosevelt  at,  I,  log. 
Southern  California: 

Beauty  of,  1,350,351,368. 

Progress  and  prosperity   of,   I,  331,  332,  335, 

3,^9,  346-  '  ' 

Spanish-American  War,  referred  to,  I,  3,  6, 
25,  169. 

Spanish-American  War  Veterans,  address 
by  President  Roosevelt  to,  I,  44,  383,396,  397. 

Spooner  Act,  mentioned,  II,  1206. 

Spokane,  Wash.,  speech  of  President  Roose- 
velt at,  I,  440. 

Springfield,  111.,  speech  of  President  Roose- 
velt at,  I,  477. 

Springfield,  Mass.,  speech  of  President  Roose- 
velt at,  I.  126. 

"Square  Deal,"  I,  74,  328,  505,  598. 

Standard  of  Living,  necessity  of  preserving 
high,  I,  168. 

Standard  Oil  Company,  referred  to,  I,  156, 640. 

State,  Department  of,  increase  of  work  of,  II, 
1206. 

States,  Admission  of,  I,  310. 

Sterling,  Col.,  speech  of  President  Roosevelt 
at,  I,  617. 


Sterling,  111.,  speech  of  President  Roosevelt 

at,  1,  626. 
Stevens,  John  F.,  engineer  of  Panama  Canal, 

II,  1204. 
Stock  Raising,  I,  453-455. 
Strange,  Rev.  Robert,  address  of,  quoted,  I, 

564- 
Strenuous  Life,  The: 

Origin  of  the  phrase,  I,  622. 

Referred  to,  I,  102,  120,  292,  295,  299,  318,  334, 
387,  405,  464,  465. 
Success: 

Kinds  of,  I,  175,  568. 

National,  I,  185. 
Supreme  Court  of  United  States,  I,  189,  190. 
Surf,  Cal.,  speech  of  President  Roosevelt  at,  I, 

354- 
Syracuse,  N.  Y.,  speech  of  President  Roose- 
velt at,  I,  497. 


Tacoma,  Wash.,  speech  of  President  Roose- 
velt at,  1,421. 

Taft,  William  H.,  work  of  in  Philippines,  I, 
41,42,393-395. 

Tahoe  Forest  Reserve,  proclaimed,  II,  1114. 

Tarifi" : 

Coal,  I,  254. 

Danger  of  sweeping  changes  in,  I,  255,  256^ 

529. 
Partisanship  and,  I,  166. 

Philippine  Islands,  on  products  of,  1,254,  268. 
Policy  of  the,  I,  377,  529. 
Revision  of,  I,  165-168,  255,  256,  262,  377, 529. 
Theory  of  the,  I,  255. 
Trusts  and  the,  I,  155,  156,  256,  257. 
Tawney,  William,  pension  of,  increased,  II, 

880. 
Teachers.     (See  Public  Schools.) 
Temperance,  I,  657-659. 
Tennessee : 

Citizenship  of,  I,  177,  178. 
Speeches  of  President  Roosevelt  in — 
Chattanooga,  I,  140. 
Memphis,  I,  176,  177,  180,  730. 
Texas : 

Irrigation  in,  I,  607. 
Speeches  of  President  Roosevelt  in — 
Austin,  I,  592,  593,  596. 
Dallas,  I,  591. 
Fort  Worth,  I,  608. 
San  Antonio,  I,  601. 
Sherman,  I,  587. 
Texline,  I,  611. 
Waco,  I,  599. 
Wichita  Falls,  I,  606. 
Texline,  Tex.,  speech  of  President  Roosevelt 

at,  I.  611. 
Thanksgiving  Proclamations  of   President 

Roosevelt,  II,  810,  1152. 
Thomas,  Gen.  George  H.,  mentioned,  I,  510. 
Thompson,  Hugh,  mentioned,  I,  4. 
Timber-Famine,  danger  of,  I,  545,  546. 
Tonto  Forest  Reserve,  proclaimed,  II,  1130. 
Topeka,  Kan.,  speech  of  President  Roosevelt 

at,  I,  318. 
Training,  value  of,  I,  401,  557.  558. 
Transportation    (see    also    Interstate    Com- 
merce; Interstate  Commerce  Commission; 
Interstate  Commerce  Law;   Trusts;  Rail- 
roads): 
Progress  in  means  of,  I,  553,  679. 
Railroad,  safety  of,  I,  261. 


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Messages  and  Papers  of  the  Presidents. 


Tree-Culture,  I,  364.     (See  also  Forest  Pres- 
ervation.! 
Trinidad,  Colo.,  speech  of  President  Roose- 
velt at,  I,  610. 
Trinity  College,  Durham,  N.  C; 

Aims  of,  1,  682. 

Speech  of  President  Roosevelt  at,  I,  682. 
Trinity  Forest  Reserve,  proclaimed,  II.  905. 
Truckee,  Cal.,  speech  of  President  Roosevelt 
,    at,  I,  405. 

Trusts    (see   also  Interstate  Commerce,  Rail- 
roads I : 

Constitutional    amendment   for  controlling, 
I,  72,  130,  136,  155^.  552. 

Danger   in     indiscriminate     destruction    of, 
I.  155-157.232. 

Discussed,  II,  833,  1158, 1159. 

Federal  control  of,  necessary,  I,  65,  66,  70,  71, 
136,  137,  158,  226,  227,  552. 

Government  control  of,  1,65,  153,  158,  551. 

Kinds  of,  I,  155. 

Legislation  for  control  of,  needed,    I,    136, 
139, 158,  227,  2S7,  552. 

Measures  taken  to  solve  problems  of,  I,  225- 
232. 

Nature  of,  I,  67-72,  96,  128,  129,  155. 

Problems  of,  how  solved,  I,  49,   50,  129,    130, 
132-137,151-159,232. 

Publicity,  a  remedy  for,  I,  66,  71,  137,  227. 

Referred  to,  I,  9. 

State  control  of,  I,  70,  136,  158,  226,  552. 

Tariff  and,  I,  155,  156,  232. 
Truth-Telling,  need  of,  \,  347,  400,  442. 
Tuskegee,  Ala.,  speeches  of  President  Roose- 
velt at,  I,  711,  713. 
Tuskegee  Normal  and  Industrial  Institute, 

speech  of  President  Roosevelt  at,  1,  713. 


u 


Vintah  Allotment   Commission  mentioned, 

II,  1093. 
Uintah  Forest  Reserve  boundaries  modified, 

II,  1064. 
Uintah  Indian  Reservation  opened   for  set- 
tlement, II,  1055,  1068,  1098. 

Reservoir  site  reserved  in,  II,  1096. 

Township  sites   reserved   in,    II,  1083,   1084, 
1099. 
Uncompahgre  Forest    Reserve  proclaimed, 

II.  1053. 
Union  League  Club  : 

Speeches  of  President  Roosevelt  at,  in — 
Philadelphia,  I,  184,  550. 
San  Francisco,  I,  399. 
Union,  Preservation  of  The,   I,  5,  6,  7,  10, 

1 8,  106,  627,  628. 
United  Mine  Workers  of  America,   speech 

of  President  Roosevelt  before,  I,  657. 
United  States: 

Destiny  of,  1, 163,  164,  169,  189,  238,  312. 

Finances  of,  I,  528.     (vSee  also  Currency.) 
United  States  Government,  historical  signi- 
ficance of,  1,308-311,  415,  500. 
University,  work  of  the,  1,  252,  641-648. 
University  Education,  discussed,  I,  11  14. 
Urban  Life,  problems  of,  I,  48,  63,  98,  259,  576. 
Utah: 

Forest  preservation  in,  I,  454-456. 

irrigation  in,  453-458. 

Public  lands  of,  II,  768,  781,   798,  919,    1055, 
1064,1068,  1077,  1 103. 


Settlers  of,  I,  452. 

Speeches  of  President  Roosevelt  in — 

Ogden,  I,  456. 

Salt  Lake  City,  I,  452. 


Vallejo,  Cal.,  speech   of  President   Ro®seYeIt 

at,  1,  39S. 
Vandegrift  Construction  Company  conces- 
sion to,  11,807. 
Van  Wert,    la.,  speech   of  President  Roose- 
velt at,  I,  293. 
Venezuela,  Republic  of,  European   interven- 
tion in  affairs  of,  I,  219,  220. 
Ventura,  Cal.,  speech  of  President  Roosevelt 

at,  I,  346. 
Vermont : 

Citizenship  of,  I,  108,  1 13. 
Speeches  of  President  Roosevelt  in — 
Bellows  Falls,  I,  122. 
Bethel,  I,  109. 
Burlington,  I,  IIO. 
Cornish,  I,  119. 
Middlebury,  I,  122. 
Montpelier,  I,  III. 
Proctor,  1,  121. 
Randolph,  I,  109. 
Rutland,  I,  123. 
South  Royalton,  1, 109. 
White  River  Junctio»,  I,  107. 
Windsor,  I,  117. 
Victorville,  Cal.,  speech  of  President  Roose- 
velt at,  I,  329. 
Vineta,  I.  T.,  speech  of  President  Roosevelt 

at,  I,  590. 
Virginia : 

Famous  men  of,  I,  487-489,  670,  671,  676. 
Speeches  of  President  Roosevelt  in — 
Arlington,  I,  18,  25,  28. 
Ashland,  Va.,  I,  670. 
Charlottesville,  1,3,487. 
Danville,  I,  146. 
Fredericksburg,  I,  676. 
Manassas,  I,  171. 
Richmond,  I,  670,  675. 
Virginia,  University  of: 
History  of,  I,  487-489. 
Speech  of  President  Roosevelt  at,  I,  487. 


w 


Waco,  Tex.,  speech  of  President  Roosevelt  at, 

I,  SQQ- 
Wage -Workers,  prosperity  of,  I,  497,  498. 
Wagner,  Rev.  Charles,  speech  of  President 

Roosevelt  introducing,  I,  540. 
Wagoner,  I.  T.,  speech  of  President  Roosevelt 

at,  I,  500. 
Walker,  Francis,  mentioned,  II,  824. 
Walla  Walla,   Wash.,   speech   of    President 

Roosevelt  at,  I,  439. 
Wallowa  Forest  Reserve,  proclaimed,  11,916. 
War  : 

Future,  nature  of  a,  I,  150. 

Naval  part  in  future,  I,  170. 

Preparation  for,  necessary,  I,  79,  82,  83,  90, 
113,  202,  222,  420. 
War  College,  speech  of  President  Roosevelt 

at  the  laying  of  the  cornerstone  of,  I,  202. 


Index. 


»7 


Warner  Mountains    Forest    Reserve,   pro- 
claimed, II,  S17. 

Washington  : 

Citizenship  of,  I,  430. 
Forest  preiervation  in,  I,  430,  431. 
Future  of,  I,  433,  439. 
Public  lands  of,  II,  937,  1028. 
Speeches  of  President  Roosevelt  in — 
Bremerton,  I,  435. 
Ellensburg,  I,  438. 
Everett,  1, 429. 
Olympia,  I,  424. 
Seattle,  I,  424,  433,  436. 
Spokane,  I,  440. 
Tacoma,  I,  421. 
Walla  Walla,  I,  439. 

Washington,  D.  C: 

Condition  of  the  city,  II,  836,  837,  838. 
Smoke  nuisance  in,  II,  1196. 
Speeches  of  President  Roosevelt  in,  I,  i,  16, 
17,  34,  189,  191,  192,  193,  202,  208,  481,  4S3, 
510,  513, 516,  519,  520,  521, 526,  532,  533.  534. 
540,  544.  548,  573,  576. 

Washington    Forest    Reserve,     boundaries 
modified,  II,  1028. 

Washington,  George : 
Eulogy  of,  I,  569-573. 
Farewell  address  of,  I,  569. 
Masonry,  celebratioir 'of    centenary    of   ac- 
ceptance into,  I,  171. 
Referred  to,  I,  46,  197,  203. 

Waterville,  Me.,  speech  of  President  Roose- 
velt at,  I,  94. 

Watsonville,  Cal.,  speech  of  President  Roose- 
velt at,  I,  358. 

Waukesha,  Wis.,  speech  of  President  Roose- 
velt at,  I,  223. 

Wealth     (See    Class   Feeling): 
Capital  and  Labor,  I,  691,  692. 

Weirs,  The,  N.  H.,  speech  of  President  Roose- 
velt at,  I,  104. 

Weiser  Forest  Reserve,  proclaimed,  II,  979, 
982. 

Wenaha  Forest  Reserve,  proclaimed,  II,  940. 

Wesley,   John,  referred  to,  I,  204,  207. 

West  Indies,  referred  to,  I,  7,  22. 

West  Point.     (See  Military  Academy,  United 
States. ) 

West  Point,  N.  Y.,  speech  of  President  Roose- 
velt at,  I.  35. 

West  Virginia : 

Speeches  of  President  Roosevelt  in — 

West  Virginia,    The,    speech    of    President 
Roosevelt  on  board,  I,  735. 

Westfield,  Mass.,  speech  of  President  Roose- 
velt at,  I,  125. 

Wet  Mountains  Forest  Reserve,  proclaimed, 
II,  1016. 

Wheeling,  W.  Va.,  speech  of  President  Roose- 
velt at,  I,  132. 

Wheeler,  Benjamin  Ide,  mentioned,  I,  391. 

Wheeler,  General  Joseph,  referred  to,  I,  145, 
601. 

White,  Alexander,  mentioned,  1, 398. 

White  House,  restoration  of,  I,  488. 

White    River    Forest    Reserve    boundaries 
modified,  II,  793. 

White  River  Junction,  Vt.,  speech  of  Presi- 
dent Roosevelt  at,  I,  107. 

Whitman,  Marcus,  mentioned,  I,  439. 

Wichita    Falls,    Tex.,   speech    of    President 
Roosevelt  at,  I,  606. 

Wichita  Forest  Reserve,  game  preserved  in, 
II,  990. 

Wife-Beating,   Roosevelt   advocates  flogging 
for,  II,  839. 


Wilkesbarre,  Pa.,  speech  of  President  Roose- 
velt at,  I,  657. 
Williams  College,  speech  of  President  RcfMe- 

at,  1,637. 
Williamstown,    Mass.,    speech   of   Presiicai 

Roosevelt  at,  I,  637. 
Willimantic,    Conn.,    speech    of    President 

Roosevelt  at,  I,  61. 
Wilson,  James,  mentioned,  I,  295. 
Winsor,  Vt.,   speech  of   President  RoosevciS 

at,  1,  117. 
Wisconsin  : 

Citizenship  of,  I,  237. 

Speeches  of  President  Roosevelt  in — 
La  Crosse,  I,  245. 

Madison,  1,233,  234.  -^         y^' 

Milwaukee,  I,  225,  232,  238,  241. 
Waukesha,  I,  223. 
Wisconsin,  University  of,  1,  234,  235. 
Women,  Sphere  of,  I,  577. 
Wood,  Leonard,  his  work  in  Cuba,  I,  40,  199^ 

200,  393-395.  654- 
Woodward,  0.  T.,  public  park,  proclaimed, II„ 

809. 
Worcester,     Mass.,     speeches    of    President 

Roosevelt  at,  I,  632,  6^5. 
"  Words  and  Deeds,"  I,  45,  170,  312. 
Work,  the  necessity  of,  I,  123, 124,  142,320,372, 

414.  503- 
World  Power,  United  States  as  a,  I,  33,  9^ 

169,  202,  223,  357.  387,  425,  459. 
Wright,  Carrol  D.,  mentioned,  I,  633. 
Wright,  Gen.  Luke  E. : 
Eulogy  of,  II,  863. 
Mentioned.  I,  6,  33,  176. 
Work  in  Philippine  Islands,  I,  177-182. 
Wyoming  : 

Public  lands  of,  II,  770,  885,  954,  968. 
Speeches  of  President  Roosevelt  in — 
Cheyenne,  I,  462,  466. 
Laramie,  I,  460. 
New  Castle,  I,  275. 


Yellow  Fever  Epidemic.     (See  New  OriWss.) 
Yellowstone  Forest  Reserve,  addition  te*, pro- 
claimed, II,  770,  q68. 
"Yellowston"  Kelly,  1,242. 
Yellowstone  National  Park : 
Animals  of,  I,  275. 
Beauties  of,  I,  273,  274. 
Preservation  of  forests  of,  I,  274. 
Proposed  extension  of,  II,  1197. 
Speech  of   President  Roosevelt  at  TajrHg^  «j3 
corner-stone  of  gateway  of,  I,  273. 
Yosemite  Valley,  presented  to  Nation  Ivy  CaK- 

fornia,  II,  1 197. 
Young,  Lieut. -Gen.  Samuel  B.  M.,iii«3*!ifa*K3.. 

1, 601, 602. 
Young  Men's  Christian  Associatios .: 
Speeches  of  President  Roosevelt  belsarr — 
Brooklyn,  N.  Y..  I,  631. 
Oskaloosa,  la.,  I,  297. 
San  Francisco,  I,  372. 
Topeka,  Kans.,  I,  318. 
Washington,  D.  C.,  I,  293. 
Work  of,   I,  193-196,  298,  319,  372,  273.  541. 
Young  Men's  Christian  Association  Auxil- 
iary, speech  of  President  Roosevelt  at  lay- 
ing of  corner-stone  of  club-house  of,  I,  398- 
Yuba  Forest  Reserve  proclaimed,  II,  1153. 


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